The notion of a kinder, gentler version has quickly been debunked.

Jacob Chansley has agreed to spend 41 to 51 months in prison for his role in the 6 January riots.

If it’s made in France, it’s “sparkling wine.”

Humanitarian instincts rightly trumped security concerns.

We may be out of Afghanistan but the ‘war on terror’ is likely to continue indefinitely.

Is the debate over the cost of the “infrastructure” bill a distraction from its content?

The Lone Star State has enacted some peculiar new laws.

Rural-urban is now a bigger divide than North-South.

Not everyone is losing money.

After 20 years, the conflict closes much as it began.

Because Afghanistan and Hurricane Ida weren’t enough for the Biden administration to deal with.

The actor best known for his role as Lou Grant has died at 91.

A new story archetype is all too common.

The 16th time may be the charm for Robert Kennedy’s killer.

What we know of the American servicemembers killed.

An unsatisfying first(?) response.

Thirteen Marines and dozens of Afghan civilians are dead in a much-anticipated attack.

Grandstanding in the midst of chaos is a bad look.

The weirdest goddamn story you’re likely to read today.

The President is looking for any leverage he can to get refuseniks vaccinated.

The evacuation could soon become a terrorist target.

They’ve got a lot of gall blaming Biden for this mess.

The legendary country music singer-songwriter known as “The Storyteller” is gone at 85.

When “the news” isn’t just “the news.”

Making sense of a weird story.

Well, this escalated quickly.

We’re not getting Afghans—or even American citizens trapped there—out fast enough.

US health agencies are clashing with the World Health Organization on the question.

A legendary journalist is gone.

A humanitarian crisis made worse by shameful delays.

The risks are real but the rewards are spectacular.

A novel but flawed legal argument.

The collapse is not his doing. But he’s accountable for the poor planning.

Some remote employees are working hard. Some are hardly working.

The postmortems are well underway.

The long demographic trend continues.

The collapse is coming even faster than feared.

A massive investment falls just short. This time.

It’s not too late but it’s too late.

Making it difficult for refuseniks works better than prizes.

A guy I’ve never heard of is apparently replacing the legendary Alex Trebek.

It appears to be only a matter of time before the SECDEF orders active-duty troops to get the shots.

The President is in open defiance of the Supreme Court.

Mediocre legal education doesn’t pay.

The cost of raising a university’s profile.

Another approach to persuasion.

Compared to what?