15 Years Ago, Matt Reeves' Underrated Horror Remake Cemented A Legacy of Its Own 'Let Me In' is the rare remake that deserves just as many accolades as the Swedish horror classic that inspired it. Inverse · Oct 1, 2025
Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water As Congress faces a Sept. 30, 2025, deadline to fund the federal government, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has put the EPA on the chopping block. But even before Congress decides about the administration’s recommendations to slash its staff, the EPA’s political leaders have made even more significant cuts… The Conversation · Sep 29, 2025
Charlie Kirk and the making of an AI-generated martyr An AI-generated image of Charlie Kirk embracing Jesus. Another of Kirk posing with angel wings and halo. Then there’s the one of Kirk standing with George Floyd at the gates of heaven. The Conversation · Sep 26, 2025
FCC Threats Against Jimmy Kimmel Echo a Century of Speech Control From the Fairness Doctrine to Nixon’s “raised eyebrow,” government licensing power has long chilled broadcast speech—proving the First Amendment should apply fully to the airwaves. Reason · Sep 25, 2025
Trump Closer To Elizabeth Warren And AOC On Economics Than To Reagan: Economist Says President 'Not A Conservative' Economist Peter Schiff said Monday that President Donald Trump's economic approach is "left of center," arguing the White House is closer to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) than to Ronald Reagan or Barry Goldwater. Benzinga · Sep 23, 2025
Why is Trump so obsessed with Jimmy Kimmel and US late-night TV shows? From JFK to Bill Clinton, US presidents have long accepted the relentless punchlines of late-night hosts as part of the job – until now The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2025
Donald Trump Is Not a Peace President Trump struggles to articulate any foreign policy view with much coherence, and has a fragile ego that makes world conflicts all about him. Reason · Sep 19, 2025
Hollywood’s boycott of the Israeli film industry is an important turning point STATE OF THE ARTS: Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo are among the stars who have signed up to an extraordinary boycott against the Israeli film industry, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll, but are these kinds of protests ever effective? The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025
40 years ago, the first AIDS movies forced Americans to confront a disease they didn’t want to see First it was referred to as a “mysterious illness.” Later it was called “gay cancer,” “gay plague” and “GRID,” an acronym for gay-related immune deficiency. Most egregiously, some called it “4H disease” – shorthand for “homosexuals, heroin addicts, hemophiliacs and Haitians,” the populations most afflicted in the early days. The Conversation · Sep 10, 2025
Oliver North Weds Fawn Hall — But What Really Happened in the Iran-Contra Scandal? Oliver North weds Fawn Hall in a secret 2025 ceremony. Discover how the Iran-Contra scandal first linked the pair in one of America's biggest controversies. International Business Times UK · Sep 10, 2025
Sen. Andy Kim, former USAID intern, reflects on seismic shifts in U.S. foreign policy - Roll Call The New Jersey Democrat says he strongly rejects the Trump administration’s argument that foreign aid doesn’t serve U.S. interests. Roll Call · Sep 5, 2025
Hugh Corbet obituary Other lives: Economist who created the London-based Trade Policy Research Centre and was committed to promoting free trade The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2025
Trump team is considering leasing out part of military base to help fund ‘Golden Dome’ missile project The military base in North San Diego County houses over 38,000 families The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025
In blue-collar Ohio seat, Rep. Emilia Sykes braces for a rematch and redistricting - Roll Call Ohio Rep. Emilia Sykes and GOP challenger Kevin Coughlin are gearing up for a rematch in a district likely to become more Republican. Roll Call · Sep 3, 2025
Reason · Sep 3, 2025 What Do We Make Of The Boston Federal Judge Who Apologized For Not Knowing Emergency Docket Orders Are Precedential? Judges who are unfamiliar with the workings of the emergency docket should be more cautious in granting emergency relief against the federal government.
The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025 Trump voters backed his immigration crackdown, but are now shocked at methods One Trump voter said she wouldn’t report illegal immigrants she considers friends to ICE
The Guardian - US · Sep 1, 2025 ‘He’s brazenly anti-worker’: US marks the first Labor Day under Trump 2.0 Advocates say Trump has hurt workers in many ways, often by cutting their pay or making their jobs more dangerous
The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2025 Chairman Trump: has the US turned its back on free-market capitalism? Republicans once believed governments should get out of the way. Trump is making his influence felt in every corner of the American economy
The Conversation · Aug 28, 2025 The governor of California is in a high-stakes battle with Donald Trump. It’s not yet clear who will win The last governor of California who became president of the United States was Republican Ronald Reagan. Democrat Gavin Newsom wants to be the next one. To get there, Newsom is in a knife fight with Donald Trump.
The Conversation · Aug 26, 2025 Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact When the Trump administration announced it was moving to eliminate dozens of U.S. climate policies, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said he was sending “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion.”
The Conversation · Aug 20, 2025 Trump administration has proven no friend to organized labor, from attacking federal unions to paralyzing the National Labor Relations Board During the 2024 election campaign, the Republican Party’s historically fraught relationship with organized labor appeared to be changing. Several influential Republicans reached out to unions, seeking to cement the loyalties of the growing ranks of working-class Americans who have been backing Donald Trump’s presidential runs and voting for other members…
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2025 Trump and Putin are set to meet Friday afternoon in Anchorage. Its mayor says the summit can ‘showcase the city’ All eyes will be the Alaskan city that has provided a world stage for presidents and leaders in recent history
The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025 ‘Petty or racist’: Ex White House photographer rips Trump for ‘hiding’ Obama portrait and bucking tradition Pete Souza, who served under Obama and former president Ronald Reagan, said that breaking a longstanding tradition of where presidential portraits are hung was ‘pretty petty’
The Conversation · Aug 12, 2025 US force has been used against drug traffickers before – but Trump’s plan is a dangerous escalation The US president, Donald Trump, signed a secret directive on August 8 authorising the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels. To longtime observers of US foreign policy in the region, his directive only came as a partial surprise.
Benzinga · Aug 12, 2025 Who Is EJ Antoni? Trump Picks Economist From Ronald Reagan's 'Favorite Think Tank' To Head Bureau Of Labor Statistics On Monday, President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate EJ Antoni as Commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).