Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
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05/04/2023
Opinion: What Our Toxic Culture Does to the Young
In the early 1960s typical Americans were eager to get on with adult life.
05/04/2023
A Ray of Hope for Some Coral Reefs
Sometimes, change is good. Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science have discovered a new resiliency in certain coral reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
05/04/2023
Opinion: Who regulates the regulators?
Scott Alexander reviews a book about institutional review boards (IRBs), the panels that review the ethics of medical trials: From Oversight to Overkill, by Dr. Simon Whitney. From the title alone, you can see where this is going.
05/05/2023
Opinion: Stop holding Ukraine to ridiculous standards
An alleged Putin assassination attempt has laid bare the hypocrisy of how people discuss this war.
05/04/2023
Opinion: The U.S. Government Keeps Breaking the Economic Golden Rule: Do No Harm
In the wake of the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise it short-term interest rates target for the tenth straight meeting in order to combat what it sees as untenably high-inflation, it’s time to assess what has happened economically in the United States over the past year
05/05/2023
Opinion: AI is about to make social media (much) more toxic
We must prepare now.
05/05/2023
US labor market heats back up, adding 253,000 jobs in April
The US labor market that was poised for a spring cool just got a touch of heat. The economy added 253,000 jobs in April, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Opinion: Illiberalism is a threat to democracy — on the right and left
In middle school, I played on a football team that lost every game. Our coaches tried to keep our spirits high by reciting the proverb once heard on fields and courts across the country: It’s not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.
05/04/2023
Serbia Announces Extensive Gun Controls In Wake Of Belgrade School Shooting
Serbia's government is instituting an extensive revision of existing private gun permits and other measures as the Balkan country mourns the victims of a mass shooting -- its first ever at a school -- that has sent shock waves through the country.
04/26/2023
Electric car sales surged by 55% last year to surpass 10 million, and China led the way
The Paris-based organization says more than 26 million electric cars were on the world’s roads in 2022, which represents a 60% increase relative to 2021.
03/25/2023
Martin Wolf on the Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Yascha Mounk and Martin Wolf discuss how democracy grew out of capitalism and why both our political and our economic systems are now imperiled.
03/25/2023