Are Republicans coming for no-fault divorce?

First, the Supreme Court eliminated the federal right to an abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization . Then, Clarence Thomas signaled that, if he had his way, the rights to contraception, same-sex relations, and gay marriage - established in Griswold v. Connecticu … | Continue reading


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Why the 4-day workweek is still controversial

The sharpest opinions on the debate from around the web | Continue reading


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Can American police use pain to make you talk? Depends on where you live

A case from Texas sets a dangerous precedent | Continue reading


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Words that seem related but aren't (2015)

There's no bomb in bombast | Continue reading


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Cheap Chinese tires might explain Russia's stalled 40-mile convoy in Ukraine

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The Ukraine war could last 10-20 years

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Covid-19 was the No. 1 killer of Americans age 35 to 54 last month

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The Sticky Problem of Making Facebook Go Away

How could we make the outage permanent? | Continue reading


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Did Theranis Lose Afghanistan?

The two debacles are more connected than you'd think | Continue reading


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EPA bans use of pesticide chlorpyrifos on food crops

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Biden's doomed efforts to stamp out social-media extremism

When the authorities try to impose uniform standards, they generate more disunity | Continue reading


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The Benefits of Billionaires in Space

This is how innovation begins | Continue reading


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Men are rapidly losing their close friends, poll finds

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The Miami condo collapse is a devastating reminder of America's landfill problem

The Miami condo collapse is a devastating reminder of America's artificial land problem | Continue reading


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Ever-increasing home values are a Ponzi scheme

How the insane housing market is a product of our policy choices | Continue reading


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Wolf 21

Scientists are trained to believe that the animal mind is unknowable. They should look closer. | Continue reading


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Bring Back the Station Wagon

How regulations helped push consumers and manufacturers to bigger, dirtier, dangerous vehicles | Continue reading


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The Mystery of 'Havana Syndrome'

U.S. officials are investigating possible 'directed energy' attacks on government officials. Who's behind them? | Continue reading


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America's wild housing market has everybody guessing

Prices are spiking. Buyers' tactics are getting weird. Is a bust inevitable? | Continue reading


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Why the assault on American democracy isn't over yet | Continue reading


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HBO's prestige ethos was no match for the content wars

How the network went from crown jewel to 90 Day Fiancé supplement | Continue reading


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The Case Against Antidepressants

A growing chorus of critics is challenging the widespread use of antidepressants. Why? | Continue reading


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There's no such thing as intellectual property

For vaccines or anything else | Continue reading


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The Case for Trailer Parks

Manufactured homes can be part of the solution to America's housing and infrastructure problems | Continue reading


@theweek.com | 3 years ago

Paper straws may contain chemicals linked to cancer, other ailments, study finds

There may be more reason to avoid paper drinking straws than general distaste for them, a new study from the University of Florida, published last week in ScienceDirect, suggests.The researchers found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which in layman's terms are potentially ha … | Continue reading


@theweek.com | 3 years ago

CDC Cuts Distance Guidelines “for students” from 6 feet to 3 feet

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidance for schools, saying students who are wearing masks can remain three feet apart in classrooms. Elementary school students should remain at least three feet apart from one another while continuing to practice … | Continue reading


@theweek.com | 3 years ago

The secret society of lightning strike survivors

After the sudden and intense drama of getting hit, they suffered from devastating symptoms that wouldn't go away. It seemed like no one could help — until they found each other. | Continue reading


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Who is the Cinderella in the GameStop fairy tale?

The market might be having a ball, but this isn't going to end with a prince and a glass slipper | Continue reading


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“Secret' message for coders on the new White House website

A new White House means a new www.whitehouse.gov. But most people who browse the spiffy website won't know that there's a secret message hidden right under their eyes.Snuck into the HTML code is a 'neat little Easter egg,' Protocol reports — a message that says 'If you're reading … | Continue reading


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Are pandemic relief checks making UBI inevitable?

How even many conservatives are learning to love universal basic income | Continue reading


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Our parents warned the internet would break our brains. It broke theirs instead

The boomers forgot all their own warnings | Continue reading


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Five African gray parrots at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in the United Kingdom had to be separated after they kept encouraging each other to swear at visitors.The foul-mouthed offenders — Billy, Elsie, Eric, Jade, and Tyson — arrived at the park in August, and right off the ba … | Continue reading


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The choice before voters is as clear as ever | Continue reading


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California's weak-sauce electric cars plan

Why banning gas-powered vehicles is a lot more show than substance | Continue reading


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The medical certificate held by the Republican candidate for Kentucky's senate seat is not recognized by the state. What does this say about his candidacy? | Continue reading


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The anti-war wing of both parties is dead

Your presidential choice is between war and war | Continue reading


@theweek.com | 3 years ago

A quarter of young adults contemplated suicide during the pandemic, CDC says

'Symptoms of anxiety disorder and depressive disorder increased considerably in the United States during April–June of 2020, compared with the same period in 2019,' the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released Friday. Just over 40 percent of respondent … | Continue reading


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David Hume's deathbed had become a matter of public interest – to see if (cont)

The philosopher remained a religious skeptic — even on his deathbed | Continue reading


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Are bread riots coming to America?

When people go hungry and the government refuses to help, sometimes they get mad | Continue reading


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The case against American truck bloat

A pointless design trend has turned trucks into dangerous pedestrian killers | Continue reading


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We Are Lonely

It's not just a matter of 'putting yourself out there' | Continue reading


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What beer reveals about monopoly power

Put down the stein. This is serious. | Continue reading


@theweek.com | 3 years ago

White House scrapped a testing plan because virus hit mostly blue states

Lives likely could've been saved if the White House had focused on people rather than politics when the pandemic began, Vanity Fair reports.Unlike other countries, the U.S. has struggled to present a unified national strategy on COVID-19 testing, and the country now leads the wor … | Continue reading


@theweek.com | 3 years ago

Even mild coronavirus cases can cause lasting cardiovascular damage, study shows

If you needed another reason to avoid coronavirus at all costs, here's one.Skeptics of the disease and the necessity of shutting down the economy to stop its spread have focused on the fact that most coronavirus cases have been mild or even asymptomatic, mistakenly comparing COVI … | Continue reading


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Our Time of Dread

Is the worst yet to come? | Continue reading


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What America can learn from Nordic police

You don't have to beat protesters senseless to prevent murders | Continue reading


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When journalists stop believing in debate

On the reaction to Tom Cotton's op-ed in The New York Times | Continue reading


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We should be grateful for good news in Georgia

The state is looking like a coronavirus success story. Let's celebrate it. | Continue reading


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