Folk Culture

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Bluesky, a Twitter-style, short-post social-media site, has exploded in popularity since last week, adding 1 million users in just that...

The images and videos were hard to miss in the days leading up to November 5. There was Donald Trump...

Alex Jones looked different in the final hours of Infowars, as though he were ready for something new. Broadcasting from...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s movement has repeatedly been written off as a farce, a stunt, a distraction. Now Donald Trump...

No surprise, I thought, as I disposed of the 12-volt charging adapter I had purchased for my car. I’d bought...

When Americans went to the polls last week, they wanted cheaper food. Groceries really are more expensive than they used...

This week, Americans learned that a Fox News personality could become the civilian head of the nation’s armed forces. They...

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I have beenstaring at this silver dish of fried chicken for what feels like hours but what really, actually, has...