Kyle Nowak

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments later today in a case that could expand presidential power and remove protections for the heads of independent agencies.

❓ Our question to you: How would you best describe the issue of grade inflation at US high schools and colleges?

Americans’ views on the value of a college education have been on the decline for years, with many citing the rising costs to attend as a main driver.

On Tuesday night, GOP candidate Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in a special election for a vacant House seat in a Nashville-area district in Tennessee, in an election widely seen as a barometer for the current US political climate.

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, how will the US military campaign against alleged drug trafficking from Venezuela play out?

In comments yesterday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the US military’s decision to launch a follow-up strike on a suspected drug-running boat in the Caribbean Sea, after two shipwrecked occupants survived the initial strike.

❓ Our question to you: In general, do you agree with the new federal immigration changes enacted in response to last week’s National Guard shooting in D.C.?

Some of the world’s top scientists recently discovered that the Moon was an inside job.

On Wednesday, two National Guard members were shot and seriously wounded in an ambush-style attack just blocks from the White House in Washington, D.C.

❓ Our question to you: Do you think Congress should extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, or let them expire at the end of this year?

Earlier this week, reports surfaced that President Trump and his advisers were considering a new healthcare plan that would extend Covid-era enhanced tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire at the end of this year.

❓ Our question to you: In your opinion, is the US economy in the middle of an AI bubble?

Massive hype around AI has helped power US stock markets to new all-time highs, with the top AI companies responsible for ~80% of all gains in US stocks in 2025, per a recent estimate.

❓ Our question to you: In general, do you support or oppose the reported details of the Trump admin’s new peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war?

A senior Pentagon official met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv yesterday to outline the framework of a new peace agreement that would end the yearslong Russia-Ukraine war.

❓ Our question to you: Do you think the DOJ’s upcoming release of its Epstein files will reveal that Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, and/or kept a secret client list?

The process of slicing up and analyzing real human brain tissue carries some obvious ethical complications for anyone not named Hannibal Lecter, forcing scientists to rely on animal brains to study human conditions—which isn’t ideal.

Yesterday, the House and Senate both overwhelmingly voted to compel the Justice Department to release all of its case files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

❓ Our question to you: Assuming the quality is identical: does it matter to you personally whether a song is written/performed by a human, or instead generated by AI?

Country music’s transition from Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” to “Ring of Water that Cools Computer Chips” is almost complete.