Why the World’s Astronomers Are Very, Very Anxious Right Now
What do astronomers eat for breakfast on the day that their $10 billion telescope launches into space? Their fingernails. “You work for years and …
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Santa Claus’s Real Estate Is Booming
Nancy Schwab loves Christmas. Really, really loves Christmas. “I have Santa collections from when I was little,” said Ms. Schwab, 62, a retired …
Fuel Tanker Explodes in Haiti, Killing Dozens
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Dozens of people were killed and scores more were wounded before dawn on Tuesday when a tanker truck exploded in northern Haiti …
Belarus Opposition Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
MOSCOW — A court in Belarus on Tuesday convicted an opposition leader on charges of organizing mass unrest and inciting social hatred over his …
The Anti-Abortion Movement Could Reduce Abortions if It Wanted To
Often an abortion happens because a woman is pregnant when she didn’t intend to be. It is true that some women terminate wanted but doomed …
Tornadoes Shouldn’t Be a Workplace Hazard
For the vast majority of Americans, democracy ends when work hours begin. Most people in this country are subject, as workers, to the nearly …
Timeless Wisdom for Leading a Life of Love, Friendship and Learning
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ “Today, we are supercompetent when it comes to efficiency, utility, speed, convenience, and getting ahead in …
A Squabble at the F.D.I.C. Is Actually a Fight Over Biden’s Entire Economic Agenda
The last time you walked into a branch of your bank, you might have noticed a sign bearing the official seal of the Federal Deposit Insurance …
Why I Keep Writing About Dive Bars
When I arrived in Rio de Janeiro, a colleague immediately invited me to a “dirty foot.” My reputation, it appeared, had preceded me. A dirty foot …
Fires, Landslides, Lack of Snow: The Ski Industry Girds for Battle
From the top of an intermediate ski slope called Ridge Run at Lake Tahoe’s Heavenly resort, Bryan Hickman knew what was at stake. It was late …