President Donald Trump has been praised for a voicemail he left to the family of Ozzy Osbourne after his death. Why It Matters Osbourne, the legendary Black Sabbath frontman, died at the age of 76 in July from cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, and Parkinson’s disease. His death came barely two weeks…
Tech billionaire Elon Musk discussed the New York City mayoral race during his appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Friday, calling democratic socialist frontrunner Zohran Mamdani “charismatic” while also labeling him a “swindler.” Musk followed up his podcast comments on Monday with a post on X urging voters to support former New York…
Michael Sandel is a political philosopher and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University. His course on justice was the first at Harvard to be made freely available online and has been viewed by tens of millions of people. Sandel recently received the 2025 Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and…
President Donald Trump holds most of his business assets privately, but an analysis of his official disclosures, property and financial records reveals a hefty sum of money made from cryptocurrency during his presidency. The Trump Organization earned $802 million from crypto during the first half of 2025, according to a Reuters estimate. This overtook the…
Millions of Americans took to the streets for “No Kings” protests, a mass mobilization aimed at opposing President Donald Trump’s administration and what participants describe as his authoritarian tendencies. Newsweek reached out to Trump’s representative via email for comment on Monday. Why It Matters With over 2,700 organized events reportedly drawing nearly 7 million demonstrators,…
Elon Musk intensified his criticism of higher education in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting at Utah Valley University, amplifying posts on X that alleged the suspected gunman had been “radicalized” by college culture. On September 10, 2025, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University during…
Elon Musk’s net worth has taken a $15.3 billion hit after the Tesla CEO announced he was to form a new political party. The news sent ripples through financial markets and spooked investors concerned about Musk’s political ambitions and possible implications for Tesla’s brand and business operations. Why It Matters Musk, the richest man in…
Butch Meily is president of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation, IdeaSpace, and QBO Innovation. He is the author of the new memoir From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant’s Journey with America’s First Black Tycoon. In 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy created a new federal agency, the United States International Agency for Development (USAID)….
Donald Trump has made several comments about the possibility of sending Elon Musk back to his native country amid their reignited feud over the president’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but would he be welcome? Musk, the world’s richest man, was born in South Africa but has previously said he “considers himself to be an…