The War Over Gender

It's a boy! It's a girl! It's a spectrum! It's 19 possible chromosomal combinations! Look, it's complicated. Just watch.

Where Is Our Tax Money Going?

Sure, people hate taxes—but maybe they wouldn't if they knew where the money went? Well, we found out, and now we hate it even more.

Globalization: Made in America

America's leaders know what's plaguing the country: globalization. Thankfully they have a plan—globalization of their own, American-style.

Midterms: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?

The most important U.S. midterm elections of all time are here (again). But the game has changed.

Allies: Friends Without Benefits

When America needs help from allies, it makes promises. When those allies ask for help, it breaks those promises.

Election Wrap-Up Special

Who won? Who lost? Are we still a democracy? All we know is that everyone is happy and absolutely no one is questioning the results.

Chaos, Law, and Order

Can you be tough on crime but soft on guns? The numbers say no, but too many legislators say yes.

The Military Industrial Excess

Can the U.S. be the world’s arms dealer and its policeman all at the same time? The government sure thinks so.

The Inflation Blame Game

Inflation is hard on everybody. So why is the Fed making it even harder by helping push people out of work?

Searching for Allies

Jon heads to Europe on an urgent diplomatic mission to see who’s with us, who’s against us…and who makes the best pastries.

Trump Indicted

A former president getting indicted makes us wonder: Do we have a two-tiered system of justice in the United States?