Crowning a Healthy Populism

Some Neanderthals Were Genetically Healthy Right Up Until the End

Heat waves can leave homes dangerously hot – even for young, healthy adults

The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny: Some Notes on Wearables

Cities Show How Climate Action Makes Life Better

Mamdani’s Selective Socialism

Listening for the echoes of black holes

The Meaning of Ro Khanna

The Renaissance didn't begin in Florence. It began six thousand years ago in the Middle East. So argues a new book

Open Thread

Is the Twenty-First Century a Creative Void?

A Healthy Constitutional Squabble

Open Thread

Why U.K. Socialism Could Soon Be America's Problem

The Secret Origins of 'Conspiracy Theory'

When the blogosphere gave way to Substack, writers gained audiences but lost each other. Noah Smith explains

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Open Thread

Open Thread

America's Founders Blended Liberalism and Religion

Trump's Sabotage?