Love, Virtually

Twenty-two-year-old Haliey Welch, who went viral for coining the phrase “Hawk Tuah,” launched the most recent iteration of the dating app this year: Pookie Tools, which coaches individuals on how to interact with each other virtually instead of pairing matches like a regular dating app. The AI-driven program can analyze dating app profiles and rank

The Historical Case for Trump’s Riviera

Much of the international condemnation of Donald Trump’s “Riviera” plan for Gaza rests on the assumption that the Palestinians retain sovereignty over the territory, despite all the events that have taken place since their incursion into Israel on October 7, 2023, and that they also continue to have the right to choose their own government.

Trump Scraps Three Schools’ DEI Grants, Former Firefighters Smoke Out Newsom, and Anti-Israel Groups Plot ‘Unbranded’ NYT Ad

On the first day of his second term, Donald Trump issued an executive order directing all federal agencies to terminate “equity-related” grants. Institutions of higher education will now suffer the fallout. The Department of Education on Friday scrapped $15 million in federal grants for diversity programs at California State University, Los Angeles, Virginia Commonwealth University,

Trump Traces Nixon’s Path

President Trump. Now More Than Ever? L: Richard Nixon in the Oval Office (White House Archives) R: Trump signing executive orders (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Most presidents want to start with a bang. Donald Trump is looking to outdo them all. Over the weekend, the administration made important progress in the Western Hemisphere, bringing hostages back

Education Department Cancels $15 Million in Grants for DEI Programs at Three Universities

The Department of Education on Friday canceled $15 million in federal grants that were used to fund diversity programs at three universities, according to information provided by a department official, the latest move in the Trump administration’s efforts to defund DEI. The universities—California State University, Los Angeles; Virginia Commonwealth University; and the University of St.

California Attorney General Accuses Children’s Hospital of Discrimination for Pausing Sex-Change Drugs for Kids

California attorney general Rob Bonta accused Children’s Hospital Los Angeles of illegal discrimination over its decision to halt sex-changes for kids—a necessary move to protect its bottom line after President Donald Trump issued an executive order barring federal funds from going to hospitals that provide such interventions. The Jan. 28 order declared that the federal

EXCLUSIVE: Personal Diary of USAID Staffer Reveals ‘Apocalyptic Suffering’ at Beleaguered Agency

‘Public servants are sobbing under their desks’ Donald Trump is doing what he promised to do during the campaign by unleashing Elon Musk and his efficiency minions on the federal bureaucracy to eliminate taxpayer-funded DEI programs and other forms of wasteful spending. Democrats have reacted in the usual way by shrieking nonsensically about the sanctity