Politics
The Supreme Court takes a wrecking ball to the wall between church and state - Vox
The Court’s Republican majority has ground the Constitution’s establishment clause down to a nub.
Trials Are About Facts. That's Bad For Trump. | Time
Courtrooms don't run like TV shows and that may prove the undoing of Donald Trump
Travel
Wish you weren’t here! How tourists are ruining the world’s greatest destinations | Travel | The Guardian
Overtourism has long been a problem – and besieged cities are fighting back. But can angry locals stop the tide of stag parties, ‘anus burners’, noise and graffiti?
Media
Police Raid Kansas Newspaper Office - The New York Times
The search of The Marion County Record’s office led to the seizure of computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors.
Climate Change
Montana Must Do More to Address Climate Change, Judge Rules - WSJ
The ruling sided with youth plaintiffs, in a landmark decision that cited a state constitutional right to a clean environment.
Health/Biotech
This PA Doctor Has Been Investigated at Every Level. How Is He Still Practicing? — ProPublica
Medical boards, a health department and even federal investigators have scrutinized Dr. James McGuckin’s vascular clinics. Today he still practices, despite a decadelong string of sanctions, fines and lawsuits.
‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us? - The New York Times
PFAS lurk in so much of what we eat, drink and use. Scientists are only beginning to understand how they’re impacting our health — and what to do about them.
Where Ozempic, Wegovy and New Weight Loss Drugs Came From - The New York Times
The empty auditoriums, Gila monsters, resistant pharmaceutical executives and enigmas that led to Ozempic and other drugs that may change how society thinks about obesity.
Science
Scientists Recreate Pink Floyd Song by Reading Brain Signals of Listeners - The New York Times
The audio sounds like it’s being played underwater. Still, it’s a first step toward creating more expressive devices to assist people who can’t speak.
Technology
The state of AI in 2023: Generative AI’s breakout year | McKinsey
As organizations rapidly deploy generative AI tools, survey respondents expect significant effects on their industries and workforces.
Culture
Why the Populist Right Hates Universities - The Atlantic
American conservatives are taking cues from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán because elite education is a convenient enemy for authoritarian populists.
Can Affluence and Affordable Housing Coexist in Colorado’s Rockies? - The New York Times
The outdoorsy lifestyle of Colorado mountain towns has become a magnet for the new remote-worker class, upending life for those already rooted there.
Real Estate
Too Many Vacant Lots, Not Enough Housing: The U.S. Real-Estate Puzzle - WSJ
In Chicago, Pittsburgh and Detroit neighborhoods where houses are surrounded by empty lots, authorities are starting to bulldoze obstacles to development.