Partner of woman held in Russia calls for her release
Dual US-Russian citizen Ksenia Karelina is accused of treason and raising funds for the Ukrainian army.
Netanyahu and Biden spar over Israel-Gaza war support
Israel’s PM says Americans back the war with Hamas, despite President Biden arguing it could “lose support”.
Our Loss of Science in the 21st Century and How to Get It Back | naked capitalism
Yves here. KLG looks at where “science” is today, using philosopher of science Nancy Cartwright as a point of departure. She has focused on how scientists actually do science, with…
A Transparent, Open-Source Vision for U.S. Elections | naked capitalism
Yves here. Many readers will no doubt recoil at the idea that the answer to bad and fragmented US election technology is yet more technology, even if open-source is arguably…
The SAT and the Supreme Court
After the Supreme Court banned race-based affirmative action last year, many people in higher education worried that it would be only the first in a series of decisions that reduced…
How Revillaging and Natural Building Are Increasing Climate Resilience | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post describes some approaches to building housing and designing communities to reduce their environmental impact. However, this sort of thinking is long overdue. Even though many of…
An Arms Race Quietly Unfolds in Space
The Daily is made by Rachel Quester, Lynsea Garrison, Clare Toeniskoetter, Paige Cowett, Michael Simon Johnson, Brad Fisher, Chris Wood, Jessica Cheung, Stella Tan, Alexandra Leigh Young, Lisa Chow, Eric…
Biden Takes a Hit in Michigan, and Wildfires Spread Across Texas
The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news…
Navalny’s Funeral to Be Held on Friday, Spokeswoman Says
Aleksei A. Navalny, the Russian opposition leader, will be buried on Friday after a funeral service in Moscow that will be open to the public, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday,…
Nikolai I. Ryzhkov, Soviet Premier Who Presided Over Economic Chaos, Dies at 94
Nikolai I. Ryzhkov, a premier of the Soviet Union who in 1990 took the brunt of the blame for economic chaos that engulfed the last years of Communist rule, leading…