Meh-lania

Melania, the documentary about the First Lady, is a lot like its subject: extremely expensive and fundamentally inscrutable.


Guest: Heather Schwedel, staff writer at Slate, author of “Unfortunately, I Have to Recommend You See Melania”.


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Why Is ICE Masked Up?

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ICE agents have begun concealing their identities in masks and plainclothes while making arrests. Experts—including a former ICE official—say that endangers those agents, and violates the trust betwee...

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The FTC’s Merger Shakedown

The FTC’s Merger Shakedown

Under a normal administration, a merger between two large advertising firms might attract the government’s interest for anti-monopoly reasons. Under this one, the Federal Trade Commission is creating ...

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The Other Iran-Israel War

The Other Iran-Israel War

In addition to the three-dimensional war of bombs and missiles, Iran and Israel—and the US—are squaring off in a cyber battle. With everything from water infrastructure to banking connected to the int...

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Zohran Mamdani’s Former Boss Weighs In

Zohran Mamdani’s Former Boss Weighs In

How Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani upset the better-connected, better-funded, better-known candidate in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary—and how he might actually govern if he makes it into ...

26 Jun 202527min

Even This Senator Had No Warning About Iran

Even This Senator Had No Warning About Iran

When news broke that the United States had bombed Iran, members of Congress—the only people who can authorize war according to the Constitution—found out at the same time as the rest of us. What can t...

25 Jun 202525min

The Lawsuit Scaring Protesters

The Lawsuit Scaring Protesters

A jury recently found Greenpeace liable for more than $660 million in damages to the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline for its role in the Standing Rock protests. But the ramifications extend ...

24 Jun 202525min

Trump Bombed Iran. Are We at War?

Trump Bombed Iran. Are We at War?

The Trump administration bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. While the Pentagon says these facilities are severely damaged, a diplomatic end to the conflict and a nuclear disarmament agreement feel le...

23 Jun 202526min

Airlines Are Selling Your Data to the Government

Airlines Are Selling Your Data to the Government

ARC, the data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, has been selling domestic flight data in the US to Customs and Border Protection. But in the contract, they told CBP not to reveal where the...

22 Jun 202522min

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