January 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
What does it mean that scientists found 240,000 million nanoparticles of plastic in a typical bottle of water? The number is big and sounds alarming, but it isn’t very informative. How many particles are needed to cause disease? What kinds of ailments are likely to result? Are there people who… Read story
January 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
This year’s presidential election campaign is likely to be remembered for a rematch no one really wanted. Read story
January 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
A cluster of measles cases in the Northeast is putting a spotlight on how easily the highly contagious disease can spread — and how dangerous any further slip in childhood vaccination rates could be. Read story
January 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
This is a potentially perilous time for our economy and the security of the West. Trade policy with China sits at the center. China is no longer just a trading partner with whom we have differences. It’s become a global adversary using trade to dominate militarily and economically. Read story
January 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
What does it mean that Iowa Republicans braved freezing cold weather to go out and caucus for a man who is facing 91 criminal counts, not to mention another defamation trial from a woman who a jury already found he sexually assaulted and defamed? Read story
January 20, 2024, 6:02am Columns
When it comes to education, parents are reluctant to offer their children as guinea pigs. Read story
January 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Say the word “homelessness,” and everyone braces for misery. But recent evidence suggests that there may be reason for cautious optimism — at least regarding young people. Read story
January 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
January is the month to sign up for stuff you’re probably not going to keep doing later. Like cooking class or hot yoga. It’s also the month for setting goals, especially at work, where goals often come with lunch and a side of office politics. Suffice to say January is… Read story
January 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
If Israel is being charged with genocide at the International Court of Justice, why isn’t Russia? Read story
January 19, 2024, 6:01am Columns
What would it take to politically get rid of Donald Trump? The question sounds presumptuous, but, in fact, the proposition that most Americans wish — that Trump would disappear completely from our national political life — is entirely plausible. Read story
