Politics
Many Differences between Liberals and Conservatives May Boil Down to One Belief - Scientific American
Records Show Fox and G.O.P.’s Shared Quandary: Trump - The New York Times
Fox hosts and executives privately mocked the former president’s election fraud claims, even as the network amplified them in a frantic effort to appease viewers.
Alternative Energy
Pollution From a Plastics-Based Fuel Has a 1-in-4 Lifetime Cancer Risk — ProPublica
Almost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment.
Markets & Economy
Here’s Why the Economy Seems Weird - WSJ
To understand inflation, interest rates and recession risks, you have to go back earlier than the 2000s.
Climate Change
Trees Across the U.S. Are Sprouting Leaves Earlier Than Usual This Year - WSJ
With unseasonably warm winter temperatures from Texas to New York, leaves are appearing earlier than in any year on record.
Transportation
Norfolk Southern's accident rate spiked over the last decade - POLITICO
An analysis of federal railroad data shows accidents rising as investigators probe the company's "safety culture."
Technology
Inside the Suspicion Machine | WIRED
Obscure government algorithms are making life-changing decisions about millions of people around the world. Here, for the first time, we reveal how one of these systems works.
Culture
Inside the New Right’s Next Frontier: The American West | Vanity Fair
The dissident fringe is a space where far right and far left can coexist. And the Rockies are where they're headed.
Why Poverty Persists in America - The New York Times
A Pulitzer Prize-winning sociologist offers a new explanation for an intractable problem.
America’s Terrifying Cycle of Extremist Violence - The Atlantic
America faces a type of extremist violence it does not know how to stop.
Real Estate
Once the World’s Largest, a Hotel Goes ‘Poof!’ Before Our Eyes - The New York Times
The Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan was a virtual city within a city. But in the end, nothing could save it.