Paul Graham advises that politicians who blame an outgroup for people's hardships and promise to reclaim what was stolen—citing Lenin on the left and Hitler on the right—are invariably bad news.
The US Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into writer E Jean Carroll, who has accused Donald Trump of rape. The inquiry marks a significant escalation in the legal battle surrounding Carroll's allegations against the former president.
ReasonTV reports on tensions between the Pentagon and AI company Anthropic, exploring disagreements over the use of AI in military applications and the ethical concerns surrounding such partnerships.
In a video discussion, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Münchau argue that Europe's approach to China, particularly in economic and geopolitical terms, is a strategic error that could have detrimental consequences for the continent.
Bodycam footage shows retired Brigadier General William McCasland, who links UFOs to a 1945 New Mexico disappearance, meeting with a Pentagon unit before he mysteriously vanished. The general had been investigating a case where a group of people allegedly vanished after encountering a UFO near the Trinity nuclear test site.
A Marine sniper discusses his perspectives on military conflict involving Iran, sharing insights on tactics, rules of engagement, and the realities of modern warfare based on his combat experience.