Ben Falcone

Ben Falcone isn’t exactly known for making kid-friendly projects. His films with wife and frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy are “R-rated quite often, but I do think there’s a certain sweetness that we usually try to hit.”

Tesla's Got Trust Issues

As protests against Elon Musk target his electric car company's showrooms, how will progressive buyers respond to feeling that the firm's founder has done them dirty?

THIS IS A CRISIS

As U.S. military support for Europe wanes, NATO DRILLS in Romania highlight a huge capability gap, with one military official telling Newsweek...

'I Was Meant To Be on Doomed Flight'

Just like flight 5342, Sabena flight 548 was carrying U.S. figure skaters and coaches when it crashed into a field in 1961

The Shopping Spree That Built a Museum

How the world-renowned Barnes Foundation's impressive trove of modern art was started on a shoestring

US Blind Spot for Five Eyes

The intelligence-sharing alliance of Anglophone nations could be at risk as President Donald Trump brushes off allies and the White House appears to grow closer to Russia

Trump Is Wrong About McKinley's Tariff Legacy

ON HIS FIRST day back in office, Donald Trump praised his new presidential role model, William McKinley, for having \"made our country very rich through tariffs.\"

Supreme Court Takes Up WrongHouse Raids

ON AN EARLY morning in 2017, Trina Martin was shocked by a pyrotechnic exhibit she compares to the Fourth of July. Except it was October, and it was inside her home in Georgia.

How Far Will the U.S.Go Against Cartels?

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP promised on the campaign trail that he’d go after Mexico’s drug cartels, which he claimed in January “essentially run” that country.

Virtual Fences on the Range

“OH, GIVE ME a home, where the buffalo roam, where the deer and the antelope play,” goes the venerable Western folk song “Home on the Range.”

The New Prohibitionists

ANTI-ALCOHOL ACTIVISTS ARE IGNORING EVIDENCE AND HIJACKING FEDERAL DIETARY GUIDELINES.

Your Tribalism Is Dumb

NO, YOUR TRIBALISM IS DUMB!

O&A Rand Paul

SEN. RAND PAUL (R–Ky.) has opposed the TikTok ban since it caught on in Congress.

THE ANARCHIST AND THE REPUBLICAN

HOW JOHN MCCLAUGHRY AND KARL HESS FOUGHT TO DECENTRALIZE POWER-ONE FROM INSIDE THE SYSTEM, ONE EVER FURTHER FROM IT

Not Guilty but Punished Anyway

SENTENCING DEFENDANTS BASED ON ACQUITTED CONDUCT VIOLATES BASIC NOTIONS OF JUSTICE.

In Defense of 'Luxury Beliefs'

“LUXURY BELIEFS” ARE the ideological equivalent of an icy tray of Blue Point oysters— trendy, expensive, and often impractical for the average person, but deeply satisfying for those who can afford them. And, on rare occasions, sickening.

Postnatal Drug Tests Turn Mothers Into Felons

FIVE YEARS AFTER giving birth to a baby girl in 2019, Mississippi mother Brandy Moore was arrested for \"aggravated domestic violence\" based on a postnatal drug test.

The Trade War We're Losing to Ourselves

THE FIRST FEW weeks of the second Trump administration were a whirlwind of counter-productive, illogical trade policies.

Students Deserve Privacy Too

A MENTAL HEALTH survey administered to Seattle-area middle and high schoolers is putting their sensitive personal information at risk, according to a February investigation from The Seattle Times and the education-focused outlet The 74.

Lost Cities in the Jungle

In 2024, A Mayan megacity was discovered in Campeche, Mexico. Swallowed by the rainforest, this lost urban center contained pyramids, plazas, amphitheaters, and highways.

The Present and Future of the Gerontocracy

POLITICAL PROBLEMS OF THE LONGEVITY TRANSITION

In Praise of Zeppo and Shemp

When you think of the Marx Brothers, you likely think of Groucho’s wisecracks, Harpo’s sight gags, and even Chico’s piano specialties. You don’t think about their brother Zeppo.

TURTLEBOY WILL NOT BE STOPPED

A profane blogger believes an innocent woman is being framed for murder. He'll do anything to prove he's right—and terrorize anyone who says he's wrong.

The Cranky Visionary

Albert Barnes believed in the liberating power of art—but you had to look at it his way.

The Internet Can Still Be Good

Reddit, of all places, suggests how.

KOSHER SALT IS ACTUALLY JUST BIG SALT

How did it become so popular?

THE ERA OF MIGHT MAKES RIGHT

In the MAGA vision of the national interest, America will be more like Russia, China, and Iran.

Growing Up Murdoch

Inside the family fight that will determine the future of conservative media

Was Integration the Wrong Goal?

Why some mainstream Black intellectuals are giving up on Brown v. Board of Education

The Last Great Yiddish Novel

Chaim Grade's Sons and Daughters rescues a destroyed world.