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Since 1996, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has been a key legal shield for the tech industry. It protects any 'interactive computer service' from liability for the content people post on their platforms. In other words, companies…

The former FBI lawyer and ongoing Trump target breaks two years of silence in this exclusive interview. And she has quite a lot to say. It's not often that you interview a subject who has no interest in being famous. But recently, I did just that…

On August 11th, two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent soldiers in to pacify the Indian state of Kashmir, a reporter appeared on the news channel Republic TV, riding a motor scooter through the city of Srinagar. She was there to assure…

The Class of 2000 ‘Could Have Been Anything' The high school yearbook is a staple of teenage life. But for some, it reflects the devastating toll of the opioid crisis. The Minford High School Class of 2000, in rural Minford, Ohio, began its…

The first round of hearings is over. More than a dozen closed-door depositions are out in the open. The impeachment inquiry is headed into its next phase. After weeks of laying out their evidence, Democrats will now decide which potential charges…

Social media is broken. It has poisoned the way we communicate with each other and undermined the democratic process. Many of us just want to get away from it, but we can't imagine a world without it. Though we talk about reforming and regulating…

Culture After expressing support for Donald Trump in 2016, Dilbert creator Scott Adams estimates that he lost about 30 percent of his income and 75 percent of his friends. He says that that level of political polarization has created a climate of…

“Concocting fake news to attract eyeballs is a habitual trick of America's New York Times, and this newspaper suffered a crisis of credibility for its fakery,” the Chinese government declared after The Times broke the news this month…

Huawei has warned up to 1,500 jobs at its Australian contractors could lose their jobs unless Canberra reverses a decision to ban it from providing 5G telecommunications equipment, reflecting how national security concerns in the west threaten its…

Klaus Schwab is the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. GENEVA – What kind of capitalism do we want? That may be the defining question of our era. If we want to sustain our economic system for future generations, we…