NIH Director Bhattacharya kills more health disparities grants

A New Paradigm for Global Health Financing

Alexander Rakhlin named director of the MIT Statistics and Data Science Center

The Problem with City-Owned Grocery Stores

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The Remarkable Story Behind Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”

Peace With Iran Won’t Last Unless It Benefits Ordinary Iranians

Gordon-Darby Renews Attempt to Commandeer New Hampshire Through the Clean Air Act

The Trump Administration Promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'

One small behavior change improves your brain chemistry, according to 201 studies

The Right Way to Regulate AI

Rebekah Jones, Claimed 2020 Florida Health Department COVID-19 Whistle-Blower, Loses Lawsuit Over Firing

Trump's New Director of National Intelligence Is a Menace to Liberty

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Law Firm Sues Ex-Client for Libel, Judge Lays Out Firm Owner's Disciplinary Record

Georgia Has Arrested At Least 20 Officials for Misusing the Flock Surveillance Database

Archives: August/September 2026

Mario Vargas Llosa spent decades exposing the seductions of ideology. Then he proved susceptible to a new one

Odd shapes hidden in dense Amazon rainforest reveal sprawling ancient civilization

Open Thread

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