Steven Johnson: How We Doubled Life Expectancy in the 20th Century
The Extra Life author on past scientific breakthroughs, COVID-19 vaccines, and renewing trust and confidence in public health agencies.
The Extra Life author on past scientific breakthroughs, COVID-19 vaccines, and renewing trust and confidence in public health agencies.
"A lot of what you're seeing as attacks on me quite frankly are attacks on science."
The resolution is part of a broader movement to rein in executive power during emergencies.
Politicians and policymakers know less than they think they do, in part because they have less power over our lives than they assume.
The claim that men face ‘environmental emasculation’ via exposure to synthetic endocrine disruptors is debunked.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he stands for freedom. That doesn't apply to business owners.
Crashing website and impenetrable government bureaucracy greet the tenants and landlords trying to access billions in federally funded rent relief.
The state is scheduled to ease its lockdowns on June 15. But Newsom still wants the power to control the terms.
The COVID-19 adviser's unsatisfying explanation of his conversion feeds skepticism about the value of a sensible precaution.
Using the process of elimination, the culprit seems clear.
Yes, that very same Randi Weingarten, the teachers union president who has fought to keep children out of the classroom for the last year.
The dubious decision breaks a streak of wins for plaintiffs challenging the legality of the CDC order.
Theatrical safety checks don't keep people safe—vaccines do.
How a debate about COVID-19's origins exposed a dangerous hubris
Officials’ cynical manipulation of the public damaged their own credibility as well as the world at large.
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The White House chose not to include cost estimates for a number of big-ticket health care policies—while still expressing support for them.
For decades, Western apologists downplayed the horrific consequences of China’s reproductive restrictions..
And hope for the future (still) lies outside of the state.
Urban Democrats may be leading the charge, but Republicans, too, have enlisted.
The agency's rule, which it recently extended until mid-September, makes no sense as a safety measure.
Laws which mandate big wage increases for workers during the pandemic are leaving store closures in their wake.
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For the president, the spending is the point.
There's a good chance they haven't been preventing the spread of COVID, and they might even be counterproductive.
Politicians and the media are telling bogus stories about falling fertility rates, rising inequality, and lack of economic mobility.
The one-size-fits-all approach to monopolistic K-12 instruction continues to repel even as COVID-19 recedes.
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No country gets out of poverty through redistribution of income.
A co-author of the article that Rochelle Walensky cited says outdoor settings probably account for "substantially less than 1 percent" of infections.
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A better prescription would be to get government entirely out of health care.
President Biden signed a bill Monday that temporarily waives the regulation. Why not just repeal the law?
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If social insurance plans had been designed by libertarian-leaning policy mechanics, what might they have produced?
As the pandemic improves, kids are being asked to make even more sacrifices.
This new initiative will "help people meet people who have that universally attractive quality: They've been vaccinated from COVID-19," said White House COVID-19 adviser Andy Slavitt.
Teachers union president tries to rebrand as a school-reopener, but parents aren't having it.
Critics said Gov. Greg Abbott's decision was "extraordinarily dangerous" and reflected "Neanderthal thinking."
More Puerto Ricans live in the 50 states than on the island, and it’s not hard to see why.
In Zack Snyder's latest, zombies are a public health issue, much like COVID-19.
The show perfectly encapsulates the feelings of grief, confusion, and isolation born of the pandemic.
The CNN host reportedly blamed the governor's troubles on "cancel culture."
As countries navigate their post-pandemic economic recoveries, many are adopting a new visa program to welcome foreign remote workers.
The calls to implement such a plan are based on incorrect assumptions and a passive media.
Americans have a reputation for being cockeyed optimists, but we're suckers when it comes to "declension narratives" about the fallen state of our world.