Elon Musk is no stranger to controversy. Musk’s credibility being called into question due to his legal disputes, misleading public statements, and a perceived neglect of Tesla, compounded by his polarizing political and social media activity. Musk’s credibility has also faced significant scrutiny due to multiple controversies, government involvement, and legal conflicts with AI companies...

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of The Boring Company, has proposed an ambitious plan to revolutionize transatlantic travel: a high-speed tunnel connecting London and New York in just 54 minutes. This audacious concept, often regarded as science fiction, has sparked excitement and skepticism alike. Here’s a breakdown of Musk’s vision, the feasibility of...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has announced that his company will begin production of humanoid robots, known as Tesla Bots or Optimus, as early as next year. This groundbreaking initiative aims to introduce robots into Tesla’s operations and eventually into mass production for the broader market by 2026.1 The announcement, made via Musk’s platform X...

The last time a U.S. president reshaped the financial architecture of the modern world with a single unilateral act, the announcement came on a Sunday night in August 1971. Richard Nixon walked into the Oval Office, addressed the nation calmly, and dismantled the cornerstone of the postwar monetary order. Markets were closed. Allies were not...

Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas warns that AI could warp humanity in 5 key ways — from war to work to human connection.

Bernie Sanders' 2026 bill would tax 938 billionaires 5% annually, fund $12,000 payments for families, and raise $4.4 trillion for healthcare

Three storylines are gripping American political life simultaneously in 2026, each volatile on its own. One involves a dead convicted sex offender and millions of pages of government documents that many Americans believe are still being hidden from them. Another is a full-scale military war in the Middle East that the United States entered on...

There is no American pope who has ever faced a situation quite like this. Robert Francis Prevost, born in Chicago in 1955, became Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, making history as the first US-born leader of the Catholic Church. American Catholics waited for what seemed an inevitable homecoming. Then, in an act as...

At the federal Liberal Party of Canada’s 2026 National Convention in Montreal, a proposal emerged on April 11, 2026 that stopped many Canadians cold. Patrick Pichette, the former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Google, took the stage on a panel called “Building a Stronger, More Competitive Canadian Economy” and put forward a stark two-part...

When Houston-based buyer Reza Soltani ordered a Tesla Cybertruck, he expected a long wait. Just a year earlier, early customers were talking about reservation queues and delivery delays. So when Tesla assigned a VIN within hours and told him the truck was ready in Houston the same day, the speedy turnaround time felt more odd...

Sweden is often described as a place of breathtaking landscapes, efficient design, and progressive values. But behind the postcard-perfect views, there are countless quirks and traditions that make life in Sweden unique. Some of these are practical, others are rooted in history, and many are just downright unusual when seen from an outsider’s perspective. From...

Long before the advent of Chat GPT and other AI technology began stirring fears of job obsolescence, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates proposed a radical idea that, in retrospect, makes sense: taxing robots.  Back in 2017, he suggested taxing robots that replace human workers, just like governments tax human wages. At the time, artificial intelligence was...