Nick is chief content officer of WORLD and co-host for WORLD Radio. He has served WORLD Magazine as a writer and reporter, managing editor, editor, and publisher. Nick resides with his family in St. Louis, Mo.
Washington Wednesday: Democrats seize control of the House and Senate, and score historic victories in governors’ races across the country. Hunter Baker calls it a “complete collapse of the Republican coalition” and examines why President Trump’s appeal to his base failed to persuade voters in the middle.
A bear wandered into a California library early in the morning, helped himself to peanut butter, cookies, and honey, then left without disturbing the books. The date? Exactly 100 years after A. A. Milne published Winnie-the-Pooh. Does wildlife imitate art?
Kicker: At a Tokyo competition, contestants had 90 minutes to fall asleep and stay asleep. The winner took home several thousand dollars—and planned to invest some of it in a new bed. Every champion needs good training equipment.
Does a privacy law born of dirty tricks used against Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork—exposing his video-rental records—apply to online privacy? Mary Reichard has this week’s Legal Docket.
Moneybeat: Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh gets something important right, says David Bahnsen: A growing economy isn’t the same as an overheating one.
Culture Friday: John Stonestreet says Christians can use their vote to lessen evil, remembering that neither salvation nor apocalypse comes on Air Force One. Also: the effect of delayed childbearing on grandparents, France’s crisis of meaning, and whether Halloween trivializes evil.
Listener Feedback: Listeners respond to a story about family estrangement, Mary Reichard’s interviews with two Jewish thinkers, a Culture Friday discussion about school choice, and a feature on scuba diving.
Washington Wednesday: Why do some elections bring political earthquakes while others barely register? Hunter Baker offers a 2026 balance-of-power prediction.
A Fort Lauderdale homeowner hired a crew to tent his home and fumigate for termites. Instead, the crane that draped the tent toppled and landed on the roof. A rescue crane arrived, but the same thing happened. Maybe a third would be the charm?
Two men in Charlotte took their couch for a spin—balanced across a pair of electric scooters. Police appreciated the attempt at convenience without leaving the comforts of home, but they had a few small legal concerns.
