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Climate Change Did Not Cause the LA Fires
A scientist says the climate is not broken; we need fossil fuels; and bad policy led to the fires.
Emily Yoffe
The Case Against RFK Jr.
A man who asserts nonsense about vaccines and HIV should not be at the helm of Health and Human Services, writes former Harvard Medical School dean…
Jeffrey S. Flier
Report: DEI Is Transforming the National Science Foundation
Government-funded grants favor research exploring ‘white supremacy’ and ‘non-normative forms of gender and sexuality' according to new analysis.
Rupa Subramanya
‘AIDS Fauci’ vs. ‘Covid Fauci’
There’s a big difference between the man who tackled the ’80s epidemic compared to this decade’s scourge: arrogance.
Joe Nocera
Can Pollution Save the Planet?
Attempts to reduce aerosols are actually making the world hotter.
Rupa Subramanya
A Doctor Told the Truth. The Feds Showed Up at His Door.
A young surgeon revealed how his hospital was secretly transitioning gender-distressed children. He is now facing federal charges.
Emily Yoffe
I Helped Make Standing Rock Go Viral. Now I Regret It.
In my heart of hearts, I always knew environmental issues were more complicated than the way I sold them to my true-believer followers. Finally, I’m…
Lucy Biggers
Stop Making Plane Turbulence About Climate Change
After a ‘severe’ Singapore Airlines flight caused multiple injuries, the media jumped to conclusions.
Rupa Subramanya
Ozempic: Magic Pill or Devil’s Bargain?
Johann Hari is half the man he was due to the weight-loss drug. He reveals how it changed the world—and how he once got fat-shamed by the Dalai Lama.
Bari Weiss
Got Milk? Then You Need the Full Story on Bird Flu
The CDC says our milk supply is safe. Donald G. McNeil Jr. asks: How can they be so sure?
Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Eclipse Hysteria. Antiracism in the Maternity Ward. Plus. . .
Michael Walzer on Israel’s war, six months in. Suzy Weiss on marrying rich. And much more.
Oliver Wiseman
Mass General Brigham Puts Antiracism Ahead of Their Patients’ Health
The new policy could compromise the well-being of black women and babies in the name of ‘equity,’ reports Sally Satel.
Sally Satel
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