While not as liquid as the dollar, the metal is increasingly viewed as a safer bet. Credit: Getty

06/12/2025 - 2:00pm

Gold’s strength should worry the Fed The metal has overtaken the euro as a reserve currency

Wednesday, June 11

Trump kissing a baby on the campaign trail. Credit: Getty

Trump’s $1,000 baby accounts won't help parents

Phoebe Arslanagic-Little

The coming rare earths war This wasn't the first time self-driving cars have been attacked

Tuesday, June 10

Democrats are dangerously split over California protests Some progressives within the party would sooner criticize Trump than rioters

Emily Jashinsky

LA riots are descending into ethnic conflict Hispanic identity has become a potent symbol in California

Monday, June 9

Trump was right to send the National Guard to LA California leaders were failing in their duty to enforce the law

Mark Rutte: Trump broke the Russia-Ukraine deadlock The NATO chief credited the US President for starting a dialogue with Putin

Women can tell. Credit: Getty

Why men are outspending women on Botox

Sunday, June 8

LA's decline is not inevitable. Credit: Getty

LA riots reflect failure of progressive leadership

Is Nucleus Genomic rigging the genetic lottery? By selecting for genetic traits, the company risks creating a permanent caste system

Elon Musk is on the path to political exile The billionaire has few allies left in politics

Saturday, June 7

Kilmar Abrego Garcia return is a victory for due process The decision is a boon for the President

Vance warned that Musk had 'made a huge mistake'. Credit: YT

JD Vance: Elon Musk may not be welcome back

Should Trump nationalize SpaceX and Starlink? The recent feud calls into question the tech mogul's monopoly

Friday, June 6

Musk couldn't buy the outcome he wanted. Credit: Getty

Musk’s influence in DC was always overhyped

Emily Jashinsky

Steve Bannon: Elon Musk is a Chinese agent The MAGA high priest claimed the billionaire was a national security risk

A pioneer of literature. Credit: Getty

Edmund White was the master chronicler of hidden gay life

Merz’s Washington visit cools EU-US tensions Previous friction over defense spending and free speech was overcome

Chris Reiter and Will Wilkes

Thursday, June 5

Trump’s travel ban risks undermining Iran deal His foreign policy goals could be derailed by the blanket ban

Andrew Tate defends Greta Thunberg’s Gaza voyage Manosphere influencer softens his stance on the environmentalist

The race is Cuomo's to lose. Credit: Getty

Is Andrew Cuomo really the best New York City can do?

Wednesday, June 4

MAGA populists have most to lose from Big Beautiful Bill Tax breaks for the wealthy and cuts to Medicaid will hurt the brand

Emily Jashinsky

Tough times for the short kings. Credit: Getty

Male attacks on Tinder height feature are hypocritical

‘SkinnyTok’ ban won’t eradicate eating disorders Content moderation is just the tip of a dangerous online iceberg

Kristina Murkett

Criticism of Islam remains uniquely dangerous in Britain Hamit Coskun’s conviction for burning a Quran represents a worrying turn

Jacob Mchangama

Tuesday, June 3

Trump should allow Iran to enrich uranium This concession will, paradoxically, stabilize relations in the Middle East

Putin has nothing to lose and everything to gain from continuing the war. Credit: Getty

Is Putin deliberately torpedoing Ukraine talks?

Doctor Who lost its way years before Ncuti Gatwa The show’s moralizing has gone from subtle to suffocating

Monday, June 2

Pete Hegseth’s Taiwan speech risks conflict with China The Defense Secretary’s inflammatory rhetoric will destabilize the region

Any victory will be Pyrrhic for Zelensky. Credit: Getty

Drone attack may do Ukraine more harm than good

Jennifer Kavanagh

Will the US bond market crack? Debt ceiling worries are increasing as time runs out to pass the Big Beautiful Bill

Karol Nawrocki addresses supporters following Poland's election run-off last night. Credit: Getty

Conservative victory in Poland humiliates Donald Tusk