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Born under LBJ-era optimism, Sesame Street’s future looks murky today.

Edward Fishman and Saleha Mohsin join to discuss how the US dollar became a global currency and what that means under Trump.

“I will always have a scarlet ‘A’ hidden somewhere on my body.”

Plus, co-host Carvell Wallace and two How To! listeners tell us what they’re listening to—and how they find new stuff.

How can I convince them that they're wrong?

October 8 helped me understand what’s really going on with Mahmoud Khalil.

Bill Burr’s politics are anti–conservative fascism, anti–liberal PC culture, somewhat incoherent, and fueled by anger.

The rule of law in America is in peril.

These laws were headed for extinction. Now, maybe not.

How the trade of superstar Luka Doncic and a rash of injuries left the Mavericks and the city of Dallas looking utterly defeated.

Any line can be blurred into complete indistinction unless the people who are subject to those lines care about them.

It remains to be seen whether Disney’s film and its stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot will have their happily ever after.

Taken together, these actions and declarations amount to a significant escalation in Trump’s transformation of his own presidency into an au...

Their investment strategy is simple and boring. But for the Bogleheads, boring is best.

The 2024 Baltimore Orioles did something historic—and not even the team knew.

She claims I'm not making her feel "at home."

This has been adapted from Class Matters: The Fight to Get Beyond Race Preferences, Reduce Inequality, and Build Real Diversity at America’s...

Plus: publishing, milky bottles, and the preteen serenity prayer.

I thought I was straight until I started what I'd do to the big, macho one.

First it was reality stars, then basketball players, then Ariana Grande. What’s happening?

In the 1980s, NASA engineers tried to launch a partially used space shuttle in a cost-cutting effort. The result was the Challenger disaster...

This routine has helped us be more intimate.

She should be stashing it away.

We've tried everything our vet has recommended.

Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.