Smugged By Reality

In What This Comedian Said Will Shock You, comedian Bill Maher distills decades of political and cultural insight into a single volume with the goal of tackling the most important issues of our time while remedying any loss of “philosophical coherence” for longtime viewers of his HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher. Across 24

Judge Allows Exclusion of Word ‘Abortion’ From New York Ballot Measure

A New York judge ruled against requiring the word ‘abortion’ in a ballot measure description for an anti-discrimination amendment. A New York judge has declined to compel state election officials to explicitly mention the word “abortion” in the description of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at expanding anti-discrimination protections, dealing a setback to Democrats who

For Tim Walz, a Pattern of Prevarications Stretches Back Almost Two Decades

When Tim Walz launched his 2006 campaign for Congress in rural Minnesota, he boasted in his public biography that in 1993, he “was named the Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce for his service in the education, military, and small business communities.” That was not true. It was a small lie about

Meta Blocks Iranian Hackers Targeting Trump, Biden Staffers on WhatsApp

The hackers were identified as the same Iranian group identified by the U.S. intelligence community for targeting the Trump, Biden-Harris campaigns. Meta said Friday it has blocked a group of fake WhatsApp accounts connected to an Iranian hacker group that was identified as being behind the targeting of staffers working on U.S. presidential election campaigns.

Trump Supporters See RFK Jr. Backing as Big Win

Attendees of the Trump ally in Glendale, Arizona give their reaction to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s endorsement. GLENDALE, Ariz.—Former president Donald Trump introduced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the “special guest” at a rally in Glendale, Arizona, just hours after Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign. Kennedy 70, a former Democrat, withdrew his candidacy as an

Trump Supporters See RFK Jr. Backing as a Big Win

Attendees of the Trump ally in Glendale, Arizona give their reaction to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s endorsement. GLENDALE, Ariz.—Former president Donald Trump introduced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the “special guest” at a rally in Glendale, Arizona, just hours after Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign. Kennedy 70, a former Democrat, withdrew his candidacy as an