What must it feel like to be a fish — to glide weightlessly through the sea, to draw breath from water, to be (if one is lucky) oblivious to the parched terrestrial world above?  Maybe you suspect there isn’t much to fish — and you could hardly be blamed for it. For centuries, Western natural […]

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The CDC is leaning into anti-vax rhetoric, suggesting in a recent change to its website that there is no fixed scientific consensus on whether vaccines […]

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The other day, I went to buy my first big Christmas gift of the year, and there it was, on the checkout page: Would I like to split this purchase up into four easy interest-free payments?  Parting with a smaller amount of money to get something you want sooner is a compelling offer. So compelling […]

There are many places where adults would prefer not to be around other people’s children. Seated next to or in front of them on airplanes, their homes, spas, commercial fishing vessels; these places range far and wide. But there are few places where regular citizens, outside of private business and local governments, can impose a […]