One of Trump’s grudges now threatens America’s weather forecasts
The Trump administration has repeatedly sidelined federal scientists and dismantled long-standing research institutions, turning political grievances into attacks on...
Month : December 2025
We’re passing a dangerous global warming threshold — but we’re not doomed
The window for keeping global average temperatures from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius this century has now closed....
The Bravofication of American government
President Donald Trump is reflected in the glasses of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, as he talks...
The looming showdown over IVF, explained
President Donald Trump outlined plans to expand IVF access during an October event at the White House. President Donald...
The revealing pointlessness of Trump’s primetime speech
President Donald Trump during a primetime address to the nation in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House...
Trump is breaking apart a scientific crown jewel
The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, on December 17, 2025. | RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post...
The low, low cost of ending extreme poverty
It would cost just $318 billion per year — roughly 0.3 percent of global GDP — to pull hundreds...
The 2,000-year-old debate that reveals AI’s biggest problem
Almost 2,000 years before ChatGPT was invented, two men had a debate that can teach us a lot about...
America is richer than ever. Why is it so unhappy?
Ordinary Americans today enjoy a living standard that would have awed kings for most of human history. We live...
Everything is a mockumentary now, thanks to Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner’s 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap would influence comedy for years to come. | Alberto E. Rodriguez/FilmMagic...