Will Johnson

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  • SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – MARCH 20: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers talks to his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara in the dugout during the 2024 Seoul Series game between Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres at Gocheok Sky Dome on March 20, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images)Commentary

    Sports leagues thought they hit the jackpot by partnering with the betting industry–but gambling scandals are turning Americans against them

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  • TOPSHOT – CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing “Cyber Rodeo” grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. – Tesla welcomed throngs of electric car lovers to Texas on April 7 for a huge party inaugurating a “gigafactory” the size of 100 professional soccer fields. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

    U.S. EV sales fell short of predictions in 2023. Elon Musk and range anxiety could be to blame, according to a new poll

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  • A young Caucasian man and an older man are cheerfully bumping fists, while spending time in the park totgether.Commentary

    America’s generational divide doesn’t apply to technology. Gen Zers and boomers share the same techno-optimism–and nostalgia

    By Will Johnson and Clay Routledge
  • Long Beach, CA – June 09: Long Beach City College graduate Eva Luna Smith cheers after getting her diploma in Long Beach on Thursday, June 9, 2022. (Photo by Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images)Commentary

    90% of 2023 graduates think college is really worth it. Here’s why they’re right–and politicians and pundits are wrong

    By Tim Killeen and Will Johnson
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 13: People walk by the First Republic Bank headquarters on March 13, 2023 in San Francisco, California. First Republic shares lost over 60 percent on Monday even after regulators took actions Sunday evening to backstop all depositors in failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and offer additional funding to other troubled institutions. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Commentary

    Americans are over the endless anxiety loop. Only the rich, remote workers, and Gen Zers really care about the banking crisis, according to The Harris Poll

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  • AL KHOR, QATAR – DECEMBER 10: Bukayo Saka of England and Kylian Mbappe of France during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter final match between England and France at Al Bayt Stadium on December 10, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. (Photo by Richard Sellers/Getty Images)Commentary

    Are you wagering money on the World Cup? Sports betting is taking America by storm–and a third of young men are hooked

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  • TOPSHOT – CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing “Cyber Rodeo” grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. – Tesla welcomed throngs of electric car lovers to Texas on April 7 for a huge party inaugurating a “gigafactory” the size of 100 professional soccer fields. (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)Commentary

    Here’s why most Americans support Elon Musk’s Twitter deal, according to The Harris Poll

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  • LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 11: A person shops in the meat section of a grocery store on November 11, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. U.S. consumer prices have increased solidly in the past few months on items such as food, rent, cars and other goods as inflation has risen to a level not seen in 30 years. The consumer-price index rose by 6.2 percent in October compared to one year ago. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Commentary

    With inflation at a 40-year high, who feels better off today? They do

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    Exclusive poll: Amid COVID-19, Americans don’t care about climate change anymore

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