The U.S. government has almost never run a surplus in good times — so why does the theory that it should still dominate budget debates?

Christian McCaffrey's "tightness" has kept him off the 49ers practice field for over a week — and an NFL insider thinks the vagueness itself is the strategy.

Mark Walter sold the Lakers while facing federal scrutiny — raising the question of whether legal pressure, not business logic, drove a blockbuster ownership exit.

Mark Walter sold the Lakers just one year after buying in — and the timing of a Trump administration investigation has people asking if the deal was forced.

Mercedes thinks McLaren's 2026 power unit gap isn't a hardware problem — it's a spending problem, and that distinction could reshape the whole customer team debate.

The FTC is dropping "unfair discrimination" enforcement after a federal court rejected the theory in 2023 — a major pivot in how regulators can police bias.

California's top court just ruled drug makers have no legal duty to invent new treatments — a decision that redraws the line between innovation and liability.

Arizona's soaring electric bills — driven by record heat and data-center demand — are turning a utility rate fight into a 2026 midterm flashpoint.

A small Florida drone stock surged after tariffs hit DJI — and the author who once mocked the Trump Jr. connection now isn't so sure.

A 1,300-year-old commercial complex found under an Israeli stadium has archaeologists split: thriving trade hub, or something else entirely?

Elon Musk wants a live video walkthrough of Fort Knox — reigniting the decades-old claim that America's gold reserves aren't really there.

Colorful Starbucks and McDonald's refreshers are outselling pricier drinks — and some economists think cheap treats signal a recession hiding in plain sight.

A record Lakers sale to Kushner and Iger instantly sparked theories that the deal is tied to Trump's fraud probe — but is the price tag the real story?

Leaked minutes from a four-hour meeting reveal DeepSeek founder Liang's strategy — and it's puzzling even seasoned China-AI watchers.

Oregon reformers may have found a legal workaround to the Supreme Court ruling that opened elections to corporate cash — and it hinges on a single untested theory.

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Joshua Kushner are reportedly buying the Lakers — raising the question of whether elite networks or pure capital win trophy assets.

Pakistan keeps winning short-term stabilization but never transformation — analysts say a self-reinforcing cycle of elite incentives makes every reform attempt collapse before it sticks.

Josh Kushner buying into the Lakers right as a federal fraud case looms has fans asking whether the Trump family connection is more than coincidence.

The CFTC built its sports-contracts ban on a multi-part legal theory — and its own rulemaking may have knocked out every leg at once.

The leading theory blaming gender inequality for falling birth rates may have a fatal flaw — and a Nobel economist's new paper says the real culprit is something else entirely.