November 25, 2025
Does MAGA Actually Want American Science to Win?
In September, I published a profile in the New York Times of Jay Bhattacharya, the new director under President Trump...
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November 25, 2025
You Can’t Work the Robo-Ref
It’s the ninth inning of a decisive Major League Baseball playoff game. The San Diego Padres have just cut into the...
November 25, 2025
Doctor Death’s Messiah
When Jack Kevorkian set out for California in 1976, he had every intention of leaving medicine behind in Michigan. The...
November 25, 2025
Where’s the Thrill in the Enhanced Games?
Two worthy competitors, matched in every way, enter the sea. They have riled themselves up to this dangerous feat of...
November 25, 2025
MAHA Cedes the Obesity War to Ozempic
In 1997, the World Health Organization released a report declaring an obesity epidemic. In both developed and...
November 25, 2025
The Folly of Golden Dome
The Trump administration has announced a new global strategy for the United States. Instead of acting as the leader of...
November 25, 2025
Who Decides on Emergency Abortions After Roe?
Around the country, pro-choice advocates say, new state-level restrictions on abortion are leaving doctors afraid to...
November 25, 2025
The Bills That Destroyed Urban America
Think of what the typical American city looks like today: its hollowed-out core dotted with parking lots, its run-down...
November 25, 2025
American Diner Gothic
You’re not hallucinating the great weirding of America. The visual evidence is everywhere. Start with what you can...
August 26, 2025
AI Ethics Is Simpler Than You Think
Recently in Paris, Vice President J. D. Vance warned that “excessive regulation in the AI sector could kill a...