The Silent Half
More than half of Americans have held back their political or social views, a new TIPP Poll finds, with self-censorship especially common among Republicans, higher earners, and working-age adults.
Rx Ukraine
Zelenskyy calls a wartime vote a tsunami. It may be the medicine the country needs.
The Credential Gambit
A judge ordered the White House to restore press access to CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. Trump got the week of coverage he wanted before the ruling came down.
Anything Goes
Consumer investigators sent hundreds of shoppers into the same online store at the same time and found three-quarters of the items priced differently from one person to the next.
Utopia Yesterday, Apocalypse Today
Six months ago, AI's leaders promised abundance. Now they want the bureaucracies that botched COVID to oversee them.
Trump Is Right To Lift Diesel Sanctions On Russia. He Should Go Further
This, of course, sparked a complete breakdown among establishment politicians and commentators who accused Trump of betraying Ukraine and, effectively, switching sides to back Putin in his “war on Democracy.”
Meta Hit With $25 Billion Penalty In New Mexico Privacy Case
The state is also seeking an injunction to prevent Meta from continuing the practices that led to the jury’s finding of liability in the privacy case.
Europe’s Diesel Winter Is Coming, And Washington Is About To Make It Worse
Pakistan and Turkey have pledged troops under the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement signed in August
India’s Refining Capacity Emerges As Key Focus Of US Energy Talks
President Donald Trump has encouraged India to purchase more Venezuelan crude as Washington seeks to reduce Indian dependence on Russian oil.
Watch: At South Carolina Campaign Stop, Rallygoers Back Trump’s Strategy Abroad
Despite persistent economic pressures including high costs for groceries and gasoline rallygoers in the Upstate region expressed unwavering confidence in Trump’s leadership.
Watch: Golf Ball-Sized Hail Hits Arizona As Unseasonal Severe Weather Sweeps In
The unseasonal severe weather prompted meteorologists to issue rare tornado watches for parts of the state, the first time such warnings have been triggered in Arizona since October 2010.
Watch: Cross-Border Travel Spreads Congo Ebola Outbreak To Four More Nations
Health officials report active transmission clusters in two of the newly impacted countries, with imported cases reaching three distinct African regions.
Watch: Australian Journalist And Bystander Rescue Driver from Sinking Car
ABC journalist Will Murray swam out to the stalled four-wheel drive, prying open its door to pull the driver free moments before the vehicle was fully submerged.
Watchdog Using AI to Help Americans Dig Through Millions of Pages of Government Records
The site’s 4 million pages are spread across 196,379 separate government documents, which the organization obtained through the Freedom of Information Act requests and congressional correspondence.
California’s Energy Future Needs The 3 R’s: Reality, Reliability, And Resilience
However, wind turbines and solar panels only generate intermittent electricity.
Our Failed Constitution
Power grows, concentrates and perpetuates itself, while liberty contracts. Every emergency supplies a justification for new authority. Every temporary restriction threatens to become permanent.
Declassified Documents Show Ukrainian Diplomat Was Set To Testify About Hunter Biden Before US Revoked His Visa
Records showed that Telizhenko was friendly to the Obama administration and was opposed to the administration of pro-Russian Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
California’s Energy Future Needs The 3 R’s: Reality, Reliability, And Resilience
However, wind turbines and solar panels only generate intermittent electricity.
Small Business Administration’s Million Dollar Pitch Competition
The Million Dollar Pitch Competition was organized by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Freedom 250 celebrations.
Wealthy Investors Target Industrial Property As Interest Rates Remain High
Investors are also monitoring debt levels, with HB Wealth generally avoiding real estate funds using leverage above 65%.
US Mortgage Rates Fall For First Time In Two Months
Meanwhile, 49.1% of outstanding mortgages carried interest rates of 4% or lower in the second quarter, highlighting the gap between existing homeowners and current buyers.
Editors’ Picks
The Boom They Never Saw Coming
A surge in investment, manufacturing, productivity and jobs is reshaping the American economy in ways that have received little attention.
Hard Lessons For Europe From The Ceuta Crisis
By Ana Palacio, Project Syndicate | September 1, 2026 European Union leaders should have received several messages during the recent surge of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. In particular, cohesion without trust is fragile; dependence without limits leads to vulnerability; and selective enforcement of international law risks eroding a
The Vindman File
Alexander Vindman outspent his opponent sixteen to one and lost the Florida Senate primary by twelve points.