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Senate's top Republican says the Supreme Court's role is to protect basic rights, even when majorities are in favor of something else. "That happens all the time."

Author and podcaster Jacob Goldstein says we don't think of money as a technology, but we should. He traces the first paper currency to China's Sichuan province, and ponders the Fed's next move.

There's a vibrant collecting community for old 78rpm records, ancestors of today's iTunes single. Music writer Amanda Petrusich got sucked in while writing her new book, Do Not Sell at Any Price.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is one of the many Democrats seeking the party's nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. Bennet worked in Ohio early in his career as an aide to Gov. Richard Celeste. The senator outlined his platform Thursday at the City Club of Cleveland. ideastream’s Nick Castele sat down with Bennet to talk about his campaign. Listen to the interview above, or read an excerpt below.

In an unprecedentedly critical speech, Romney blasted almost every aspect of Trump's career and personality. Returning fire on Thursday, Trump again called Romney a "choke artist."

It's hard not to get swept up in this journey — full of filthy one-liners and priceless sight gags. And the film pulls it off with a level of savvy about Asian culture still rarely seen in Hollywood.

Past presidents have honored the civil rights leader's birthday by helping out at libraries or homeless shelters but Preisdent Trump chose to spend the day at his Florida resort.

Maybe you rented them from Blockbuster on VHS, or maybe you're seeing them for the first time — but there was an age when nearly every movie actor took a swing at romantic comedy. And it was glorious.

Given two choices of attractive mates, female frogs pick the top vocalist. But add a third, inferior male to the mix, and females go for No. 2. The "decoy effect" shapes some human choices, too.

The government says Apple has cited broad generalities in its refusal to help the FBI circumvent an iPhone's security features — and argues that the FBI's request is, in contrast, modest and specific.