Trump’s credit card interest rate cap is a lose-lose

President Trump started 2026 with new fights on many fronts, including one that may even excite the left-wing flank in Washington — a battle with the consumer lending industry. On Truth Social last week, the president declared Americans will no longer be “ripped off” by the credit card industry, endorsing a one-year cap on interest rates at 10 percent….

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We Can’t ‘True Crime’ Our Way to Fairer Courts

If the true crime phenomenon on streaming platforms and podcasts has proven anything in the recent decade, apart from our collective addiction to onscreen misery, it’s that courtrooms and science don’t mix well. “” A popular Netflix series “Exhibit A” explores dozens of cases muddied by fringe scientific evidence, including Touch DNA, cadaver dogs and blood splatter evidence. Another…

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