Spencer Cox’s very hopeful, very quixotic crusade

I interviewed Romney more than 40 times for my 2023 book about him. On this week’s episode of my podcast, I wanted to ask him something I never had before.

A conversation with The Atlantic's Yair Rosenberg on why so many young Americans across the political spectrum are falling prey to antisemitic ideas and conspiracy theories.

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A Mexican athlete said he was kidnapped and forced to compete for his life in a tournament of gangs. But was he actually playing a different game?

A Mexican athlete said he was kidnapped and forced to compete for his life in a tournament of gangs. But was he actually playing a different game?

A forthcoming book reveals new details about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski.

A conversation with the former Republican senator and U.S. ambassador on American decline, global instability, and the future of the GOP.

A conversation with Caitlin Dickerson, the Pulitzer-winning immigration reporter, about Minneapolis, the flood of Trump-era recruits to ICE, and what it's like to be an immigrant in America right now.

A conversation with Jon Ralston, the author of a new biography of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

A conversation with foreign policy expert Richard Fontaine about the fall of Maduro, the future of Venezuela, and which regimes Trump might try to topple next.

A conversation with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat about atheism's failures, flying saints, why everyone should go to church, and what he thinks "God is up to" with the LDS story

A conversation with the Utah governor about why he thinks algorithms are "evil," his addiction to Twitter, and his state's legal fight with the big-tech companies he accuses of wrecking the country.

Rex Elsass built a Republican empire on his faith. But he found himself battling his closest allies over his immortal soul.

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Texas' breakout politics and policy event, The Texas Tribune Festival, is making its return to downtown Austin Nov. 13-15. 2025

Known for his work at BuzzFeed and The Atlantic, Coppins will be part of the new “Deseret Voices” podcast.

A new podcast that brings together my reporting, my curiosity, and hope for better conversations.

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Russell M. Nelson, the Latter-day Saint prophet who preached the need for peacemakers in an angry world, died over the weekend. Then a gunman opened fire on a church in Michigan.

Utah’s grieving governor opens up about his state, the country’s dangerous spiral, and a haunting conversation with the president.

James Murdoch on mind games, sibling rivalry, and the war for the family media empire

A common narrative has it that commitment and motherhood make women unhappy. New data suggest the opposite is true.

Israel’s blockade of most food and aid, along with distribution difficulties inside the Gaza Strip, have driven many of Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians to the brink of starvation.

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CBS no longer deserves the benefit of the doubt.

The Utah senator’s online persona has further damaged his already frayed relationship with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

A “mission impossible” deportation campaign has left many employees burned out and morally conflicted.

The sign violates a new law that prohibits the display of flags or banners have a political viewpoint, according to an Idaho attorney general’s office opinion obtained by EdNews through a pub…