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.
Listener Feedback for April: From the Midwest to the Southwest, listeners respond to stories on faith and athletics, the filibuster, and the challenges of Christian dating.
A Federal Reserve nomination raises questions about independence under political pressure, while a high-stakes redistricting vote in Virginia highlights a broader fight over power and process ahead of the midterms. Hunter Baker weighs in on Washington Wednesday.
Kicker: A women’s half-marathon in South Africa took an unexpected turn when two men used borrowed race bibs to place in the top ten—before officials caught and disqualified them.
U.S. pressure has weakened Iran’s economy, but not its defiance, as both sides now appear locked in a contest over who can stay the course longer. A WORLD Radio conversation with Middle East analyst Alex Vatanka.
Kicker: A scheme to fake bear attacks on high-end cars unraveled when an expert identified the culprit as a man in a costume—leaving four suspects with criminal charges and a hefty restitution bill.
Two Supreme Court cases—one about jury selection, the other about where a crime is tried—turn on how strictly courts should rely on the record when fairness is in doubt. WORLD legal-affairs correspondent Mary Reichard reports.
Markets pushed oil prices lower as supply fears eased, but stopped short of earlier levels—while debates over AI show how disruption can be misread as destruction. Monday Moneybeat: our conversation with economist David Bahnsen.
From a DOJ report spotlighting targeted prosecutions to a candid account of abortion and backlash over blasphemy, moments of honesty are forcing difficult moral clarity. John Stonestreet considers it for Culture Friday.
Carl Trueman shows a path forward: not more argument, but recovery of belief, worship, and a shared way of life
From reconciliation fights to congressional resignations and a growing rift with the Vatican, several political tensions are unfolding at once. Hunter Baker has this week’s Washington Wednesday.
