Brooke Gladstone

What is the point of sports? How important is the biological distinction between men and women? These questions are wrapped up in the coverage of Olympics athlete Caster Semenya. 

The Rio Olympics proceeded without major hiccups, belying the media's doomsday lead-up coverage. But were the Games a success for the residents of Rio?

The state map of Louisiana is an iconic shape: a boot, a large L in the American South. But it's also a lie that obscures a huge environmental threat.

It took mainstream media several days to catch on to the latest historically destructive floods in Louisiana. Was it just bad timing or evidence of a greater lack of understanding?

Driven by the desire to amass a beautiful library of rare books, a bibliophile becomes a notorious thief.  

Years before adult coloring books were whimsical stress relievers, they were objects of political subversion. 

Stories about the imperiled publishing industry have become so familiar that it was something of a shock when publishers reported marked growth in 2015. 

Why are pundits like Bill Kristol still paid for their botch prognostications?

You've heard that money buys elections. But if most of it is used on ineffective television ads, then what is it really buying? 

Debunking the myths and quelling the fears surrounding migration. 

Trump is not Putin's puppet -- and the media narrative that he is only distracts from the true implications of a Trump presidency. 

Professor Doug Massey walks us through the myths and misconceptions surrounding immigration in America for Part Two of our Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Migration Edition.

Brooke talks to Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors about the movement's future and broader mission.

Coup attempts don't come up that often. But when they do, be prepared with these tips for avoiding the war of narratives.

How to "make America safe again”...when the numbers say America has already been getting safer.

Kicking off our deep dive into deception with a taxonomy of the political lie.

For many on the Left, Trump's popularity merely confirms their assumptions about those other people in America. And this may be the most dangerous lie of all.

Why people believe what they want to believe, despite the facts. 

November is coming, and with it, polling data. We revisit Nate Silver’s discussion about the importance of reading polls with a critical eye.

People freaked out about a surge in Brits Googling questions about the EU after Brexit. It's not true.