Year-end grade for the 118th Congress: barely passing
Jonathan Bernstein Let’s start with the good news about the first session of the 118th Congress. Lawmakers successfully avoided — or postponed — an...
Have scientific breakthroughs declined?
F.D. Flam 2023 had barely begun when scientists got some jolting news. On Jan. 4, a paper appeared in Nature claiming that disruptive scientific findings...
Why you should know about the ‘Super Bowl Sunday’ of online dating
If you were thinking about joining a dating site in the new year, you’re not alone. Far from it, in fact. The first Sunday of the new year happens to be the b...
US soldiers at risk of suffering brain injuries from their own weapons
Daniel Johnson The military is currently experiencing a mental health crisis, with suicide now the second leading cause of death for service members. Bra...
Safeguarding democracy from artificial intelligence
Steven Kull and JP Thomas The Founding Fathers asserted that elected officials should listen to and be influenced by the views of the electorate. As Jame...
Tips for navigating the holidays while in recovery
Jameson Pinette Recovery from a substance use disorder (SUD) is a journey filled with challenges during the holidays, but it is a journey worth taking. As a lea...
Christmas is the world’s festival, its happy place
Llewellyn King I am an oddball. I like to work on Christmas. I don’t know how it is now, but when I was younger and worked for newspapers, variously in...
Republicans’ blocking aid to Ukraine is next-level cynicism
Jackie Calmes Only five months ago, President Joe Biden promised at a NATO summit that the United States and its allies would help defend Ukraine against...
Voters fear current methods of regulating AI are insufficient
Paolo Mastrangelo Artificial intelligence is developing faster than many of us can imagine and is now becoming an integral part of everyday life. So far,...
Just ask Taylor Swift: Data makes the case for movie theaters versus streaming
Jehoshua Eliashberg, Charles B. Weinberg and Berend Wierenga The rise of streaming platforms has forced Hollywood to question everything — and the unce...