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The Spectacle of “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Point
Built in just eight days, Donald Trump and Kristi Noem toured “Alligator Alcatraz,” a migrant detention facility built on a disused airstrip in the F…
1 year, 1 month ago
TBD | How A.I. Lost (and Won) the Big Beautiful Debate
As the One Big Beautiful Bill bounced around Congress, one provision—the 10-year moratorium on states making laws to regulate artificial intelligence…
1 year, 2 months ago
When the Internet Stopped Being Fun
Is anyone having fun on the internet anymore? Let’s all go touch grass.
Guest: Scaachi Koul, Slate senior writer and author of “It’s Time to Log Off.…
1 year, 2 months ago
What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Bonus: When the Internet Stopped Being Fun
Is anyone having fun on the internet anymore? Let’s all go touch grass.
Guest: Scaachi Koul, Slate senior writer and author of “It’s Time to Log Off.”…
1 year, 2 months ago
TBD | Rerun: Death of the Weather Forecast?
This episode was originally published on April 27, 2025.
The Trump administration has already begun cutting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm…
1 year, 2 months ago
One Big Deeply Unpopular Bill
Trump wants his “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed by July 4. But the bill is so large and expensive—with deep tax cuts only partially offset by huge cu…
1 year, 2 months ago
Is This the End of NPR and PBS?
The Trump administration’s plans to strip funding from PBS and NPR is the latest in a long line of Republican fights against public broadcasting. The…
1 year, 2 months ago
We Need to Talk About the Supreme Court
Last week’s big Supreme Court decisions walked back rights for individuals and the powers of the lower courts—and in aggregate made it ever more diff…
1 year, 2 months ago
Why Is ICE Masked Up?
ICE agents have begun concealing their identities in masks and plainclothes while making arrests. Experts—including a former ICE official—say that en…
1 year, 2 months ago
TBD | The FTC’s Merger Shakedown
Under a normal administration, a merger between two large advertising firms might attract the government’s interest for anti-monopoly reasons. Under …
1 year, 2 months ago