Latest articles by Joel Mathis, The Week US
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Will office-to-residential conversions save America's downtowns?
Today's Big Question After the pandemic, cities look to kill two birds with one stone
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Smartmatic's lawsuit against Fox News, explained
Speed Read It's not just Dominion that wants the network to pay
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The U.S. and China want to 'decouple' their economies. Is it possible?
Today's Big Question As tensions rise, there is growing talk of a split. But there will be difficulties.
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Behind the movement to ban kids from social media
Talking Point Mental illness is the issue. But so is the First Amendment.
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Will Biden's big EV push work?
Today's Big Question The electric-vehicle transition is coming. America isn't ready.
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Is the Comstock Act back from the dead?
Speed Read How a 19th-century law may end access to the abortion pill
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Should child labor laws be loosened?
Today's Big Question Arkansas was the first to send kids back to work. It may not be the last.
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Is the metaverse dying?
Today's Big Question Disney shutters its virtual reality division amidst a 'metaverse winter'
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Is the U.S. running out of ammunition?
Today's Big Question Why war with Ukraine may leave America underprepared for a China conflict
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Is this year's March Madness too mad?
Today's Big Question How rules changes in college basketball produced a "wildly unpredictable" tournament
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Can the world solve its 'imminent' water crisis?
Today's Big Question An ominous U.N. report draws attention to a growing problem
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Is the muscle car era ending?
Speed Read Dodge introduces its last gas-powered muscle car. What's next?
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Do bank failures mean the Fed should slow its interest rate hikes?
Today's Big Question Choosing between reining in inflation and financial stability
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Is Tesla in trouble?
Today's Big Question Safety investigations. Sinking stock. Twitter. Can Elon Musk find his way?
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Can unbuilding highways undo the legacy of racism?
Speed Read Roads were built through Black and Latino neighborhoods. A new federal program may reverse those efforts.
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Why drivers don't want to let go of the stick shift
Speed Read The manual transmission is experiencing an unexpected boost in popularity
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Why Putin's nukes announcement could mean a new era of nuclear proliferation
Speed Read The last remaining nuclear arms agreement goes by the wayside
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Why the Indian government is cracking down on the BBC
Speed Read Concerns about press freedom and Narendra Modi's 'increasingly illiberal' government
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Why U.S. teens aren't getting their driver's licenses
Speed Read Are they avoiding adult responsibilities?
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Why the U.S. keeps shooting down 'unidentified objects'
Speed Read Is it the Chinese? Or aliens? Explanations are few.
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The F-35 fighter jet's troubled history
Speed Read Why 'the most expensive weapon in human history' still can't get off the ground
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Why BP is cutting back on its climate goals
Speed Read The oil giant's decision won't help the fight against climate change
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Why America might ban Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland
Speed Read A controversy over spying and the nation's food supply
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The U.S. gave Ukraine tanks. Are jets next?
Speed Read How to balance helping Ukraine without triggering a wider war with Russia
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