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Noam Chomsky’s Lame Excuses for His Years of Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

For what it’s worth, some big former fans of Chomsky are disgusted.

A Reasonable Climate Change Overview, Courtesy of Reason

The world is warming, but it’s not an emergency, and we’re getting better at producing more with less energy.

Alex Pretti Was More Than Just an Observer

What I got wrong — and right — in the aftermath of the Alex Pretti shooting.

Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions in House Epstein Investigation

Maxwell previously demanded full-scale immunity in exchange for her testimony, a request Comer rejected as the two sides negotiated her appearance.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says processed American diet is a bigger crisis than tobacco

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday the nation needs to wean its youth of processed food or else "we're going to lose our country."

Epstein girlfriend Maxwell invokes Fifth Amendment in House deposition about sex trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell, the girlfriend who helped Jeffrey Epstein operate a global sex trafficking operation, invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition on Monday.

American women’s snowboarding team defends Hess after Trump criticism

Team USA's women's halfpipe snowboarding team defended skier Hunter Hess on Monday, a day after President Trump criticized the athlete for saying he didn't want to "represent everything that's going on in the U.S."

Trump’s immigration crackdown is straining federal courts. Judges are raising the alarm

Federal judges around the country are scrambling to address a deluge of lawsuits from immigrants locked up under the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign.

U.S. snowboard star Chloe Kim calls for unity after Trump bashes teammate over immigrant crackdown

Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu, two Olympic standouts who have faced their share of hate over the years, each weighed in Monday on Donald Trump's bashing of their friend, American freeskier Hunter Hess, for having said he didn't back the U.S. president's heightened crackdown on immigrants.

On Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary Bessent’s testimony descends into insults and shouting matches

A hearing about oversight of the U.S. financial system devolved into insults several times Wednesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed with Democratic lawmakers over fiscal policy, the business dealings of the Trump family and other issues.

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