Joel Mathis, The Week US
Joel Mathis is a writer with 30 years of newspaper and online journalism experience. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic and The Kansas City Star. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.
Joel lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife and son.
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Is it 1968 all over again?
Talking Points Why campus protests could spoil Democrats' hopes for November
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Is Europe ready to come to its own defense?
Today's Big Question 'There is a risk our Europe could die'
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The bird flu fight is faltering
Talking Points Are pandemic lessons going unheeded?
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Is the AI bubble deflating?
Today's Big Question Growing skepticism and high costs prompt reconsideration
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India elections start amid violence, hate speech accusations
Talking Points Narendra Modi seeks a third term while critics worry about the future of the country's democracy
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Is the Gaza war tearing US university campuses apart?
Today's Big Question Protests at Columbia University, other institutions, pit free speech against student safety
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Why are Republicans trying to change Nebraska's Electoral College vote?
Today's Big Question It's a chance for Donald Trump to block Joe Biden's path to re-election
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Is it time to end arms sales to Israel?
Today's Big Question Democrats urge restrictions following World Kitchen convoy deaths
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Is Netanyahu on the verge of being ousted?
Talking Points Protesters want Israel's leader to bring the hostages home
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Is Donald Trump an intelligence threat?
Today's Big Question Presidential nominees typically get classified briefings. Should Trump?
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As economy falters, China girds its defenses
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Women led Iran's protests. What will new elections mean for them?
Talking Points The protests, and the backlash, loom over the polling
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Smartphones face bans in US schools
Talking Points Educators say the devices disrupt classrooms
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What Florida is — and isn't — doing to curb the biggest measles outbreak in the US
Talking Points DeSantis appointee defies expert consensus to stop the spread
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Is Google's new AI bot 'woke'?
Talking Points Gemini produced images of female popes and Black Vikings. Now the company has stepped back.
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What's at stake in Julian Assange's extradition fight?
Today's Big Question Prosecutors say he committed espionage. Defenders say the case threatens press freedom.
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Chicago turns off its gunshot-tracking system
Talking Points ShotSpotter has come under criticism. But critics say Mayor Brandon Johnson is making 'bad policy.'
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Gen Z is bringing back reading
Talking Points BookTok and Kaia Gerber help make printed books popular again
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What Elon Musk has to fear from China's 'Tesla killer'
Talking Points BYD is now the world's biggest seller of electric vehicles
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Is Mitch McConnell running out of power?
Today's Big Question Donald Trump and border politics may upend the GOP leader's leadership
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Will America recognize a Palestinian state?
Today's Big Question Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu opposes the move. Some see it as the only route to peace.
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Why is the right obsessed with Taylor Swift?
Today's Big Question Conservative figures suggest her romance with Travis Kelce could be an anti-Trump psyop
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What are Joe Biden's choices in Iran?
Today's Big Question After Jordan attack, President Biden must weigh retaliation against escalation in the Middle East
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Is war on the horizon in North Korea?
Today's Big Question Kim Jong Un is ratcheting up the rhetoric. Some observers are concerned.
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