'All Natural' Is Not a Viable Health Strategy

Kristen Panthagani Your Local Epidemiologist
Sometimes “all natural” is far better, but other times nature tries to kill us. We need health policy guided by data that recognizes the harms of both sugary drinks and infectious threats. Americans shouldn’t have to choose.

Trump Tech Requests

Can the Internet fix imaging problems? The view from the White House tech desk.

What’s an H-1B Visa?

Gabrielle Clark The Conversation
Photo of Trump and Musk from waist up.
A Brief History of the Controversial Program for Skilled Foreign Workers

Bring In the Clowns

Jean Chacona
Poet Jean Chacona offers a satirical view of the hucksterism at the heart of the new administration.

Trump-Three Days of Wannabe Presidency or Dictatorship

Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American
Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of all the January 6 rioters convicted of crimes was a spur of the moment decision designed to get the issue behind him quickly. “Trump just said: ‘F*ck it: Release ‘em all,’” an advisor recalled.