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The atheist commentator Alex O'Connor debates 25 Christians at a Jubilee Media taping in Los Angeles in December 2024.

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America Is Divided. It Makes for Tremendous Content.

Jubilee Media mines the nation’s deepest disagreements for rowdy viral videos. But is all the arguing changing anyone’s mind?

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OpenAI Goes MAGA

Sam Altman has once again put himself in a position of power—this time by sidling up to President Trump.
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Emperor Trump’s New Map

The president who built his fan base on isolationism is pivoting to a kind of imperialism that the U.S. hasn’t seen in decades.

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“Where did he come from? And what was he doing there? And why did he come from there? Another mystery of the north, Prince, for you to solve.” (From 1900)
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Even Some J6ers Don’t Agree With Trump’s Blanket Pardon

Some of those who have fought for their family members to be released have mixed feelings about the sweeping nature of the president’s action.

Maybe We Do Need DOGE

Should Democrats work with Elon Musk?

Best of How To: Make Small Talk

How do we overcome the awkwardness that keeps us from starting a conversation?

We Live Here Now

We found out that our new neighbors were supporting January 6 insurrectionists. We knocked on their door. A podcast series about what happened next.

Autocracy in America

There are authoritarian tactics already at work in the United States. To root them out, you have to know where to look.

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