Politics
The Supreme Court hands down a big victory for democracy — with one caveat — in Moore v. Harper - Vox
Six justices decided not to burn the right of the people to govern themselves to the ground.
Trump coup plotter John Eastman is finally facing real accountability - The Washington Post
What the fate of the lawyer behind Donald Trump's insurrection says about elite impunity.
Markets & Economy
How Inflation and Interest Rates Vary Around the World - The New York Times
Prices are still rising too fast for comfort in many major economies, and policymakers across the globe are trying to wrestle them under control.
Climate Change
Michigan, a Climate Laggard, Plans to Catch Up, Fast - The New York Times
Lawmakers in Michigan have long fought tough pollution controls. But the toll of flooding, lost crops and damage to the Great Lakes appears to be changing minds.
Health/Biotech
Suddenly, It Looks Like We’re in a Golden Age for Medicine - The New York Times
We may be on the cusp of an era of astonishing innovation — the limits of which aren’t even clear yet.
Science
What’s Really Happening When a Cuttlefish Seems to Vanish - The New York Times
Their camouflage seems almost magical, but scientists have observed some tricks the cephalopods use to blend in with their surroundings.
Black Hole at Heart of Our Galaxy Is on Crash Course, Space-Time Ripples Reveal - WSJ
Gravitational waves coming from supermassive black holes like the one at the center of the Milky Way are offering clues to these monsters’ fates.
Environment
How Plastics Are Poisoning Us | The New Yorker
They both release and attract toxic chemicals, and appear everywhere from human placentas to chasms thirty-six thousand feet beneath the sea. Will we ever be rid of them?
Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Beekeepers managed to rebuild | AP News
A new survey says America's honeybee hives just staggered through the second highest death rate on record, with beekeepers losing nearly half of their managed colonies.
Restoring Ecological Health to Ireland - The New York Times
Centuries of overgrazing and deforestation have eliminated most native flora in Ireland, creating what ecologists see as a man-made desert in places. A growing “rewilding” push aims to change that.
Technology
Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse | The Nation
Did the “creative class” learn anything from buying into a product that was obviously destined to flop?
Culture
People Hire Phone Bots to Torture Telemarketers - WSJ
AI software and voice cloners simulate distracted saps willing to stay on the phone forever—or until callers finally give up.
The Military Recruiting Crisis: Even Veterans Don’t Want Their Families to Join - WSJ
The Pentagon is scrambling to retain the main pipeline for new service members as disillusioned families steer young people away. This article is part of a series examining the problems confronting America’s military.
Sports
The Man Who Broke Bowling | GQ
Jason Belmonte’s two-handed technique made him an outcast. Then it made him the greatest—and changed the sport forever.
Tennis rivals Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova fought cancer together - Washington Post
After decades as rivals and friends, tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova found themselves more intertwined than ever as they battled cancer.