The latest dream of the “freedom city” proponents: Transform the island prison into a “migrant proving ground” that doubles as an American Dubai.

Tech billionaires and iconoclast journalists suddenly see eye to eye.

No, dire wolves are not “back.” But pretending they can be brought back is a good excuse to gut regulations that protect real endangered species.

The president and his Silicon Valley oligarch pals want to bring back the bad old “company towns” of yesteryear with a fresh coat of modern cryptofascist varnish.

Hegseth’s Venmo account gives a terrifying insight into what he’s planning.

The tech billionaire believes Trump will help to reveal hidden truths—like how Jeffrey Epstein actually died. But beneath his conspiracism lies a very real, very dangerous political theory.

A man has been taken into custody for the shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO—and the digital footprint he left behind is mind-boggling.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the U.S. is in “decline” and embraces a cultish tech movement to build “network” societies beyond the reach of nation-states—and he’s got Congress eating out of his hand.

J.D. Vance is publicly asking his billionaire tech bro mentor for help this election.

Vance is wildly inexperienced and widely loathed. With Joe Biden out of the race, he’s a huge liability.

As old Vance criticism of Trump surfaces, a leading tech writer explains how Vance evolved from a clear-eyed Trump critic to a MAGA disciple in thrall to a radical techno-authoritarian vision.

Yes, Peter Thiel was the senator’s benefactor. But they’re both inspired by an obscure software developer who has some truly frightening thoughts about reordering society.

The U.S. government is worried about falling behind in the literal A.I. arms race—and Silicon Valley is cashing in with ludicrous promises.

Sorry, Elon Musk, but that’s not how fascism works.

Tom Wolfe was no radical.

The biggest tension in the GOP primary isn’t between Trump and DeSantis.

A bank run led to a wake-up call for America’s most coddled class of plutocrats.

How Stanford University turned optimization into the global capitalist credo

A biotech firm wants to resurrect the Pleistocene mammal in Alaska—and it’s not clear the U.S. government can stop them.

The tech billionaire and his GOP minions J.D. Vance and Blake Masters have America to thank for their riches. So why do they portray it as a stagnant, doomed hellhole?