Why It Would Be Dangerous for Trump to Use a WMD Office as a Political Pawn
Office of the Defence Ministry of the Russian Federation/ZUMA In his mission to appoint an immigration hardliner to lead the Department of Homeland Security, President Donald Trump has run into a problem. His top two picks for the job don’t meet the legal requirements to be made acting secretary. Neither Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director…
Dua Does Disco—And Is All The Better For It
PA Wire/ZUMA It can be hard to follow up a debut like Dua Lipa’s. The UK-native only has one album (the self-titled Dua Lipa) but two Grammy’s—Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording. Since the LP’s 2017 release, Lipa has only released a handful of new singles—most of them collaborations. (Well, all of them have been…
A California Prisoner Ripped Out Her Eye and Ate It. It’s a Sign of a Bigger Crisis That the State Tried to Downplay.
A patient is moved after a session with a psychologist at the the mental health unit at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, California, in 2014. Rich Pedroncelli/AP In July 2018, Dr. Michael Golding, the chief psychiatrist for California’s correctional department, visited a maximum-security prison near Sacramento to shadow a couple of psychiatrists there. At…
Civilian Casualties Are Skyrocketing in Afghanistan. The CIA Is Partly to Blame.
Afghan policemen display their skills at a police training center on the outskirts of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province.Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty This week brought more grim news from the US war in Afghanistan, which is now in its 19th year. The United Nations reported a 42 percent increase in civilian deaths in July-September compared to the same…
Trump Is Replacing the Homeland Security Secretary He Hated With Her Chief of Staff
Chad Wolf speaks at a White House event in October. Alex Brandon/AP In April, President Donald Trump got rid of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen after finding her to be weak and ineffectual. A half-year later, Nielsen’s replacement is on his way out, and Trump’s apparent pick to replace him is…Nielsen’s former chief of staff.…
Obamacare Premiums Are Down and Consumer Choice Is Up
Tomek_Pa/Shutterstock With Obamacare open enrollment starting November 1, people looking to buy health insurance can expect lower premiums and a greater selection of insurers to choose from overall. Despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to curtail the Affordable Care Act—and a lawsuit that threatens the future of Obamacare—the 2020 market shows signs of increasing stability. While…