SHOCKING: 31 - What They Never Told You

Will Absorbing the ATF Into the FBI Rein in Each Agency's Abuses?

The ATF, charged with regulating firearms, has a history of abuse and incompetence.

Reason · Feb 26, 2025

A veteran of the only successful government reduction effort in 30 years has a warning for Elon Musk: ‘All hell is going to break loose’

Clinton’s ‘reinventing government’ effort cut 400,000 federal workers and made bureaucracy more efficient—by doing the opposite of DOGE.

Fortune · Feb 25, 2025

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025

‘Who the hell voted for Big Balls?’ Former Clinton adviser rages at Musk’s teenage DOGE hire

Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist, criticized the teenage adviser working for Elon Musk known by a controversial nickname

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

New congressional task force weighs declassifying Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘client list’ and other government secrets

The task force, led by congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, will also investigate the JFK assassination and 9/11 terrorist attacks in a bid to ‘end an era of government secrecy’

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Biden ‘least liked’ living president – nearly 10 points behind Trump

Obama most liked living president, with Bush coming in second, Clinton and Trump tied for third

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

This famous photo of Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton is proof that new camera technologies can have unexpected consequences

It's not always clear how technology is changing photography, as this 30-year-old photo by Dirck Halstead goes to prove

Digital Camera World · Feb 8, 2025

Will Elon Musk Cut as Much Government as Al Gore Did?

In the early 1990s, Bill Clinton's administration set out to "reinvent" government. What can the mercurial Tesla CEO learn from their efforts?

Reason · Feb 7, 2025

Why Americans need well-informed national security decisions – not politicized intelligence analysis

The United States’ security depends on leaders who make well-informed decisions, including matters ranging from diplomatic relations around the world to economic relations, threats to the U.S., up to the deployment of military force. The nation’s intelligence community – 18 federal agencies, some military and others civilian – has the…

The Conversation · Feb 7, 2025

Fact check: Did Clinton set the precedent for mass federal worker buyouts?

In early 1990s, Clinton signed an act allowing $25,000 buyouts for federal workers. How does Trump’s approach differ?

Al Jazeera · Feb 7, 2025