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Heather Cox Richardson grades America

Heather Cox Richardson grades America

American flags flying near the US Capitol Building on March 10, 2026. | Al Drago/Getty Images How would you grade America’s first 250 years?  That’s the question I posed to historian and...

Why Trump says the US-Iran war is over

Why Trump says the US-Iran war is over

Donald Trump boards Air Force One on April 24, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. | Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay...

Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price

Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price

Apple's Mac Mini now starts at $799 after the company pulled the $599 option with 256GB of storage from its online store, as spotted earlier by MacRumors. The model's discontinuation comes just one...

The Department of Holy War

The Department of Holy War

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a longstanding fascination with the Crusades. That’s right, the Crusades: the series of late 11th to 13th century medieval wars in which Europeans fought to...