No, Seriously, Decriminalizing Drugs Kills People

We are entering a world of extreme cognitive polarization. Some people will use AI to think more. Others will use AI to think less 

June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe

Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations

Perhaps the Nazi Tattoo Was a Clue

Religious rites, rock concerts, and other transcendent moments stem from directing our attention to “something more than human”

America the Great

New Homeland Security Task Forces Target Immigrants Over Sex Work

In Praise of the World Cup’s Little Guys

The brain’s internal ruler

Childhood Trauma Echoes Through Romantic Relationships

Victor Willis (1951 – 2026) Lead Singer of Village People

The War on Self-Driving Cars Will Kill People

Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story

People with Past Mental Hospital Commitments May Regain Second Amendment Rights

The 5th Circuit Says a Houston Cop Reasonably Killed 2 Innocent People Falsely Accused of Selling Heroin

It Wasn’t Just the Founders

Open Thread

Vasily Grossman died believing that his masterpiece had been seized by the KGB and lost forever

Open Thread

Today in Supreme Court History: July 3, 1941