Patrik Jonsson

Prediction markets are booming. Why are their ads banned from the Super Bowl?

On: February 7, 2026

A growing number of Americans are betting on game scores, weather patterns, technology releases, and even when singer Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce will get married. They are joining prediction markets – online pools wagering on the outcomes of real-world events – that have turned niche speculation intoContinue Reading

How the Lumbee Tribe earned federal recognition after a decadeslong effort

By: Patrik Jonsson

On: December 20, 2025

In: Science & Nature

Even through the din of his North Carolina fish market, Joseph Jones’s excitement is palpable. On Dec. 17, Congress recognized his people, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, as a full-fledged American tribe, eligible for government benefits, health-care assistance and, potentially, a casino. “It’s been a long time, but weContinue Reading