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The FTC Is Right: Noncompete Agreements Are a Scourge

They’re bad for workers, they’re bad for the economy, and the arguments to keep them make no sense.

The Only People Having Any Fun in Crypto Right Now

The fallout of the FTX collapse has demoralized an industry. For crypto journalists, it’s game time.

When Your Sibling Gives You Dad Updates That You Didn’t Ask For

Talking non-estranged siblings with guest Ask Sky Keen.

It Will Be Over Soon, They Said. “Good Things Are Coming,” They Said.

At the end of Day 3, Kevin McCarthy and his allies are promising that his win is imminent—but has he given away too much?

South Carolina’s Supreme Court Becomes the First to Establish a Right to Abortion Post-Roe

It won’t be the last.

Every Catty Thing Prince Harry Said About William in His Memoir

That we know of. So far.

The Forgotten Cause of the Republican Speaker of the House Mess

The Supreme Court enabled a GOP addiction. Now they’re reaping what they’ve sown.

How C-SPAN Is Capturing All Those Stunning Moments in the House Speaker Election

The all-seeing cameras of a normally staid network might be Congress’ only winners.

The Story of the Romance Novelist Who Allegedly Faked Suicide Has a Dark Lesson

It’s about something much more common than "book drama"—and more absurd.

The Burn It All Down Caucus Is Winning

Decades of GOP nihilism and spectacle have led to this.