What’s the Least Bad Way to Cool the Planet?
How to cool the planet? The energy infrastructure that powers our civilization must be rebuilt, replacing fossil fuels with carbon-free sources …
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What if Disability Rights Were for Everyone?
In the fight between red state governors and the federal government over measures to control the pandemic, the Biden administration has deployed …
‘I Don’t Want to Hit My Children. I Don’t Want to Hit Anybody.’
When I was a young teenager, I was uncontrollable, rebellious. My father believed in corporal punishment, sanctioned by the evangelical church …
Are We Too Burned Out to Defend Roe v. Wade?
This Saturday, there will be demonstrations across the country to protest Texas’ crowdsourced abortion ban and the Supreme Court’s refusal to …
I Know This Is Crazy, but Maybe We Should Live Under Majority Rule
There are 51 votes — the Senate Democratic caucus plus Vice President Kamala Harris — to raise the debt limit and save the United States from …
Rapid Tests Are the Answer to Living With Covid-19
In Germany, you can buy a rapid Covid-19 test at the grocery store for one euro (a little more than a dollar). In Britain, any household can …
We Know What Facebook Knew, and When It Knew It. Now What?
Two weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal published “The Facebook Files,” a damning series based on a cache of leaked internal documents that …
‘We’ve Become Too Complicated’: Where Eric Adams Thinks Democrats Went Wrong
In July, Eric Adams narrowly won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York, making him the odds-on favorite to win in November. And he won …
In the Name of Art, an Artist Pockets $83,000 and Creates Nothing
The title of the artwork was a clue to the artist’s intentions — “Take the Money and Run.” A Danish museum gave about $83,000 to an artist to …
In the Name of Art, an Artist Pockets $83,000 and Creates Nothing
The title of the artwork was a clue to the artist’s intentions — “Take the Money and Run.” A Danish museum gave more about $83,000 to an artist …