The backward logic of pharmaceutical tariffs
President Donald Trump says America needs to raise drug prices to lower them. At least that’s the logic of a...
Pants are optional: What I learned navigating Berlin’s famous club scene
BERLIN — Even in the light of a Thursday afternoon, Berghain looks impenetrable. The former power plant turned nightlife venue...
5 ways to add a little inconvenience to your day — and improve your brain
Thanks to modern technology, drafting an email, ordering a meal or looking up that random actor’s name you can’t remember...
The moon and Mars could create a new human species
Scott Solomon is a biologist and professor at Rice University and the author of “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space...
Activist local governments should not be regulators of energy markets
John Yoo is a senior research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and a...
The Orban election test case for the limits of populism’s appeal
The Trump administration is extremely invested in the outcome of the April 12 Hungarian election. Vice President JD Vance travels...
The U.S. needs to go on AI offense
You’re reading Superintelligent, a newsletter about AI. Click here to get the full edition in your inbox. Wendy R. Anderson...
Who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene? In Georgia’s 14th, I saw clues.
Scott Ferson is the president of Liberty Square Group and the author of “How the Democrats Lost America: Making Sense...
Want to avoid dementia? Here’s what the science says.
You probably already know that sitting alone in front of the television or mindless scrolling on social media isn’t great...
Why Abigail Spanberger became unpopular and how she can fix it
The moderate version of Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) has gone missing, and Virginia voters have noticed. After running a centrist...
Shots fired at home of Indiana politician, who found ‘No data centers’ note
An Indianapolis city council member said he awoke early Monday morning to the sound of gunshots as an attacker fired...
How a little-known contractor helped direct operations at FEMA for a year
On a Monday in mid-March, a group of Department of Homeland Security investigators entered the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters...
Wisconsin Supreme Court back on ballot after years-long fight for control
MADISON, Wis. — Voters will decide Tuesday whether to expand the liberal majority on Wisconsin’s top court as Democrats and...
This GOP candidate seized a half-million ballots and says he may do it again
The November election results were not close in Riverside County, California. That didn’t stop the county’s Republican sheriff from seizing...
Democrats are turning Republicans’ arguments against them in midterm races
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Janelle Stelson, a Democrat running to oust incumbent Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pennsylvania) in a district that stretches...
