Scalise deflects on Trump's role in riot
"Very simple question. Please, just answer it," Jonathan Karl said to the Republican House Minority Whip on Sunday
Democracy's dance of death
We had a few minutes there where we thought we had "saved democracy." Except, ha ha, no we totally didn't
Cop charged in Capitol riot unrepentant
The officer is one of more than 230 individuals facing charges for the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol
A fascinating, complex dive into Lincoln
Narrated by Sterling K. Brown, assisted bt Conan O'Brien, the six-part series humanizes the Great Emancipator
Mars' tiny lightning storms
If the theory is proven true, it could have implications for potential life on Mars
Trump's CPAC speech: A 2024 warmup?
The Feb. 28 speech will be his first public appearance and lengthy address since he left the White House last month
HC smoke deployed during BLM protests
The hexachloroethane smoke that police used against protesters can cause vomiting, respiratory distress and death
The vaccine debate from 1961
The immune response elicited by different polio vaccines has peculiar parallels to today's COVID vaccine debates
Building Black power — by moving South
New York Times columnist argues there's an obvious pathway to empowering Black Americans: Take back the South
We can't just ignore the evangelicals
As a "Bible-believing liberal," I have an important gospel to preach: Christian nationalists aren't going away
Voters want $50k in student debt wiped
"It's almost like the American people want government to meet the scale of the crisis"
The Capitol's authoritarian architecture
The U.S. Capitol is modeled on the baroque Cathedrals of Europe, which were built to honor monarchs and popes
Wild myths I believed about white people
America will never cure its racial sickness because no one wants to begin with what they do not understand
In the beginning was Josephine Baker
When her film characters shed their façades and the great Josephine Baker is revealed, something startling happens
Biden's secret legal team to stop Trump
The New Yorker reveals new details on Democrats' efforts to prevent Donald Trump from stealing the 2020 election
Why fennel deserves a Renaissance
If you don't already stock up on this unique vegetable, maybe I can convince you to on your next grocery trip
Giada's lemon poppyseed cake is the best
This cake is delicious and nutritious aka the perfect no-guilt sweet to pair with an afternoon cup of coffee or tea
The latest on Bannon's "crackpottery"
Opinion writer Greg Sargent warns that Bannon's recent actions underscore the Republican Party's “radicalization”
No-measure peanut butter cookies. How?
For this recipe, you’ll need no measuring cups, no measuring spoons, no scale
Interracial romance and cringe TV
Regina King's "SNL" dating game, Chris Harrison's video & a Black Regency-era duke are pushing our racial reckoning
Why we love music from our youth
Do we think music from the past is better, or has it got something to do with the memories we have of that time?
How consciousness emerges from static
Consciousness may be an emergent property from a bunch of background chatter. The implications are huge
We tried snow ice cream — how was it?
Will you scoop up this sweet winter dessert trend before it melts away?
Pixar’s Platonist conception of the soul
Disney Pixar's film "Soul" harks back to some of the most influential ideas of western intellectual history