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The tech’s mistakes are dangerous, but its potential for abuse when working as intended is even scarier.

The thing about silos is that, often, they’re used for a good reason.

Et tu, Elon?

That, truly, escalated quickly.

The plaintiff in Ames was a straight woman passed over for a promotion in favor of a lesbian colleague and later replaced by a gay man.

When the best you can hope for is SCOTUS standing by its own precedents.

When you are your own bank, you risk being broken into like one.

The Supreme Court handed down three major decisions on Thursday involving hot-button issues.

Plus: bedtime, COVID, and Dan Kois at a french maid café.

Donald Trump couldn’t resist getting involved.

His mistress and I have some ... key similarities.

I feel awful.

Elon Musk’s tenure leading DOGE has attracted enormous controversy, largely for its focus on cutting government jobs and programs.

Scrolling would be better than this.

I'm walking a tightrope.

How do I tell her the truth?

I have an idea to fix things.

It's none of their business!

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It sets up a compelling argument—then veers wildly off course.

Even though an officer believed she had been tortured, she’s still being deported.

Musk's sneak attack ultimately reinforces why it’s a relief that he’s no longer directly involved in government.

The brute force of Trump’s political power means that, for now at least, the president has the whip hand.

Two historic changes in the Republican budget bill haven’t gotten that much attention.

Finally, a senator just admits it.