What tennis pros look at when they choose a ball
It all comes down to fluff. Before each serve, most professional tennis players go through a ritual to get in…
US investment alone won’t solve Central America’s migrant crisis
US Vice President Kamala Harris answers a question about her upcoming trip to Guatemala and Mexico in Washington, DC on…
Big Tech has a battle ahead over antitrust regulation — and it’s going to get messy
Lina Khan, who has been a strong advocate for breaking up Big Tech companies, was recently appointed as chair of…
Salamanders have a secret to surviving climate change
The red-spotted newt, a kind of salamander, typically lives in water as an adult. If its habitat dries up, however,…
An epic Supreme Court showdown over religion and LGBTQ rights ends in a whimper
Justice Neil Gorsuch (L) talks with Chief Justice John Roberts on the steps of the Supreme Court following his official…
Ibram X. Kendi on anti-racism, Juneteenth, and the reckoning that wasn’t
Ibram X. Kendi stands for a portrait in 2019 following a panel discussion in Washington, DC, on his book How…
What Obamacare achieved — and didn’t
A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on November 10, 2020, as…
The Supreme Court shut down an attack on Obamacare in the most dismissive way possible
Justice Stephen Breyer speaks at a Harvard forum in 2015. | Paul Marotta/Getty Images Buh-bye. For the third time since…
The Handmaid’s Tale invites its viewers to Joe Biden’s Gilead
June cradles baby Nichole, getting blood all over her, in The Handmaid’s Tale’s fourth season finale. | Sophie Giraud/Hulu Season…
Joe Manchin’s sweeping new voting rights proposal, explained
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) recently came out against the For the People Act, a comprehensive voting rights bill backed by…