Should you have to prove your age before watching porn?
America’s Supreme Court weighs a Texan law aimed at protecting kids
THOMAS JEFFERSON’S library was filled with books depicting “vivid scenes of sexuality, lust and sexual scandal”. So wrote the plaintiffs in the lead-up to Free Speech Coalition v Paxton, a case about online pornography heard by America’s Supreme Court on January 15th. The Free Speech Coalition, an adult-entertainment trade group, was keen to remind the justices that some founding fathers were anything but prudish. (Benjamin Franklin, it seems, also had a stash.)
Tulsi Gabbard, Sean Penn and the hunt for an American hostage
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Republicans expect a Trumponomics boom, Democrats dread a bust
How will calamity change Los Angeles?
Short-sighted policies amplified the destruction. Will LA–and California–learn from their mistakes?
How hard is it to run the Pentagon?
A look at the responsibilities Donald Trump is giving to Pete Hegseth, a former platoon leader
Time could be running out for TikTok
After a Supreme Court hearing, the app could be banned soon—unless it finds a new owner