The 2020 Census of American Religion  —  THE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE IN 2020  —  The American Religious Landscape in 2020  —  According to PRRI's 2020 American Values Atlas, seven in ten Americans (70%) identify as Christian, including more than four in ten who identify as white Christian …

‘Financially Hobbled for Life’: The Elite Master's Degrees That Don't Pay Off  —  Columbia and other top universities push master's programs that fail to generate enough income for graduates to keep up with six-figure federal loans  —  Recent film program graduates of Columbia University …

Five undervaccinated clusters put the entire United States at risk  —  (CNN)A new data analysis identifies clusters of unvaccinated people, most of them in the southern United States, that are vulnerable to surges in Covid-19 cases and could become breeding grounds for even more deadly Covid-19 variants.

Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years for Trying to Extort Nike  —  The prison term caps a public downfall for the California lawyer who represented Stormy Daniels in her legal battles with former President Donald Trump  —  Michael Avenatti, whose star turn as Stormy Daniels's pugnacious lawyer ended …

Why I'm Suing Big Tech  —  If Facebook, Twitter and YouTube can censor me, they can censor you—and believe me, they are.  —  One of the gravest threats to our democracy today is a powerful group of Big Tech corporations that have teamed up with government to censor the free speech of the American people.

I've Always Suspected “Cat Person” Was Based on My Life.  Now I Know It Was.
  —  Kristen Roupenian's viral story draws specific details from my own life.  I've spent the years since it published wondering: How did she know?  —  One night in December of 2017, I saw Call Me by Your Name …

Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg's Partnership Did Not Survive Trump  —  The company they built is wildly successful.  But her Washington wisdom didn't hold up, and neither did their close working relationship.  —  Sheryl Sandberg knew she'd be asked about the attacks on the Capitol.

The Supreme Court's Latest Voting Rights Opinion Is Even Worse Than It Seems  —  It's been almost a week since the Supreme Court issued its most significant ruling on voting rights in nearly a decade, and each time I read Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the angrier I become.

Naming the Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Unarmed Jan. 6 Rioter Ashli Babbitt  —  At top, pistol drawn in the House chamber, a plainclothes black officer who fits the description of Michael L. Byrd.  His name was apparently divulged at a hearing as the cop who shot Ashli Babbitt.

Deal of the art: White House grapples with ethics of Hunter Biden's pricey paintings  —  White House officials have helped craft an agreement under which purchases of Hunter Biden's artwork — which could be listed at prices as high as $500,000 — will be kept confidential from even the artist himself …

Gettr by the Pu$$y  —  [Note: This article includes sexually explicit language and a gross screenshot from Gettr users.]  —  Ahhh, internet forum moderation policy debates.  —  Right-wing politicians and pundits will have you believe that their victimization at the hands of overzealous online censors …

Inside Donald Trump's Last Days in the White House and Plans for a Comeback  —  The president's effort to overturn the election alienated much of his inner circle—but solidified his dominance of the GOP.  Now he's planning his return.  —  On the morning of Nov. 7, 2020 …

U.S. citizen among suspects arrested in assassination of Haitian president, senior official says  —  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A U.S. citizen of Haitian descent has been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, a senior official here said Thursday.

Four States Start Inquiries Into Recurring Donation Tactics of Both Parties  —  Letters to WinRed and ActBlue, which process online campaign donations for Republicans and Democrats respectively, ask for documents related to their use of prechecked boxes.  —  Four state attorneys general …

Live free and die: Inside the bizarre political philosophy of America's unvaccinated  —  A couple of weeks ago, I drove two hours north to the hillside town of Olyphant, Pa., just outside Scranton, to meet with a Donald Trump superfan for a book project I've been working on.

Coronavirus almost certainly came from an animal, not a lab leak, top scientists argue  —  US intelligence working on report about Covid-19 origins  —  (CNN)The coronavirus pandemic almost certainly originated from an animal, probably at a wildlife market in China, and not from a laboratory leak …

How May Edwards became the forgotten whistleblower  —  By the time Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards stood before Judge Gregory Woods in a courtroom in Lower Manhattan last month, she had lost her job, her car, her home and had spent nearly three years on supervised release, awaiting a likely prison sentence.

