An Old Man Reflects on the Era of Fire Drills, Not Lockdown Drills
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. As an old man tottering into the sunset of his life, I would like to verify from my own experience that, yes, there was a time when kids went to high school without giving a moment’s thought to being gunned down by a mass murderer.…
Republicans Are Having Second Thoughts About Abandoning TPP
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Yesterday I read that a couple of Republican senators thought Donald Trump should rethink his decision to pull out of the Trans Pacific Partnership, a trade treaty with 11 other nations. But the Washington Post reports today that support for TPP has expanded: The latest:…
What’s the Real Takeaway From Yesterday’s Big Low-Carb vs. Low-Fat Showdown?
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A number of people have pointed out to me that the New York Times has a very different take on yesterday’s big diet study: The Key to Weight Loss Is Diet Quality, Not Quantity, a New Study Finds A new study, published Tuesday in JAMA…found…
Trump Drags Sessions Into His Meltdown Over Russian Meddling
Yin Bogu/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump dove into his fifth day of blaming everyone but his administration for failing to act against Russian interference, this time dragging in Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Trump misspelled the attorney general’s name while challenging the Justice Department for…
Stephen Colbert Praises the Young Survivors of the Parkland Shooting Demanding Action
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, Stephen Colbert returned to the “Late Show” for the first time since last week’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida to praise the impassioned young survivors who have risen in the wake of the horrific tragedy to demand action from lawmakers. “I hope these…
Humans Are Responsible for Nearly All Modern Global Warming
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. No special reason for this post, but in case anyone ever suggests to you that, sure, global warming is real, but we don’t know how much is caused by humans—well, yes we do: This is from the Fourth National Climate Assessment, which states with high…