What should you be teaching your kids right now to prepare them for an AI-scrambled job market?
I work with a lot of very smart people, and sometimes one of them asks me a question that stops...
China leads the world on renewables, but it’s still addicted to burning rocks
A coal-fired power plant constructed last year in in Bijie, China.Tao Liang/Xinhua/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not...
The high price of everything, explained
When I was growing up, my dad and I would play a game at the grocery store: As the cashier...
Why Easter never became a big secular holiday like Christmas
Editor’s note, April 6, 2026, 6 am ET: This story was originally published on March 29, 2018, and we’re revisiting...
C&L’s Late Nite Music Club: Beethoven: Waldstein Sonata
Beethoven's piano sonatas are at the top of my all time favorite classical music. The Waldstein's technical brilliance does not...
Death Reports Of Jonathan The Tortoise Were Part Of Crypto Scam
Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a 193-year-old tortoise called...
From job-shamed to “The Pitt,” Geoffrey Owens’ full-circle moment
When Geoffrey Owens was photographed working at a Trader Joe’s in 2018, the reaction was swift, and, in many corners,...
HHS directly gives crisis pregnancy centers millions of dollars
A new government report looks into federal funding going into crisis pregnancy centersRobyn Stevens Brody/SIPA USA/AP Get your news from...
Hold off on celebrating Trump’s proposal to increase disability education funding
Alex Brandon/CNP/Pool Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free...
After Bondi’s firing, DOJ portrait swiftly removed and trashed
President Donald Trump’s firing of Pam Bondi was abrupt. What followed was even faster. Within hours of her ouster, Bondi’s...
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