Westend61/Westend61/Getty Images I’m fascinated by urban legends and what they say about our collective fears about the world we live in. Like when my son came to me in third grade, sobbing about Bloody Mary — a figure that ruined my sleep and mental health at the same age, 30-ish years prior. But every now...
LeoPatrizi/E+/Getty Images Is the news awful? Yes. Does every day bring new horrors? Totally. Would you like some good news for your feed? You’re begging? Great, because we have some! Us ladies might not have made it to the White House just yet, but it turns out, the effort isn’t in vain. A new study...
Mikael Vaisanen/The Image Bank/Getty Images During the 2024 campaign, then candidate Donald Trump made tariffs — taxes imposed on goods imported from another country — a cornerstone of his campaign. “The word ‘tariff,’ when properly used, is a beautiful word,” he said in September of last year. “One of the most beautiful words I’ve ever...
Bloomberg/Bloomberg/Getty Images Fulfilling a pledge made on the campaign trail, the Trump administration has made hasty, mass deportation of undocumented immigrants a hallmark of the president’s first 100 days in office. On Monday, Border Czar Tom Homan claimed the U.S. has carried out 139,000 deportations since January 20. Critics have decried a lack of due...