F or more than two decades, David Brooks has been a fixture of The New York Times opinion page — “the kind of conservative writer that wouldn’t make our readers shriek and throw the paper out the ...

In NASCAR, every car number has its own identity, statistics, and emotions around it. Some carry with them nearly 80 years of stock car racing history, evoking strong reactions from fans whenever it ...

This article appears in the February 2026 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Read more from the issue. WASHINGTON – The room checks all the dive-bar boxes: cheap beer and cocktails, big-screen ...

R ecently on X, a professor found herself the victim of the sort of pile-on social media is so good at provoking. John D. Sailer, director of higher-education policy at the Manhattan Institute, a ...

The National Problem Gambling Hotline can be reached at 1-800-MY-RESET, though the old number will remain active. The NPGC will keep both the new and previous hotlines active. State adoption will vary ...

Leaked API keys are no longer unusual, nor are the breaches that follow. So why are sensitive tokens still being so easily exposed? To find out, Intruder’s research team looked at what traditional ...

This video breaks down the bizarre legal battle over who owns the JavaScript name. Despite not creating or maintaining the language, Oracle controls the trademark. The story traces how this happened ...

Texas cinephile Cole Pauley brought mouse traps to the local Cinemark so he could enjoy movie night with his daughter despite an ongoing infestation. KWTX He’s a cineplex-terminator. The idea of mice ...

Umama Ali spent more time as a kid arguing with his brother over who caused the most chaos in GTA Vice City than doing homework, and he’s been unapologetically hooked on games ever since. That ...

Voter participation in the city, which once surpassed 90 percent, cratered in recent elections. Here’s a look at why it fell, and why this year has been different. By Andy Newman See more of our ...

In the third century BCE, Apollonius of Perga asked how many circles one could draw that would touch three given circles at exactly one point each. It would take 1,800 years to prove the answer: eight ...

In his new book about the working homeless, "There is No Place for Us," Brian Goldstone follows five families as they struggle to find stable housing against a backdrop of low-wage work, predatory ...