Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds
In a so-called natural experiment, two school districts in Boston maintained masking after mandates had been lifted in others, enabling a unique comparison.
A Vatican Auditor Says He Dug Up Too Much Dirt, and Was Buried
Libero Milone is suing the Vatican for wrongful dismissal after he said he found cardinals siphoning off funds. The Vatican has hit him with a criminal investigation of its own.
Sometimes This Octopus Is So Mad It Just Wants to Throw Something
A study finds that the gloomy octopus — its real name — is in the small club of animals that toss things at other members of their own species.
A Bespoke Cider Made from Foraged Apples
The founders of Floral Terranes take foraging fruit to a whole new level.
Do We Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day for Our Health?
The advice that we take 10,000 steps a day is more a marketing accident than based on science. Taking far fewer may have notable benefits.
I Don’t Quite Buy the DeSantis Narrative, and Other Midterm Thoughts
Ezra Klein and Aaron Retica discuss how Democrats dodged a midterm wipeout.
Republicans Did Not Read the Room
It turns out that voters care about abortion and democracy after all.
Democracy Survived the Midterm Elections, for Now
Democracy survived the midterms, but we’re far from safe.
How Democrats Defied the Odds
In the midterms, the party bucked decades of conventional political wisdom, while the Republican playbook largely failed.
Abortion on the Ballot
Democrats won crucial races in states where abortion rights were at stake.