The Grumpy Economy
What was the worst moment for the American economy in the past half century? You might think it was the last wheezing months of the 1970s, when oil…
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Elise Stefanik’s Trump Audition
Elise Stefanik and I had been speaking for only about a minute when she offered this stark self-assessment: “I have been an exceptional member of Congress.” Her confidence…
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Whatever Happened to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Diana Henriques was first stricken in late 1996. A business reporter for The New York Times, she was in the midst of a punishing effort to bring a…
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The Lifeguard Shortage Never Ends
The United States, you may have heard, is in a lifeguard shortage. The city of Houston is offering new lifeguards a $500 bonus. Jackson, Mississippi, is raising lifeguard…
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What Doctors Still Don’t Understand About Long COVID
As a pulmonary specialist, I spend most of my clinical time in the hospital—which, during pandemic surges, has meant many long days treating critically ill COVID-19 patients in…
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