Not-so-Scientific American, Trump’s insane trial and other commentary

“American journalism has never been very good at covering science,” argues City Journal ... But “the indictment did not specify any other crime,” so two weeks into the trial Trump effectively faces ... Read More

The Trump Trial Is Disturbing on So Many Levels

I can’t remember when I’ve been more disturbed by a criminal trial ... American institutions. Let’s first discuss the dreadful facts. Stormy Daniels’s testimony crystallized, better than that of any ... Read More

Trump trial, his GOP guests, reveal what a sick joke American politics have become | Opinion

GOP lawmakers have been showing up at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in waves to give the former president a public show of support, help him circumvent the gag order — and audition for a role in a ... Read More

What we've learned so far in Trump hush money trial and what to watch for as it wraps

Weisselberg did not testify in the hush money trial ... he did so with intent to commit or conceal another crime. Any verdict must be unanimous. Prosecutors allege that Trump logged Cohen’s repayment ... Read More

As Trump Trial Nears Its End, the Law May Give Prosecutors an Edge

The former president’s defense appeared to chip away at Michael Cohen’s credibility, but legal experts said the case is still the prosecution’s to lose. Read More

Trump Trial Day Two: The mysterious 'other crime' that is not

Of course not. Juxtapose Trump, who is now on trial for falsifying ... the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History." Get the recap of top opinion commentary and original content ... Read More

Trump’s trial is about politics, not justice

Former President Donald Trump ... the King is law, so in free countries, the law ought to be King; and there ought to be no other.” Forcing a former president to stand trial for novel ... Read More

Donald Trump

The defense began its cross-examination of former Trump attorney ... hush money trial. ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with ABC News’ legal contributor Kan Nawaday on whether or not former ... Read More

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For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the ... Read More