Four decades after Social Security was first dubbed the untouchable “third rail” of American politics, Elon Musk apparently wants to see whether messing with the program is still politically lethal.

"Balanced reporting … does not mean presenting both sides equally if the two arguments are not equal," writes a reader who saw a false equivalence in a recent commentary on Social Security.

Nearly three out of five (59%) people do not know what the third rail is on train tracks, a new survey suggests. Network Rail, which commissioned the poll of 2,000 UK adults, warned that coming ...

Nearly three out of five (59%) people do not know what the third rail is on train tracks, a new survey suggests (Alamy/PA) Nearly three out of five (59%) people do not know what the third rail is ...