The CDC’s new Covid-19 quarantine guidelines, explained
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested on Wednesday that some people who have been exposed to Covid-19 can…
The United Nations says medical weed is a less dangerous drug
A United Nations commission has voted to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug, acknowledging the plant’s medical value and…
Rudy Giuliani, Melissa Carone, and the bizarre legal strategies in the Michigan voter fraud hearing
“What’d you guys do — take it and do something crazy to it?” That’s just one of many absurd claims…
The US sets a record in Covid-19 deaths, nearly matching 9/11
On December 2, a stunning 2,885 Americans were reported to have died from Covid-19, according to the New York Times.…
Georgia Senate poll suggests Trump’s “voter fraud” lies are hurting the GOP
Let’s start this piece with some appropriate caveats about polling in general. 2020 was not a great year for the…
Joe Biden’s poverty challenge in 2021, explained
Poverty actually fell in early to mid-2020, as the pandemic took hold, due to an unprecedented expansion of government safety…
Can’t Even: Author Anne Helen Petersen on millennial burnout
“We’re trying to build a solid foundation on quicksand.” That’s how Anne Helen Petersen, author of Can’t Even: How Millennials…
CBP, DHS, and other government agencies are buying cellphone location data. Lawmakers want to know why.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will investigate its own use of location data after it was revealed that Customs…
How Trump’s misleading fundraising emails explain his refusal to concede
President Donald Trump’s ongoing effort to overturn the election results is almost certain to fail, because Joe Biden clearly and…
The past 24 hours in Trump’s legal issues and pardon news, explained
President Donald Trump, over the last 24 hours, has made one thing abundantly clear: His final few weeks in office…