Vanity Fair Just Published the Details of Donald Trump’s Prenup With Marla Maples
The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Donald Trump has been notoriously tight-lipped about his personal finances, but bit by bit, investigative journalists have produced valuable insight into the ways he has shielded and often exaggerated his fortune over several decades. Vanity Fair added another piece of the puzzle Tuesday with a story revealing details from his prenuptial agreement…
Joe Biden’s Climate Plan Copied Language and “Inadvertently” Forgot Citations
NurPhoto/Getty Hours after Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden released his plan to address climate change Tuesday, individuals and the media began to point out some questionable similarities between passages of the presidential frontrunner’s proposal, posted to his website, and materials from other organizations and websites. Biden’s plan has since been changed to reflect…
Better News, Kids! You’re Smarter Than Your Elders.
I promise that I’ll get back to work now, but I couldn’t resist checking out the PIAAC scores for the United States by age group. Are kids these days woefully uneducated? I can’t answer that, but the PIAAC test sure doesn’t back it up: Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters.…
Good News, Kids! American Adults Are Idiots Too.
Every year someone does a survey of high school students and produces an alarming headline. Eighty percent of kids can’t find France on a map! Two-thirds of seniors don’t know what the First Amendment says! My immediate reaction is: yeah, but I bet adults are idiots too. It’s just that no one studies them. But…
Short Video Explains the Vital Choices Facing America
For reasons too stupid to fess up to, I’m only now getting to the computer. So while I check out the news to see what the world has to offer me today, here’s a video from the Reason folks that’s actually kind of funny. As long as you have a sense of humor about your…
Joe Biden Just Released His Green New Deal. He’s Targeting Net Zero Emissions by 2050.
In a 10,400-word campaign policy proposal, the presumptive front-runner for the next Democratic presidential nomination laid out plans to ramp up renewable energy and electric car investments, spurring 10 million jobs over a decade, and ending fossil fuel subsidies. “As president, I will lead America, and the world, not only to confront the crisis in…