Legalizing Crime, Defunding Hope: Trump’s Assault on the Vulnerable I’m old enough to remember when the Supreme Court— and a small...

First They Came For The Scientists, And Elon Laughed— Now They’re Coming For His Rocket As we noted yesterday, the MAGA cuts to science...

The Banality of Disinformation— Trump Seems To Be Using Orwell As A Manual The real news of the second Trump term is bad news— sometimes...

I had a wonderful adventure when I was in my twenties and it helped shape the rest of my life. Nixon had been narrowly elected president...

Spoiler: It Wasn't The Anti-Science Grifting Reactionary As I’m sure you know, Scientific American  isn’t a political magazine. On...

Meet The Zieglers-- Just Don't Invite Them Over For Dinner Rick Wilson can be a real hoot— and how else can anyone process the latest...

Ron Lee is a candidate for Virginia's House of Delegates in a district (86) that includes Hampton City, some of York County and Poquoson...

Nuclear Fusion Do you like the photo above of Scam Bankman-Greed in jail? Just forget that for a moment. Also forget that DeSantis is...

Prometheus gave us fire, which made us great. Now we have to give it back or die.

Why does the "follow the science" crowd not follow the science?

In 2004, Karl Rove told the media, derisively and with typical GOP arrogance, that "We’re an empire now, and when we act, we create our...