Texas Republicans Reveal Bills of Far-Reaching Voting Restrictions  —  In their second attempt to pass a sweeping elections overhaul, Republican lawmakers followed the broad outlines of the first, including a wide range of measures to limit voting access.  —  Republicans in the Texas Legislature …

Biden puts faith behind Afghan troops while defending U.S. withdrawal  —  President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a forceful defense of his decision to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan and denied it was inevitable that the Taliban would eventually topple the U.S.-backed government in Kabul.

Voters Across Parties Support The Infrastructure Bill  —  After weeks of negotiation, Congress has reached a bipartisan agreement on an infrastructure bill.  If passed, the proposed legislation would make long overdue investments to rebuild our infrastructure, create jobs, and help to close the country's digital divide.

Trump charged Secret Service nearly $10,200 in May for agents' rooms  —  Former president Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, N.J., charged the Secret Service nearly $10,200 for guest rooms used by his protective detail during Trump's first month at the club this summer, newly released spending records show.

Business, labor groups endorse bipartisan infrastructure deal  —  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO and a group of other prominent business groups on Thursday endorsed a $1.2 trillion, eight-year bipartisan infrastructure framework endorsed by President Biden and a group of Senate moderates.

The steady erosion of Trump-hate is a growing problem for Team Biden  —  Infinitely slowly, some of the most vocal Donald Trump-haters are tentatively dropping out of lockstep with the Biden administration and the serried ranks of its docile, fervent political propaganda apparatus.

Inflation's silver lining: higher salaries  — Although consumers may be paying more for everyday items, it's not all bad news.  — As inflation takes hold, wages may increase, too.  —  These industries may face the most pressure from rising wages  —  As the economy picks up in the wake …

Don't let California nuke affordable energy  —  Late last week, California's electricity grid managers declared that the Golden State is dangerously low on electricity.  —  Despite living in what once was America's most innovative energy economy, Californians now must endure extreme measures …

Pentagon pushes back at GOP lawmakers over critical race theory claims  —  The Pentagon is defending comments made by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after GOP lawmakers claimed the military chief misrepresented the department's stance on the teaching of critical race theory.

‘Legally Blonde’ Oral History: From Raunchy Script to Feminist Classic  —  Along the way, adult zingers were edited out, Jennifer Coolidge struggled with the “bend and snap” and the ending was changed at least three times.  —  In 2001, Reese Witherspoon was already on her way to becoming a household name.

Trump Says He Will Sit For a Deposition For Social Media Lawsuit: ‘I Look Forward to It’  —  Former President Donald Trump said he will give a deposition for his lawsuit against social media companies — even though that means he'll have to testify about the storming of the U.S. Capitol.

Bay Area NIMBYs are saying the racist parts out loud over affordable housing developments  —  The term “affordable housing” often functions as California code for no housing.  Thanks to a scarcity of homes driven by residents and officials who pretend to support housing subject to its affordability …

Chairwoman Maloney Releases Staff Report Showing Pharmaceutical Industry Spends More on Buybacks, Dividends, and Executive Compensation Than on R&D  —  “Today's staff report makes clear that Congress needs to act to rein in out-of-control prescription drug prices,” Chairwoman Maloney said.

We Got the Phone the FBI Secretly Sold to Criminals  —  ‘Anom’ phones used in an FBI honeypot are mysteriously showing up on the secondary market.  We bought one.  —  Joseph Cox  —  The sleek, black phone seems perfectly normal.  —  Unlocking the Google Pixel 4a with a PIN code reveals …

Why Current Democratic Strategy Probably Won't Work  —  The Biden Boom Is Not Enough  —  The Democrats have a plan for 2022.  It's called the Biden boom.  Into that boom will be folded Democratic policy successes like the vaccine rollout, the American Rescue Plan and, possibly …

The Social Credit Security State  —  Our woke ruling class intends to use both private and public enterprise to police and punish hearts and minds.  —  President Ronald Reagan famously said, “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government …

One Weird Trick to Force Billionaires to Pay Taxes  —  The ‘economic substance doctrine’ could be employed by the IRS to crack down on tax avoidance.  —  Peter Thiel speaks during an American Technology Council roundtable in the State Dining Room of the White House, June 19, 2017, in Washington.

White House: Actually, it's Republicans who are trying to defund the police  —  WASHINGTON — The White House is responding to relentless Republican charges that it wants to “defund the police” by embracing the message that there are, in fact, politicians angling to starve law enforcement of needed money: congressional Republicans.