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Why science and tech writing is not up to this moment: a note from the editor

A More Political Science

What is science’s rightful place? How should we govern technology?

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Essay | Winter 2026

Winter 2026

  • Ari Schulman

Does MAGA Actually Want American Science to Win?

Reflections on the revolution in Bethesda

Ari Schulman

Essay | Winter 2026

Winter 2026

  • Garth Brown

MAHA Cedes the Obesity War to Ozempic

RFK, Jr. promised to overhaul the food system. Instead he’s tinkering with food dyes.

Garth Brown

Essay | Winter 2026

Winter 2026

  • Robert Zubrin

The Folly of Golden Dome

Trump’s vaunted missile defense system is a plan for America’s retreat and defeat.

Robert Zubrin

Essay | Winter 2026

Winter 2026

  • Leah Libresco Sargeant

Who Decides on Emergency Abortions After Roe?

Hospitals have to interpret new laws. Some are refusing to.

Leah Libresco Sargeant

Essay | Winter 2026

Winter 2026

  • Joseph Lawler

The Bills That Destroyed Urban America

The planners dreamed of gleaming cities. Instead they brought three generations of hollowed-out downtowns and flight to the suburbs.

From: The Lonely Neighborhood

Joseph Lawler

Essay | Fall 2025

Fall 2025

  • Dominic Burbidge

AI Ethics Is Simpler Than You Think

We don’t need to figure out the meaning of life to get AI right, because it’s actually a limited tool.

Dominic Burbidge

Essay | Fall 2025

Fall 2025

  • Daniel Sarewitz

The Party of Science Is Over

Democrats became so caught up appealing to experts that they forgot to appeal to voters.

Daniel Sarewitz

Essay | Fall 2025

Fall 2025

  • Hannah Rowan

An Ozempic in Every Lunch Box

Big Pharma and MAHA are fighting over how to treat childhood obesity. In the meantime, what do we tell our kids?

Hannah Rowan

Essay | Fall 2025

Fall 2025

  • Charles C. Mann

Why We Are Better Off Than a Century Ago

Our ancestors built grand public systems to conquer hunger, thirst, darkness, and squalor. That progress can be lost if we forget it.

From: How the System Works

Charles C. Mann

Essay | Fall 2025

Fall 2025

  • Charles C. Mann

Two Hundred Years to Flatten the Curve

How generations of meddlesome public health campaigns changed everyday life — and made life twice as long as it used to be

From: How the System Works

Charles C. Mann

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