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What is Christian Reconstructionism − and why it matters in US politics
(THE CONVERSATION) Christian Reconstructionism is a theological and political movement within conservative Protestantism that argues society should be governed by biblical principles, including the application of biblical law to both personal and public life.
Taking shape in the late 1950s, Christian Reconstructionism developed ... (full story)
Trump lawsuits seek to muzzle media, posing serious threat to free press
(THE CONVERSATION) In December 2025, President Donald Trump filed a US$10 billion lawsuit against the BBC in a federal court in Florida. It was only the latest in a long series of high-dollar legal challenges Trump has brought against prominent media organizations, including ABC, CBS, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, ... (full story)
Grok produces sexualized photos of women and minors for users on X – a legal scholar explains why it's happening and what can be done
(THE CONVERSATION) Since the end of December, 2025, X's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, has responded to many users' requests to undress real people by turning photos of the people into sexually explicit material. After people began using the feature, the social platform company faced global scrutiny for enabling users to gen ... (full story)
Congress takes up health care again − and impatient voters shouldn't hold their breath for a cure
(THE CONVERSATION) As the bell struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, time ran out on Obamacare subsidies for over 24 million Americans. These subsidies, propped up through various legislative packages over the years, lowered the health insurance costs for Americans on the Obamacare exchange.
Following the expiration of these subsidie ... (full story)
State
Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back in focus
The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis recently has thrust a long-running and deeply contested question back into the national spotlight: When is a law enforcement officer justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle?
The killing, captured on cellphone video, has expo ... (full story)
Hawaii reviving task force that places warning signs at dangerous beaches to prevent drowning
About 800 people have drowned in the waters off Hawaii's roughly 1,000-mile coastline in the last decade, with an increasing number of people frequenting remote stretches of coastline with little to warn them of risks. Yet the state has not called for a single new warning sign to be put up on a beach in more than 13 years.
Water ... (full story)
Technology
What new Ohio high school NIL rules mean for student-athletes
On Nov. 24, 2025, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) announced a major rule change, allowing student-athletes to take advantage of NIL (name, image and likeness) opportunities.
This after an emergency referendum in which its 815 member schools voted 447-121 (247 abstained) in favor of permitting high school athle ... (full story)