Warren Buffett, the famed investor who runs the sprawling conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, described tariffs as “an act of war” in an interview with CBS that […]
Month: March 2025
Texas May Rename the New York Strip
Nobody knows how exactly how long ago a marbled and tender boneless short-loin steak came to be known across the United States as a New […]
Inside a Celebration of The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham
On Sunday evening, as well-heeled guests trickled out of a screening of “Becoming Katharine Graham,” a documentary on the fabled former Washington Post publisher, they […]
Oil Prices Fall After OPEC Plus Affirms Plan to Raise Production
Oil prices fell on Monday afternoon to their lowest level of the year after the OPEC oil cartel and its allies affirmed plans to gradually […]
Stocks Post Biggest Loss of the Year on Trump’s Tariff Plans
Stocks fell sharply on Monday afternoon after President Trump affirmed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, dashing investors’ hopes of a last-minute reprieve and […]
Social Security and Sex Robots: Musk Veers Off Script With Joe Rogan
As President Trump sets about shrinking the government, he has repeatedly claimed that popular safety net programs, including Social Security and Medicaid, are off the […]
Trump sends crypto prices soaring after surprise announcement of strategic government reserve
Cryptocurrency prices jumped after President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement he wants the U.S. government to purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a […]
Hegseth Says Fort Moore Will Be Renamed to Fort Benning
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued his efforts to revive the Confederate names of military bases, announcing on Monday that he is re-renaming Fort Moore, whose […]
NYT v. Sullivan: Will the Landmark Defamation Ruling Survive?
New York Times v. Sullivan and other landmark Supreme Court decisions protect the press’s ability to investigate public figures. But a growing right-wing movement seeks […]
Dozens of Government Technology Specialists Fired
The Trump administration is terminating the jobs of dozens of technology specialists whose broad portfolio of projects across the government included the I.R.S.’s free tax […]