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…
In this moment of crisis, we need a unified, progressive opposition to Donald Trump. We’re starting to see one take shape in the streets and at ballot boxes across the country: from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focused on affordability, to communities protecting their neighbors from ICE, to the senators opposing arms…
By Mr. Maverick 2025 has been a very choppy year so far. A chain of highly imponderable developments that have happened during the last years have all boiled down to this very day, where randomness has overshadowed every aspect of our lives and behavior. Events are not well-defined. The element of surprise is now officially…
Before midnight, in the dark. You can hear the hum of the air-conditioning, the soft rustle of the duvet rubbing against human skin. Through a stretched window, you can see the moonlit cubic outlines of buildings. And standing like a colossus at akimbo, the red-hot Tokyo Tower, aglow. Toranomon is located in the business district of…
Why are Colorado rabbits growing tentacles and horns? Denver Post Insecure about their looks, more men than ever are getting plastic surgery STAT Climate/Environment International “State of the Climate” report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global temperatures, global sea level, and ocean heat in 2024 American Meteorological Society First-ever detection of a toxic chemical pollutant in…
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are expected to meet today in Alaska for a high-stakes summit in an effort to…
According to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, both State and non-State actors were responsible for violations in 21 countries, with the highest numbers recorded in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Haiti, Somalia and South Sudan. Women and girls made up 92 per cent…