The FTC has fined Facebook five billion dollars over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. To put it in perspective, that amount represents 9% of Facebook’s 2018 revenue. The fine is the largest ever levied against a tech company––the second largest was against Google in 2012, which had to pay a mere $22.5 billion. Despite the size …

The governor of Illinois has signed into a law a bill making marijuana legal for recreational use. Residents can now purchase one gram of pot at a time, while non-residents can purchase 15 grams at a time. Most importantly, though, the bill will expunge the records of nearly 800,000 people who have minor convictions for marijuana …

Migrant detention centers have been the source of much scandal in recent weeks. There has been plenty of political fall out over the issue, but there has also been a surprising amount of economic consequences. Most recently, Bank of America has announced it will no longer finance private prisons or detention centers. Previously, it has …

The first Cold War ended nearly thirty years ago, but there’s second Cold War being waged right now. Over the past six months, China has ramped up its attacks on the US and the West writ large. Most recently, hackers have broken into more than a dozen telecommunication companies and stolen tremendous amounts of personal …

Many Republicans seem to think that Mueller report completely exonerated Trump, but it absolutely did not. Most major news outlets have made that very clear, with one notable exception: Fox News. Fox has mentioned has presented the report as though it clears Trump of any and all wrongdoing. One example of this Fox-induced blindness is …

As of now, Netflix is still filming original content in Georgia, where a battle is brewing over the state’s strict new anti-abortion law. The law has not yet gone into effect, but if it does, the streaming media company said that they might cease production in the state. Other celebrities and film companies have registered …

Two high-profile participants in the massive college admissions cheating scandal have pled guilty: Laura Janke, USC’s assistant soccer coach, and Felicity Huffman. Janke admitted to working with Rick Singer, the man who orchestrated the scandal. Huffman admitted to pay $15,000 for having her daughter’s SAT corrected in secret. Huffman allegedly cried while she admitted to …

President Trump sent an alarming series of tweets on Friday: “Had a long and very good conversation with President Putin of Russia. As I have always said, long before the Witch Hunt started, getting along with Russia, China, and everyone is a good thing, not a bad thing…We discussed Trade, Venezuela, Ukraine, North Korea, Nuclear …

Donald Trump has opted to spend $20 billion over the next two decades in order to keep the USS Harry S. Truman operating, reversing his February decision to retire it. Here’s the problem: the Navy didn’t want that carrier still running. They planned to use that money on more advanced technologies and preparing for cyber …

Donald Trump has announced that his administration will stonewall all subpoenas from Congress. This is an unwise move, since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged caution before beginning impeachment hearings. But if Trump and his administration does not comply with questions, then the Democrats in the House will not be able to do their due …