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Donald Trump’s modus operandi is the outrageous taunt. It almost doesn’t matter the assertion—the Republican nominee’s crowds, savoring yet another hammer-blow at the rotten, losing, unsalvagably corrupt American system, respond with some barbed chants of their own. But not everything out of Trump’s mouth is an extremist insult. If you strip out the ad hominem […]Read More

When it comes to cyber attacks, Russian spies aren’t the only ones to worry about. Businesses forced to confront the growing risk of cybercrime are waking up to the fact that it’s often someone on the inside who’s responsible. In other words, as a 2014 Oxford University study found, employees are increasingly attacking their own […]Read More

Andrew Harper has a staff of 600, a budget of more than $280 million, and an office littered with color-coded maps marked by hand-drawn arrows. Violet is for Isis, orange for Al-nusra Front, and green for the government of Syria. The arrows are for people: Since 2011, nearly 700,000 have poured over the border from […]

In an age when athletes have access to more advanced training techniques than ever before, the landscape of sports is entering a new realm. Today, it is not enough for an athlete to simply possess superior strength or talent. To rise above the competition, the modern athlete must train intelligently and use the most innovative […]

While the US political headlines are dominated by an intense debate over morality, ethics and the potential destruction of our country, Canadians are embracing their shirtless prime minister, Justin Trudeau, who is making surprise appearances everywhere. On Saturday (August 6), an off-duty Trudeau photobombed a beach wedding in British Columbia, with a peeled-down wetsuit and […]

A murky saga of global nuclear intrigue came to an end this week when the Iranian government returned the body of Shahram Amiri to his family, with bruises from hanging around his neck. The Iranian scientist had disappeared on a pilgrimage to Mecca in 2009 before surfacing in the US. There, he said he had […]

All eyes will be on Michael Phelps when he makes his Rio debut, diving into the water to compete tomorrow in the 200 meter butterfly, or possibly tonight in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay should Team USA deploy him. After a very public fall from grace—a struggle with substance abuse that led to two DUIs […]

On stairs carved into an old narrow gauge railway just outside of Colorado Springs, hikers and runners push themselves up 2,000 vertical feet in just under a mile. Here on the Manitou Incline, it’s easy to see why Colorado is ranked America’s leanest state. But only forty miles to the south is Pueblo, a former […]Read More

Indian consumers are ditching Apple devices for cheaper, more viable options. One glance at Apple iOS’ slipping market share in India shows that the brand is taking a beating for its unaffordability. Share for iOS devices was sliced almost in half in the second quarter, down to 2.4% from an already small 4.5% a year […]