Does It Matter if I Eat the Stickers on Fruits and Vegetables?
I keep finding myself biting into an apple or a peach, only to find I’ve eaten half the sticker the store put on there. Is there any harm in eating…
‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’: Bringing Loretta Lynn’s Story to Life
On Dec. 30, 1970, I happened to be an hour away from the horrible coal-mine explosion in Hyden. A few months later, I learned that Loretta Lynn had taken her…
Where defending nature can be deadly
RIO DE JANEIRO — The world’s forests are increasingly threatened and the main thing keeping some of them alive are the people, many of them Indigenous, standing up against those…
How to Learn My Love Language
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Medical Care Alone Won’t Halt the Spread of Diabetes, Scientists Say
Over the past 50 years, medical advances have led to a more sophisticated understanding of the causes of Type 2 diabetes and to an abundance of new tools for managing…
OPEC Move Shows the Limits of Biden’s Fist-Bump Diplomacy With the Saudis
WASHINGTON — The move by OPEC on Wednesday to reduce oil production sharply undercuts President Biden’s effort to avoid an increase in gas prices ahead of the midterm elections, while…
Opinion | Whoops! Behold the Republican Trove of Truly Terrible Candidates.
Rather problematic for a candidate who calls for a “no exceptions” abortion ban. Walker denied the whole thing, except the hard-to-ignore check. “I send money to a lot of people,”…
Opinion | More on the Firing of That N.Y.U. Professor
The New York Times reported on the firing of an N.Y.U. professor, Maitland Jones Jr., this week. It set my corner of discourse ablaze. I encourage you to read about…
Opinion | Herschel Walker’s Son Is No Hero
Of course, Trump issued a statement defending Herschel from the abortion claims, saying Herschel had “properly denied the charges” and that he had “no doubt” Herschel was “correct.” But Christian…
Opinion | Meet the Shadowy Groups Behind Liz Truss
In Ms. Truss, they found a friend. After a youthful dalliance with the Liberal Democrats, the new prime minister’s belief in small-state libertarian politics has been a mainstay of her…