Simon Sebag Montefiore: History Is Not Over
Did you know that Joseph Stalin could sing with perfect pitch? Or that he was so scared of his wife that he would hide from her in the bathroom? Did you know that Peter the Great liked to surround him...
4 Helmi 20251h 5min
Tiger Mom Amy Chua Takes Washington
Fourteen years ago, Amy Chua published Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. It was received less like a book and more like a nuclear bomb. Here are some headlines from the time: “Why I Will Never Be a Tig...
1 Helmi 202544min
Trump’s Second Week: DeepSeek, DEI in the Military and . . . Baby Chickens?
It’s President Donald Trump’s second week in office, and he has wasted no time being the wrecking ball he promised his voters he would be. On Tuesday, he issued a memo freezing trillions of dollars i...
30 Tammi 202546min
'MAHA': The Unexpected Coalition of Nutritionists, Mushroom Shamans and Moms
There has been a cultural sea change over the last year when it comes to health in America. It is shepherded by an unexpected coalition of nutritionists, longevity experts, wellness influencers, holis...
28 Tammi 20251h 7min
26 Executive Orders, TikTok's Future, and Elon’s Arm
President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Monday, and he came out swinging. On his first day, he signed 26 executive orders and rolled back about 80 of former president Joe Biden’s executive actions. ...
24 Tammi 20251h 8min
Trump’s Populism Isn’t a Sideshow. It’s as American as Apple Pie.
Donald Trump, just sworn in as the 47th president, was reelected to be a wrecking ball, a middle finger, the people’s punch to the Beltway’s mouth. And while this populist moment feels “unprecedented,...
22 Tammi 202537min
Inauguration Day with the Speaker of the House
Being the Republican House leader is a little like marrying Henry VIII. At some point, you’re getting your head cut off. But for now, Mike Johnson remains not just physically intact—but in a positio...
20 Tammi 202558min
H.R. McMaster on Trump: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Very few people have worked closely with President-elect Donald Trump, gotten fired, and walked away with a pretty balanced view of him. But former national security adviser to Trump, Lieutenant Gene...
16 Tammi 202545min
