The impressively weak effort to ‘whatabout’ Biden’s classified documents

You can't combat an irrational argument with rationality.

Special counsels are intended to be independent – but they aren’t entirely

Special counsels, like those examining Biden’s and Trump’s handling of classified documents, can help administrations avoid the perception of bias, but politics is never fully out of the picture.

What are classified documents?

As both Biden and Trump face special-counsel investigations, here's what to know about classified documents.

Does George Santos deserve to be kicked out of Congress?

Whether his fabrications disqualify him from office is a question for voters, not his colleagues.

Elliott Epstein: This will be the year that Donald Trump becomes politically irrelevant

Trumpism is going to suffer the same fate as McCarthyism.

Paul Mills: Some of the famous and not so famous who left us in 2022

Five big political questions for 2023

Will the House attempt to impeach Biden? Will any Supreme Court justices step down? Here are the looming unknowns for the coming year.

How the world celebrates Christmas

Holiday traditions aren't all cheery. Some are weird or a bit scary.

What do kids really think about Santa?

Santa is the best part of Christmas for many children, but do they really believe in a magical man flying around the globe on Christmas Eve?

Five ways reindeer are perfectly evolved for pulling Santa’s sleigh

Millions of years of natural selection have prepared reindeer for Christmas Eve.