1+ hour, 35+ min ago   (273+ words) Which way do we go now?" Credit: Getty As the dominant economic and social force of our time, a handful of Silicon Valley-based companies shape our politics more than we"d like to admit. These tech oligarchs are not ideological,…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (179+ words) It may not matter who is on the ticket in 2028." Credit: Getty. The 2028 presidential election is more than two years away, but already pundits and journalists are falling into the trap of thinking that the outcome will depend on the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1022+ words) Behind the "horror renaissance" The genre opens up uncomfortable truths'UnHerd Behind the "horror renaissance" The genre opens up uncomfortable truths "Hell is empty," declares Ariel in Shakespeare"s The Tempest, "and all the devils are here." To imagine that evil…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (488+ words) Earlier this month, a healthcare nurse in Richmond, Virginia posted a "resistance tip" on TikTok about how to undermine ICE agents who round up immigrants for deportation. She recommended injecting the agents with muscle relaxants, spiking their drinks with laxatives,…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (577+ words) California's wealth tax is testing the limits of progressive politics'UnHerd California's wealth tax tests the limits of progressive politics Gavin Newsom opposes a wealth tax, but many in his base support it. Credit: Getty Shortening films could save cinema Shabana…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (548+ words) Eventually Newsom will not be able to ignore the pending budget crisis." Credit: Getty. Democratic Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska, when running for president in 1992, noted that Bill Clinton was "an unusually good liar. But Big Dog has met more…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1044+ words) New York is headed for disaster Zohran Mamdani isn't ready for power'UnHerd New York is headed for disaster Zohran Mamdani isn't ready for power "New Yorkers don't know what's coming their way.' (Angelina Katsanis/AFP/Getty) It is New Year's…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (185+ words) They have been the defining third spaces of the last century. Credit: Getty These are not the best of times for the old neighbourhood dive bar, an institution that once helped anchor urban social life and now survives mainly by…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (378+ words) End of an era. Credit: Getty Before Nancy Pelosi formally announced her 2027 retirement, one former aide reacted to rumours of the exit. "We will not fully appreciate the time we have spent with her," the person told NBC News. Timed…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (315+ words) The new FDR? Credit: Getty Last month, President Trump stripped nearly half a million federal employees of their collective bargaining rights. That followed a pair of White House executive orders directing 28 agencies in total to set aside agreements with organised…...