What the newsrooms are covering

Jesse Walker Interview

Jonah Goldberg interviewed Jesse Walker, a libertarian author, on the podcast HMS Remnant, which is produced by The Dispatch. The conversation was informal and relaxed, with Goldberg and Walker drinking Captain Morgan and eating hardtack…

Cannabis Use on the Rise

17% of American adults say they smoke marijuana, which is tied with a record high reached earlier this year and represents a significant increase from 7% who said they used pot in 2013, when Gallup started polling the question…

Gaza Famine Claims Questioned

Last year, journalists from The Free Press discovered that 12 viral images used as evidence of famine in Gaza actually showed children with unrelated medical issues, such as cystic fibrosis and autoimmune conditions. Despite this…

Advertising History Uncovered

Scientists have discovered that the concept of branding dates back to the Bronze Age, specifically in Saudi Arabia, where a style of pottery called Qurayyah Painted Ware emerged around 3,200 years ago. This type of pottery was…

China's Coal Liquid Fuel

China's largest coal-to-liquids plant, built by China Energy Group Ningxia Coal Industry Co Ltd, began full operations in northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region last month. The plant is turning 24 million tonnes of coal into oil…

Francis Fukuyama's Book Release

Francis Fukuyama, a senior fellow at Stanford University, is discussing the importance of building things with your hands as an antidote to dependence on big tech. In a conversation with Yascha Mounk, Fukuyama predicts that AI will have a…

FLIPR Midterm Election Forecast

The Silver Bulletin, a forecasting outlet, has released its 2026 midterm election forecast using the FLIPR model. According to the forecast, Democrats are almost certain to govern more Americans than Republicans. However, there is less…

Non Economic Global Crises

Americans' happiness levels have been declining in recent years, with happiness surveys showing an increasingly despondent populace. Additionally, suicide rates have been rising slowly and consumer sentiment has declined. Typically…

Oscar Nominations Announced

Heather Cox Richardson, an author for Letters from an American, took a break from writing to share a personal anecdote about taking a kayak trip and disconnecting from the news. The article features a photo from her trip but doesn't…

Boys School Hierarchy Reform Needed

A recent Herald analysis found that many Sydney high-fee private boys schools still have male-dominated governing boards, despite calls for greater gender equality. Only two of these schools have achieved gender equity on their boards…

India GCC Free Trade Talks

India's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Vipul, held talks with the secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi) in Riyadh. The meeting took place on August 23, 2026, where both sides discussed ways to strengthen…

Church Sex Abuse Scandal

On Interstate 94 in Wisconsin, near Brookfield, police made a high-risk traffic stop on a vehicle flagged by a Flock Safety camera as connected to a Milwaukee homicide investigation. However, it turned out the occupants of the car were not…