The NFL’s opening game proves that Americans can’t even get to the stuff that’s supposed to keep us distracted.
Underlings who are good at their jobs can make so-so leaders feel like geniuses.
The president runs his second term like a thought experiment. Don't get bogged down in it.
Plus, stories you might have missed over the long weekend
Adam Friedland made his name on a podcast most outlets can't print. His shaggy talk show is quickly becoming a must-watch.
There was a horrific mass shooting in Minnesota. We still can't give conservatives an inch on this issue.
Everything old is new again.
Crackdowns on protests at UK music fests harmonize with Donald Trump's actions across the pond
What else might you have missed?
The late proponent of smacking children helped give us a divided America
The president is on the "bigger, better, forever" treadmill of a content creator and it's bumming him out
A meme about robots and automation has led to allegations of thinly veiled racism