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Archives for December 2025
The US has had a bad track record of building nuclear on time and on budget. But that could change.
Guns, God, gays, and abortion dominate the Trump era Supreme Court’s docket.
The global debt crisis works like your credit card — but much, much worse.
2025 has felt brutal for climate policy in the US — but the bigger picture is surprisingly promising.
Trump debuts a new argument against wind power.
Bari Weiss blocked a critical story about the Trump administration — as CBS’s billionaire backers seek Trump’s help.
The Great Smoky Mountains are famous for their blue smoke, but to truly appreciate them you have to look beyond the haze.
Your brain interprets reality for you. But how good of an interpreter is it?
From a CRISPR baby to a closing ozone hole, 5 actually good things from 2025.
2025 was the year China showed it could go toe-to-toe with the US in an economic war.
David Sacks, Trump’s go-to adviser on all things tech, may help decide who wins the AI race between the US and China.
Some questions will never be answered. But there’s one that DOJ officials really can clear up — if they want to.
Too often, we place forgiveness and anger on opposite sides, as if they’re in competition. The truth is more complex.
Focus on the big picture questions — not dubious tidbits that go viral.
DOJ has strong norms against releasing information outside of a criminal trial, and for good reasons.