Taylor Swift embodies a rare cultural presence and moment – and she’s everywhere. She inhabits her presence (amid an unusual... more

Joe Biden secured a victory in the Democratic primary in 2020 after Rep. Jim Clyburn threw his support, and that... more

Latinos represent the US electorate’s second fastest-growing voting group, with about 36.2 million Latinos expected to vote in the 2024... more

The first act in the Republican Party’s presidential primary season, the Iowa caucuses, has come and gone. Other contests in... more

In early 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a sprawling, brutal follow-up to his land-grab... more

It’s been one year since Crash Course launched, and what a year it’s been! From Trump to Putin, Climate Change... more

Robert Netzly is an Evangelical Christian trying to realize his values and stay true to his own beliefs while working... more

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Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York is drawing to a close – testimony recently ended – and sometime... more

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After many years of reassuring declines, some crime rates, like homicides and violent assaults, soared nationwide during the Covid-19 pandemic.... more

OpenAI, which you may have heard a lot about lately, is the company that developed ChatGPT, a wildly popular AI... more

Digital disruption is knock knock knockin’ at the music industry’s door, 20 years after the MP3 and Napster made CD... more

Donald Trump’s political speeches of late are chock full of warnings about “the threat from within” posed by his myriad... more

Speech has probably never been freer in the world than it is today: Multiple venues – especially social media –... more

At Bloomberg, we’re always talking about the biggest business stories, and no one is bigger than Elon Musk. In this... more

China is home to 1.4 billion people (about 18% of the planet’s total population), it has the world’s second-largest economy,... more

Alaska has been an object of fascination, exploration, and exploitation for nearly two centuries, but its most inhospitable reaches –... more

Gaza is now a war zone. In the wake of Hamas’ recent grisly attack that left more than 1,400 Israelis... more

Polling – the very inexact science that is the lifeblood of political analysis and guesswork – is very much with... more

“We White Christians no longer represent the majority of Americans,” writes Robert P. Jones, a White Christian. “We are no... more

There are no such things as alternative facts. We can disagree about how to interpret facts, but there they remain.... more

Have voters, politicos, analysts, and the media focused before with such intensity on a presidential race in the US more... more

Ever since Vladimir Putin sent Russian tanks rolling into Ukraine in early 2022, assumptions about the possibility of war in... more

Silicon Valley is the centerpiece of a very specific kind of bro culture – a culture that has had a... more

Weather is fickle and climate-related catastrophes have become all too common – in the US and around the globe. Deadly,... more

Any time Tim O’Brien sees a Republican presidential candidate (other than Donald Trump) on television, he’s reminded that they and... more

“Barbie,” the summer blockbuster about the world’s most famous doll, has a lot to say about the intersection of art,... more

The U.S. is now in the unprecedented position of having a man who has thus far been charged with 78... more

Kenya is home to some of the planet’s most glorious – and most threatened – wildlife. Like everything else on... more

Americans bet about $165 billion a year, but here’s something Tim O’Brien worries about: When there’s billions of dollars on... more

Wall Street can be a minefield for any competitive or ambitious person seeking a rewarding career, a name for themselves,... more

Semiconductors allow for massive, accessible, and ubiquitous computing and they are such stuff as dreams are made on. They’re pivotal... more

Every generation produces a financier or businessperson who personifies how easy it can be to part fools from their money,... more

Winemaking may seem entirely glamorous but it’s really just another version of farming: It’s hard, unpredictable work, and farmers everywhere... more

When British voters decided back in June 2016 to end their 43-year membership in the European Union, it seemed the... more

We all take for granted that nifty little miracle that happens when we flip a switch on our walls or... more

Former President Donald Trump will walk into a federal courtroom in Miami today and face criminal charges for the second... more

Robert Netzly is an Evangelical Christian trying to realize his values and stay true to his own beliefs while working... more

The media business has been home to experiments ever since the invention of paper. It’s hard to make money from... more

Last year – ten years after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut – one of the... more

Artificial intelligence has arrived courtesy of ChatGPT, the large language model software that already has more than 100 million users.... more

Coming soon: When nerdy gamer Sam Bankman-Fried rocketed to fame as the world’s richest 29-year-old, he pledged to donate his... more

Name a flashpoint in the US culture wars – and then think about how it intersects with education – and... more

Andi Owen, the CEO of MillerKnoll, recently went viral for telling employees not to ask about bonuses during a company-wide... more

The Supreme Court justices get lucrative book deals, luxe travel junkets, and the freedom to invest in almost anything they... more

Fox News – at least the part represented by the network’s powerhouse evening talk shows – is often an unfettered... more

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg recently charged former president Donald Trump with crimes related to multiple acts of fraudulent bookkeeping.... more

Berlin is the epicenter of one of the most grotesque authoritarian moments in world history: the rise of Adolf Hitler... more

Imagine you couldn’t take another breath because oxygen disappeared. You gasp for air until your body shuts down. Money provides... more

When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he intended to quickly subjugate the entire country. That,... more

Remember the early days of COVID-19 lockdowns when, practically overnight, it seemed that every shop closed its doors? Do you... more

Artificial intelligence, or “AI” – the foundation of decades of science fiction and movies – has gone mainstream. It’s here.... more

The Winklevoss twins are known for walking away from Facebook with tens of millions in stock and other payments. More... more

It’s hard for little companies to take on huge competitors – especially an industry like Big Milk, which has a... more

U.S. police officers shoot and kill more than 1,000 people annually. According to a Washington Post study, half of those... more

Native Americans now run about half of the national gambling market – or about $40 billion in casino revenue –... more

Americans bet about $165 billion a year, but here’s something Tim O’Brien worries about: When there’s billions of dollars on... more

If it hasn’t already, sports gambling is coming to your town, your living room, and your cell phone. Americans bet... more

Crash Course is all about disruption and Tim O’Brien can’t imagine a more disruptive politician than Donald Trump. After rolling... more

Imagine you’re Bob Iger. You relinquish Disney’s CEO suite in 2020 with a sterling legacy intact. Smart, game-changing acquisitions. A... more

Tim O’Brien is not a scientist. But he is a user of Covid-19 vaccines. He thinks they’re miracles, and the... more

Twitter was a pivotal force in debates about information, disinformation, the media, celebrity, politics, and all sorts of other issues.... more

Hosted by Bloomberg Opinion senior executive editor Tim O'Brien, Crash Course will bring listeners directly into the arenas where epic... more