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TONIGHT, 7:00 PM ET: LIVE BRIEFING The Next Five Weeks: Inchon, Bay of Pigs, and the Escalation Trap

The Catechetical College?

Fat Cells May Retain a Memory of Obesity

David Byrne Awakens the Story of Dark Matter

November elections may bring little relief for scientists beleaguered by Trump

Live Reason Roundtable 10th Anniversary Show!

The Incas Adorned Animal Sacrifices With Coca Leaves

Are single-mindedness and arrogance what’s required to write great fiction? Consider the case of Cormac McCarthy

Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

Why Forgive and Forget is Bad Advice

Open Thread

Trump Says He Wants Drones and Snipers in 250-Foot Triumphal Arch, Complicating His Controversial Proposal

Where Did the “Social Magic” Go?

"Lust in Chekhov’s story is a humble sin, worthy of pity. It causes no wars and burns no buildings"

Conserving a Connected Ocean

Ancient Pocket Change Reveals Special Status of Rome’s “Little Englanders”

Time to Consider Becoming a Bricklayer

Can Miami Really Be the New New York?

GLOBAL BRIEF LIVE: ROBERT PAPE & MICHAEL McFAUL

California Houses Sex Offenders Next to Schools