Tag: Today
South Park is doing what the rest of the media won’t
South Park is back, and the show’s creators are going full force on their jabs at the Trump administration. Three episodes in, the show’s...
Living on Mars would suck
The billionaire owners of Space X and Blue Origin have competing visions of a space-based future. Elon Musk wants a self-sustaining settlement on Mars...
Trump killed affirmative action. His base might not like what comes next.
President Donald Trump’s administration is scrutinizing higher education. Last week, the White House issued a memorandum requiring all universities receiving federal funds to submit...
The fake news that helped put us on a path to Mars
The richest person in the world is obsessed with creating a city on Mars.Elon Musk would like to see a million people living in...
The White House has a preferred alternative to PBS. It may already be in countless classrooms.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced last week that it would shut down after Congress voted to claw back over $500 million of federal...
The spin master in charge of feeding Gaza
The desperate plight of starving Gazans has captured the world’s attention. Children are dying of malnutrition. Over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed while attempting...
Superman is a socialist
In a recent interview with The Times, Superman director James Gunn said that his new blockbuster tells the story of “an immigrant.” He also...
What Trump and Netanyahu want from each other
President Donald Trump sounded confident on Sunday when he told a reporter that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas could be reached by...
5 questions about the Democrats’ Tea Party moment
Last weekend, my colleague Christian Paz wrote about how the Democratic Party could be on the brink of a grassroots takeover, similar to what...
The bizarre true story of Disney’s failed US history theme park
How we tell the story of the United States — and who’s included in it and how — has been an ongoing battle in...