Michelle Obama says she doesn't want to run for president, and she has been remarkably consistent about it. Normally, I'd leave it there, except politicians have a funny habit of insisting they're not running until…
I do not know exactly when Americans became comfortable filming themselves crying in parked cars, but apparently we all agreed to it somewhere along the way. Every day the internet serves up another emotional breakdown…
AI is everywhere right now. Videos, images, voices. Things that look real but aren’t, and most of the time the reaction is the same: “That’s not real.” We say it quickly now, almost automatically. And…
Why the “Video Game War” Debate Is Happening The internet has been arguing over a series of stylized videos about the recent strikes on Iran. The clips look more like animated presentations than traditional military…
Something strange has happened to a certain class of American women. Among the safest, most educated, and most materially comfortable people in human history, many now move through the world as if they are under…
2026 Predictions: America Turns 250, And Naturally, Everything Gets Weird America is about to blow out 250 candles. That is a big birthday. It is also the perfect excuse for the country to do what…
When Skepticism Becomes a Suspect Behavior I ran across a report this week claiming older Americans are driving political polarization and conspiracy thinking online. You’ve probably seen some version of it already. Still, the headlines…
