An examination of competing visions of conscience, discrimination, and the right to refuse In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled narrowly in favor of Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker who refused to create a custom wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Conservative America celebrated it as a victory for religious freedom and conscience rights. Liberal America decried it as discrimination hiding...
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Do We Really Have Taxation Without Representation? Elite Control and the Two-Party System
An examination of whether American voters truly choose their leaders or simply ratify choices made by political and corporate elites The rallying cry of the American Revolution was “no taxation without representation”—the principle that citizens shouldn’t be taxed by a government in which they have no voice. Nearly 250 years later, a growing number of Americans question whether we’ve circled...
Virginia’s Tax Avalanche: When “Affordability” Meets Reality
Virginia’s Tax Avalanche: When “Affordability” Meets Reality So here’s a head-scratcher for you: Virginia Democrats swept into power last year promising to make life more affordable for everyday Virginians. Fast forward to this legislative session, and they’ve introduced over 50 new tax proposals. Yeah, you read that right. Fifty. It’s the kind of political whiplash that makes you wonder if...
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- The Minneapolis tech community holds strong during ‘tense and difficult time’by Dominic-Madori Davis on February 3, 2026 at 10:17 pm
Founders and investors in the […]
- Intel will start making GPUs, a market dominated by Nvidia by Rebecca Szkutak on February 3, 2026 at 9:01 pm
Intel has been bulking up a […]
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The Service Refusal Paradox: When Principles Collide With Politics
An examination of competing visions of conscience, discrimination, and the right to refuse In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled narrowly...
Do We Really Have Taxation Without Representation? Elite Control and the Two-Party System
An examination of whether American voters truly choose their leaders or simply ratify choices made by political and corporate elites...
Virginia’s Tax Avalanche: When “Affordability” Meets Reality
Virginia’s Tax Avalanche: When “Affordability” Meets Reality So here’s a head-scratcher for you: Virginia Democrats swept into power last year...
The Election Year Playbook: When Tragedy Becomes Strategy
The Election Year Playbook: When Tragedy Becomes Strategy We’ve seen this movie before. A tragic incident occurs, cameras roll, and...
When Common Sense Dies Twice: The Preventable Tragedy of Alex Pretti
When Common Sense Dies Twice: The Preventable Tragedy of Alex Pretti There’s a special kind of heartbreak that comes with...
Trump’s Immigration Gamble: How Aggressive Enforcement Could Backfire in the Midterms
Trump’s Immigration Gamble: How Aggressive Enforcement Could Backfire in the Midterms As the administration doubles down on deportation operations, political...
The $20-an-Hour Reality: What Happened to the College Degree Premium?
The $20-an-Hour Reality: What Happened to the College Degree Premium? Remember when getting a college degree was basically a golden...
The Auditor in the Room: How a Small Ohio Accounting Firm Became the Gatekeeper of Minnesota’s Billion-Dollar Fraud Scandal
The Auditor in the Room: How a Small Ohio Accounting Firm Became the Gatekeeper of Minnesota’s Billion-Dollar Fraud Scandal Things...
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- The Minneapolis tech community holds strong during ‘tense and difficult time’by Dominic-Madori Davis on February 3, 2026 at 10:17 pm
Founders and investors in the Minneapolis tech industry told TechCrunch they've put much of their work on hold to help out their community.
- Intel will start making GPUs, a market dominated by Nvidia by Rebecca Szkutak on February 3, 2026 at 9:01 pm
Intel has been bulking up a team to focus on this effort and will develop its GPU strategy around customer needs.
- YC startups can now receive investment in stablecoinby Dominic-Madori Davis on February 3, 2026 at 7:54 pm
All startups accepted into YC will soon have the option to receive their seed checks via stablecoins.
- 2026 plans: What’s next for Startup Battlefield 200by Isabelle Johannessen on February 3, 2026 at 6:57 pm
See what to expect for Startup Battlefield 200 in 2026, the ultimate startup pitch competition on the global stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Join the […]
- Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump criticsby Zack Whittaker on February 3, 2026 at 6:35 pm
The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, […]
- Skyryse lands another $300M to make flying, even helicopters, simple and safeby Kirsten Korosec on February 3, 2026 at 6:21 pm
Skyrsye, now valued at $1.15 billion, is pushing to get FAA certification for its universal operating system for flight.
- Xcode moves into agentic coding with deeper OpenAI and Anthropic integrationsby Sarah Perez on February 3, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Xcode 26.3 offers agentic coding capabilities with Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex.
- Gradient’s heat pumps get new smarts to enable old-building retrofitsby Tim De Chant on February 3, 2026 at 5:56 pm
Gradient's heat pumps fit in windows, minimizing installation times. Now, it is introducing software to make those units more intelligent.
- Watch Club is producing short video dramas and building a social network around themby Amanda Silberling on February 3, 2026 at 5:44 pm
Watch Club will house microdramas and fan discussions in the same app, creating a fandom-focused social media experience.
- Lotus Health nabs $35M for AI doctor that sees patients for freeby Marina Temkin on February 3, 2026 at 5:14 pm
This AI doctor is licensed in all 50 states, the startup says. The deal was led by CRV and Kleiner Perkins.
- French police search X office in Paris, summon Elon Musk for questioningby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on February 3, 2026 at 4:55 pm
The Paris prosecutor’s office announced that it is expanding a criminal investigation into X for alleged crimes, including the possession and […]
- What tech CEOs and executives have said about ICE’s actions in Minnesotaby Amanda Silberling on February 3, 2026 at 4:13 pm
The Trump administration’s approach to immigration has reached a level of violence that the tech industry cannot ignore. Here's how tech leaders […]