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Rupert Murdoch built a media empire. It changed the way reality works.

Rupert Murdoch built a media empire. It changed the way reality works.


The White House is threatening to use a shutdown to gut the regulatory state. But they may be bluffing.


What the Supreme Court plans to do to America in its upcoming term.


Trump’s crackdown on high-skill immigration will make Americans poorer.
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The next few months could be the most consequential period for US constitutional law since the Roosevelt administration.


Cook v. Trump is one of the highest-stakes cases of Trump’s presidency.


Raising the retirement age does more to hurt poorer people who live less long.


The party should only force a shutdown for its own political gain.


Is the economy headed for a downturn?


Oops.


The list of eligible jobs is here — and wildly broad.


The central bank is undemocratic — but so is Trump’s attack on it.


What new research on guaranteed income means — and doesn’t.


Trump is seizing on a flimsy pretext to fire one of the Fed’s seven governors.


Trump’s decision to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is a test of the Republican justices’ submissiveness.


Pumpkin spice is America’s most hatable seasonal flavor. But Starbucks is leaning in even more heavily this year.


Does Trump know he’s blowing up the GOP’s future?


It’s so easy get addicted these days. The apps are counting on it.


Why Trump’s latest nominee has economists worried.


When curing disease is bad for the federal budget.


Trump finally imposed his new tariffs. Here’s what to know.


There’s a method to his trade war madness. But major economic and legal risks remain.


The president’s economic policy has put unions in an awkward position.


The president’s protectionism answers a riddle at the heart of American fiscal policy.


The most surprising consequence of Trump’s trade war.


Wall Street may be reeling, but it’s poor and working-class people who’ll be hurt by the Trump’s trade war.


Don’t judge tariffs on how Trump is using them.


The nostalgia is the point.


Here’s what “Liberation Day” means for you.


A summer program running on magic, swords, and financial precarity.


The only things keeping America out of a recession are robots and health care.


A philosopher on humanity’s need for a new story — and a new way to defy where we’re headed.


From managing tariffs to dreaming up strategy, these six founders discuss the realities of starting a new business.


The eerie, baby-eyed figurines are divisive on purpose.


AI wants to fix your money problems. What could go wrong?


If you’re worried about inflation from Trump’s tariffs already, just wait until fall.


Companies can harvest everything from your location to your search history to determine how much you pay.


If the president loses this case, he will go to the Supreme Court to bail him out again.


Did the stalwart host finally become too dangerous for late-night?


Two forces are reshaping the same future.


The White House wants to send Medicaid recipients to the mines.


Trump’s new law is a major change to higher education. Here’s what that means for you.


There’s $16 billion in new day care spending tucked inside Trump’s welfare-slashing tax package.