Opinion | Don’t Mourn the Decline of Legacy News Giants 📰💔 Don’t Mourn the Decline of Legacy News Giants 📰💔 It’s tempting—almost instinctual—to clutch nostalgia like a weathered front page from a golden era and declare that the great dailies of yore have simply crumbled into irrelevance. But before we light candles for the fading…

Actually, the Washington Post Layoffs Were a Bigger Bloodbath Than You Thought Actually, the Washington Post Layoffs Were a Bigger Bloodbath Than You Thought 📰💔 When the headlines first broke announcing layoffs at one of America’s most prestigious newsrooms, many imagined a scalpel—precise, surgical, necessary. Yet beneath that sterile metaphor lay a massacre, a wholesale…

US Intervention in Venezuela: A Crucible for Trump’s GOP Unity in an Election Year US Intervention in Venezuela Could Test Trump’s Ability to Hold GOP Together in an Election Year 🇺🇸⚖️ It’s often said in politics that the devil hides in details, but sometimes the devil shows up dressed in Venezuelan camo. As the US…

Silver prices just smashed a new record. What does this mean for the economy? Silver prices just smashed a new record. What does this mean for the economy? 📈🪙 In a world where financial headlines often read like a relentless loop of déjà vu, the recent surge in silver prices feels like the market decided…

News in the Age of Instant Everything: A Human Chronicle Breaking News in the Age of Everything-On-Demand: Why the World’s Headlines Are More Fleeting Than Ever 🗞️⏳ It’s curious how the news is both hyper-present and ephemeral—a torrent of facts, opinions, and breaking alerts that flood our devices with the speed of a wild river…

Cheney’s Funeral: A Gathering of GOP’s Old Guard, Minus Trump Cheney’s Funeral: A Gathering of GOP’s Old Guard, Minus Trump 🕊️🇺🇸 As the nation prepares to say its final goodbyes to Dick Cheney, the political landscape surrounding his funeral is a telling tableau of contrasts. This event is poised to be a nostalgic congregation, drawing…

Column | Ask Sahaj: We’re childless by choice, but my in-law’s kids need a guardian We’re Childless by Choice, But My In-Law’s Kids Need a Guardian🤔 Imagine standing at a metaphorical crossroads, where one path winds towards the lifestyle you’ve consciously chosen—free from the ties of parenting—and the other leads inexorably into the uncharted territories…

Trump’s Profiteering: A Diagnosis of Democracy’s Ills Trump’s Profiteering: A Diagnosis of Democracy’s Ills 🤔 As we navigate the murky waters of American democracy, the rise of Donald Trump has been like an errant lighthouse not guiding ships but rather illuminating the iceberg of capitalism’s collusion with political power. Who could have imagined that a…

The Original Trump Ballroom Design Was Good. The Expansion? Too Much. The Original Trump Ballroom Design Was Good. The Expansion? Too Much. 🏰🤔 In the swirling vortex of opulence that defines the Trump brand, there exists a particular paradox surrounding the Trump ballroom. The original design—an embodiment of luxurious excess—was, dare we say, a masterclass…

Column | I’m an introvert. Here’s what I learned from a day with an extroverted dog. I’m an introvert. Here’s what I learned from a day with an extroverted dog. 🐶 💭 Strolling through the park, my introverted heart trembled slightly as I traipsed alongside Bailey, an exuberantly extroverted Golden Retriever. It’s funny, isn’t it?…