Are We Headed For A Recession Or Not?
It’s hard to make sense of the often-conflicting economic data we’ve been seeing recently. Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images Inflation isn’t under control, and we’re heading for a recession.…
Politics Podcast: How The War In Ukraine Could Go Nuclear
To mark a year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Galen Druke brings back two experts who first joined the podcast when the war began. Samuel Charap is a senior…
How The Cool Kid Of Progressive Politics Gambled It All Away
ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES For a certain segment of the chronically online left, it was the equivalent of a blood bath. Just a few days before Christmas, the…
Why We’re Preemptively Banning A Pollster — And Not Banning Another
ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES FiveThirtyEight is in the business of grading and reporting on polls — so when a pollster allegedly engages in misconduct, we take it seriously.…
ChatGPT Thinks Americans Are Excited About AI. Most Are Not.
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES Before you ask: ChatGPT did not write this article. I will admit that I did ask the AI chatbot to write an 800-word…
Why An Abortion Drug Approved 20 Years Ago Might Get Yanked From The Market
Approval of the abortion drug mifepristone is being challenged in federal district court in Texas. Allen G. Breed / AP Photo Approving an abortion drug is always going to come…
How Did TikTok Bans Go Viral In State Legislatures?
Americans love TikTok. Politicians, not so much. In 2020, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order attempting to ban the popular video app from American app stores. The order…
Why Democrats Are Worried About 2024 Senate Elections
Transcript The next election is still two years away, but if you asked me today who will win the Senate in 2024, I would say Republicans. Why? It doesn’t have…
Dem senator calls on Biden administration to ignore potential court order banning abortion drug
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on President Biden’s administration to ignore a potential court order banning the FDA from distributing an abortion drug. Wyden called for Biden to upend the…
DeSantis team fires back at Eric Adams after he offers to teach Florida governor about NYC ‘values’
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ team fired back at New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, after the mayor offered to teach the Florida governor about the crime-ridden city’s “values.”…