• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters

    Non-experts weigh in on stories from the week’s news and decide if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

  • Artists dropping out of SXSW in protest: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week

    The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

  • Pakistan army's reckless behavior turns 'Good Taliban' into 'Bad Taliban': Report

    The Pakistani newspaper Dawn wrote in an analytical piece that with the resurgence of the Afghan Taliban, the forces of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have become more daring and active. The newspaper wrote, “Hafiz Gul Bahadur, once known as the ‘good Taliban,’ has turned into the ‘bad Taliban.'” In the analytical […]

  • White House Report Card: Biden reelection stuck in neutral, approval at ‘fail’

    This week’s White House Report Card shows President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign marching in place, his approval rating stalled at “fail” while inflation festers, the border stuck open to a stream of illegal migrants, and the humanitarian crisis in Haiti unaddressed. It should have been an eventful week for Biden, mostly because he unveiled his Democratic pollster John Zogby graded the week a “C-plus,” calling it another with Biden stuck at low approval ratings.

  • Good and bad news for Louisiana insurance

    Jim Brown Jim Brown Throughout Louisiana, it’s common knowledge that the Bayou State has the highest insurance rates in the country when it comes to ensuring both homes and automobiles. This is not new news. This current unworkable insurance market has been the same old, same old for a number of years. So can anything be done to curtail the outrageous amount of money that the average insurance policyholder pays? Or will these folks just be stuck in a deepening pothole of unaffordability?...

  • More whistleblowers report employer over bad practices

    Reports of suspected bad practices in the workplace went up 50% last year, whistleblower support organisation Huis voor Klokkenluiders has said in its annual report. In total, 369 people contacted the organisation in 2023 compared to 243 the year before. Chairman Wilbert Tomesen said more attention to cases in the media is the probable cause of the increase. A law passed last year which offers whistleblowers more protection has also boosted reports, he said. The cases brought to the attention

    • MSNBC

    The Good News About The Biden Campaign's Fundraising Boom

    President Biden's poll numbers may be on shaky ground, but his campaign donations are flying high. The Biden Campaign reportedly raised over $71 million dollars so far, more than double the $33 million raised by Donald Trump. Jennifer Rubin and Christina Greer explain to MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart why the fundraising numbers may be more telling than the poll numbers.

  • Report: Biden ‘Angry and Anxious’ About Faltering Campaign

    Joe Biden fancies himself a great president with the best economic record in history who restored our nation's standing in the world after Trump left office. It stands to reason that if Joe Biden's real record was anything close to how he perceives it, he'd be cruising to reelection. He's long held the opinion that he is the only Democrat who can beat Trump in November, but Americans think poorly of his economy and don't think he is physically or mentally capable of doing the job.

  • Readers reply: is there such a thing as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ art?

    The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsIs there such a thing as “good” or “bad” art? Ultimately, isn’t it in the eye of the beholder? Karen Halliday, DublinSend new questions to [email protected]. Continue reading

  • Reporter’s Notebook: Tension between Biden and Netanyahu

    Washington Examiner Defense Reporter Mike Brest joins Magazine Executive Editor Jim Antle to discuss the sticking point of tension between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s government and the Biden administration regarding the Israel-Hamas war, the status of aid going into Gaza, and an update on Haiti and what the United States is doing to help.

  • Biden wants money for the Baltimore bridge. Good luck with that

    Has Joe Biden seen this Congress?

  • Biden administration pursuing TikTok over data practices: report

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has been investigating TikTok over allegedly faulty privacy and data security practices, and could decide to bring a lawsuit or settlement in the next few weeks, Politico reported on Tuesday citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. Earlier in March, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to pass a bill giving ByteDance about six months to sell the U.S. assets of the app, or face a ban. The White House had said the Senate should take ...