current events

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There is, you may be surprised to learn, little evidence to suggest Americans are less well-informed about current events than they were when 75% of households watched one of the nightly news broadcasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Putting my first special out has been so liberating because as a comedian, we can toil and toil forever, moving punchlines around, moving premises around, and new current events can influence your content.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Knowledge of current events, geography, and simple concepts like the law of supply and demand have been crowded out by willed ignorance and motivated reasoning.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

If the global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t wake you up to this, then maybe current events will.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Every morning after she finished her exercises, she read the paper cover to cover so that she would be up on her current events.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray