The New York Times ran a lengthy interview this morning between columnist Ross Douthat and venture capitalist and PayPal founder Peter Thiel. There's a reason it was published in the opinion section.<br /> Thiel, a Trump booster whose allies — including Vice President JD Vance — now litter the White House, was given free reign to discuss a variety of topics across over an hour of so [...]
In its notice outlining the large cut in university funding, the US National Institutes of Health seems to draw on a report from a conservative think tank that denounces the “political left.” [...]
Senior officials from the U.S. and China have picked up the phone again — literally. In the countries’ first high-level conversation since trade talks in Geneva, diplomats on a call Thursday reiterated the need for stability amid an increasingly tense relationship.Read more... [...]