Science In one minute, Rachel Maddow reveals how authoritarians destroy trust in democracy Mark Frauenfelder
politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin
education DeSantis's laws and policies have Florida educators fleeing the state and the profession Ruben Bolling
crime Italian judge rules sexual assaults that last less than 10 seconds are not crimes Rob Beschizza
Tantrums Threatening NPR again, Musk reminds us he owns Twitter and to use it at your own risk Jason Weisberger
conspirituality How Tik Tok amplifies the consumerist fever dream of conspirituality Jennifer Sandlin
books NYT review of: "Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America" Mark Frauenfelder
religion Donated "In God We Trust" posters will be hung in Texas public schools as required by new law David Pescovitz
law A cop shot dead his 15-year-old son and the county is refusing to release the 911 call Rob Beschizza
U.S. Civil War 2.0 "The next US civil war is already here" says Stephen Marche of The Guardian Mark Frauenfelder
climate change Most young people worry that the world is totally screwed, according to new survey David Pescovitz
social media One way to fix social media? Look at how the US, UK, and USSR dealt with radio in the early 20th-century Thom Dunn