The one thing Ozempic still can’t fix
GLP-1 drugs promised to usher in a new era of treating obesity as a disease. We could leave behind the...
The simple idea that helped prevent millions of traffic deaths
Let me start with the most local of local stories: the intersection down the street from my apartment in Brooklyn,...
Five months of war with Iran
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The Republican resistance to Todd Blanche was never serious
For a brief moment late last week, it looked like acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to get the word...
Trump still really wants a slush fund
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Welcome to the August issue of The Highlight
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have been wildly successful. But as popular as they are, Americans still have...
Can knowing less make you happier?
Hi readers! Shayla Love here, science journalist and longtime fan of Your Mileage May Vary. I’m honored to be subbing...
The case for turning golf courses into affordable housing
Maybe it was never a great idea to build so many golf courses in the desert. But in the 1990s,...
AIPAC helped knock him out of Congress. Now, he says, they’re losing.
One of the most powerful forces in American politics is about to face a major test of its influence —...
Why Trump’s attorney general nominee is struggling
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How a super El Niño affects the global climate
On June 11, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued an El Niño advisory after temperatures in the equatorial Pacific...
Trump’s merely “okay” economy
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The four most important words in healthcare right now
AI is the hottest thing in medical care right now — but many of us feel trepidation about it. Just...
AI could end up too cheap to control
The AI industry’s investors and critics don’t agree on much. But many in each camp share at least one basic...
The right says “suicidal empathy” is destroying the West. Here’s the truth.
America’s right-wing elites have a theatrical new indictment of liberals that they warn will lead to catastrophe: They care too...
