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Archives for January 2019


Blame the baby boomers.

Motivated reasoning, bias, fake news, conspiracy theories, and more, explained.
The USDA knows it’s there.


The workers going without pay during the shutdown still have to figure out how to pay their bills.


From single-payer to public options, Democratic leaders have ambitious plans to expand coverage.

“All I’m saying is don’t act like the way things are is somehow ordained by God.”


US carbon emission rates are rising; election results in the Democratic Republic of Congo are still delayed.


Nearly half of new gym-goers stop working out by the end of January, but gyms like Crunch and Planet Fitness try to keep them longer.


Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun fled her family claiming she feared for her life.


You may want to double-check your travel itinerary.


Manafort’s redaction fail, Veselnitskaya indicted, Rosenstein’s reported exit, and more.


False equivalency is creeping into the fact-checking business.


Rosenstein will reportedly leave voluntarily once a new attorney general is confirmed.


And why the border wall represents a new form of “security theater.”


A new report suggests that we expect big advances in software capabilities — and we’re nervous.