Politics
Why Attacks on Trump’s Mental Acuity Don’t Land
[ad_1] Ten years ago, I stood in the back of a large room at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire, watching Donald Trump ramble.…
Tag: past decade
Health
Risking Their Lives to Ski While They Can
[ad_1] There’s something fundamentally excessive about winter sports. Instead of curling up with a book or Netflix when the weather turns cold, winter athletes…
Health
Maybe Vitamins Shouldn’t Taste Like Candy
[ad_1] These days, the options for dietary supplements are virtually limitless. And whatever substance you want to ingest, you can find it in gummy…
Politics
The House Republicans Who Have Had Enough
[ad_1] House Republicans didn’t exactly have a banner year in 2023. They made history for all the wrong reasons. Last January, they presided over…
Health
Sick Season Will Be Worse From Now On
[ad_1] Last fall, when RSV and flu came roaring back from a prolonged and erratic hiatus, and COVID was still killing thousands of Americans…
Health
Do Not Underestimate the To-Do List
[ad_1] Productivity is a sore subject for a lot of people. Philosophically, the concept is a nightmare. Americans invest personal productivity with moral weight,…
Health
We Have No Drugs to Treat the Deadliest Eating Disorder
[ad_1] In the 1970s, they tried lithium. Then it was zinc and THC. Anti-anxiety drugs had their turn. So did Prozac and SSRIs and…
Health
Zero Lead Is an Impossible Ask for American Parents
[ad_1] Over the past eight months, I’ve spent a mind-boggling amount of time and money trying to keep an invisible poison at bay. It…
Politics
The Abortion Backlash Reaches Ohio
[ad_1] Officially, abortion had nothing to do with the constitutional amendment that Ohio voters rejected today. The word appeared nowhere on the ballot, and…
Politics
The Next Big Abortion Fight
[ad_1] For the 150 or so people who filled a church hall in Toledo, Ohio, for a Thursday-night campaign rally last week, the chant…
Politics
The Tennessee Expulsions Are Just the Beginning
[ad_1] The red-state drive to reverse the rights revolution of the past six decades continues to intensify, triggering confrontations involving every level of government.…
Health
Please Don’t Call My Cervix Incompetent
[ad_1] If you haven’t been pregnant, you’d be forgiven for thinking the language of pregnancy is all baby bumps, bundles of joy, and comparisons…
Health
America Loves Coffee. Why Not Yerba Mate?
[ad_1] It shouldn’t be hard to persuade people to take a sip of yerba mate. It’s completely natural. It makes you feel simultaneously energized…
Health
Thanksgiving’s Most Underrated Food
[ad_1] Since the start of 2022, I’ve consumed more than my body weight in sweet potatoes. The average American eats closer to the equivalent…
Politics
The Next Presidential Election Is Happening Right Now in the States
[ad_1] Kristen McDonald Rivet let out a big, slightly rueful laugh. “I was underestimating the level of national attention this race was going to…
Health
The Glory of Feeling Fine
[ad_1] A few months ago, I got food poisoning. The sequence of events that led to my downfall began with a carton of discounted…