Thanks to smartphones, we all have a mini casino right in our pocket. The digital public square has turned everyday folks into authorities on a range of topics, but are you willing to bet on it?
Fictional worlds can be a total dream — until the legal system turns into a nightmare. From wizarding mishaps to galactic treaties, we look at how imaginary laws mirror our own messy struggles with ethics and the Constitution.
What do a fallen hip-hop mogul, a viral conspiracy about France’s first lady and a flying Subway sandwich have in common? They all ended up in court.
Can money actually change the results of an election, or is there a limit to its power? Step inside the world of campaign finance, where billionaire donors shape the direction of American politics.
After the release of the Academy Award-nominated "Birdman of Alcatraz," a huge disparity existed between the public perception of convicted murderer Robert Stroud and the view held by prison guards and his fellow inmates.
The U.S. Supreme Court is relying more and more on its emergency docket, which lets the court make some big-time decisions without having to show its work.
Releasing an Epstein client list had become a greatest hit on the campaign trail for then-former President Donald Trump, but after taking back the White House, the calls for transparency were replaced with shoulder shrugs and curt answers to reporters who dared to ask.
There are treasures hidden throughout U.S. public lands, which are likewise viewed as treasures by the naturalists exploring them. There is also plenty of tragedy scattered across the tens of millions of public-owned acreage and the constant fight to keep policymakers from selling it off.
It’s been 10 years since a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges, but a fresh slate of LGBTQ issues before the court means it has much more to say.
Nearly half of all sidewalks in LA are crumbled, cracked or have giant tree roots pushing them up. That’s a big problem for a city that’s too broke to fix them and too broke to pay millions of dollars to people who accidentally trip over them.
The state of AI is less about android assassins after young waitresses and more about self-regulation of the tech industry and the pressing need to align the capabilities of artificial intelligence with human ethics and values.
