Politics / August 15, 2025 Trump compels his followers to endorse obvious lies. It’s accelerating the country’s descent into authoritarianism. Ad Policy Military personnel chat on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski / AFP via Getty Images) It was 8 pm, humid, and I was by myself, across the…
Scholarship Background & Intended Outcomes The Australian Institute of International Affairs was proud to have been invited by the late Euan Crone to administer the scholarship program which he created in 2013 following his involvement in study tours to China (2012) and Myanmar (2013) organised by AIIA Victoria. At the time Mr Crone believed that…
Part the First: AI and Deskilling in Healthcare. Yes, it does happen as described in the news article As AI spreads through health care, is the technology degrading providers’ skills? (New study suggests that, after having a specialized tool taken away, clinicians were less proficient at colonoscopies): The AI colonoscopy tool rolled out across four…
Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in support of the Texas Democratic lawmakers for their walkout to block a vote on a congressional redistricting plan sought by President Donald Trump, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday Aug. 8, 2025. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP SACRAMENTO,…
It’s classic Roth crafting these short, punchy trailers throughout his career, proving that his bite-sized bursts of horror often pack a bigger punch than expected. Looking ahead, The Horror Section’s next acquisition, Dream Eater, a found-footage horror film, hits theaters October 24th just in time for Halloween. Now a full-fledged franchise, the Thanksgiving saga is…
new video loaded: Two Decades of Putin Playing the West Recent episodes in Opinion Opinion Video features innovative video journalism commentary — argued essays, Op-Ed videos, documentaries, and fact-based explanation of current affairs. The videos are produced by both outside video makers and The Times’s Opinion Video team. Opinion Video features innovative video journalism commentary…
It’s really a statement on our times. Source; Kalshi, accessed 8/15/2025. As noted in an excellent article by Lauren Gurley in WaPo, these are some views of Dr. Antoni, two of which I was unaware of: Bureau of Labor Statistics data is ‘phony’ Social safety net programs are ‘Ponzi schemes’ Tariffs impact the import price…
ProPublica announced that Ryan Little and Kevin Uhrmacher have been hired as deputy editors on our data and news applications teams. Little will serve as one of two deputy data editors, and Uhrmacher will work as deputy news applications editor. Together, they will strengthen ProPublica’s editing capacity and streamline collaboration between our data, interactive and…
July 22, 2025 Image Description: An illustration of a black road with yellow dashed lines that curves upward and transforms into the nib of a fountain pen. The pen appears to write or carve through a cloudy, deep blue sky. By Allison Saeng via Unsplash+. In today’s fast-paced and often chaotic world, organizations need a…
I have for many years argued that Anne Krueger and Jagdish Bhagwati should be awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for their work on trade, protectionism, and economic development. Indeed, they should have shared the 2008 Nobel with Bhagwati’s student Paul Krugman. The extensive interview of Krueger in the latest issue of the Journal of…