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- The legal cannabis market shrank in California last year
- Abstract: Blame those twin Californian ailments, taxes and regulation
PubDate: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Blame those twin Californian ailments, taxes and regulation
- Caps on groundwater use create a new market in California
- Abstract: When it comes to allocating scarce resources, markets are hard to beat
PubDate: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: When it comes to allocating scarce resources, markets are hard to beat
- Should America rule out first use of nuclear weapons'
- Abstract: Elizabeth Warren thinks so. America’s allies do not
PubDate: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:08:38 +000
- Abstract: Elizabeth Warren thinks so. America’s allies do not
- Adventures with long-shot candidates
- Abstract: A dispatch from the Iowa State Fair
PubDate: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:08:38 +000
- Abstract: A dispatch from the Iowa State Fair
- Why America’s biggest charities are owned by pharmaceutical
companies- Abstract: Their generosity helps their bottom line
PubDate: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Their generosity helps their bottom line
- Bernie Sanders’s permanent revolution
- Abstract: The obdurate socialist from Vermont probably cannot win the Democratic ticket. But he could hand it to a moderate—and the election to Donald Trump
PubDate: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The obdurate socialist from Vermont probably cannot win the Democratic ticket. But he could hand it to a moderate—and the election to Donald Trump
- There is a need for fresh thinking on human rights
- Abstract: But Mike Pompeo’s new commission looks like a partisan stunt
PubDate: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:45:18 +000
- Abstract: But Mike Pompeo’s new commission looks like a partisan stunt
- America grapples with a lethal mix of terrorism and lax gun laws
- Abstract: After shootings in El Paso and Dayton, calls for change are unlikely to yield results
PubDate: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:45:18 +000
- Abstract: After shootings in El Paso and Dayton, calls for change are unlikely to yield results
- America’s coal capital knows it must rethink its future
- Abstract: In Gillette, Wyoming, many people see a liberal conspiracy at work
PubDate: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:45:18 +000
- Abstract: In Gillette, Wyoming, many people see a liberal conspiracy at work
- Toni Morrison
- PubDate: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:45:18 +000
- PubDate: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:45:18 +000
- America’s most interesting sheriff
- Abstract: Tom Dart has reimagined what a sheriff can be
PubDate: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:45:18 +000
- Abstract: Tom Dart has reimagined what a sheriff can be
- Baltimore needs help to fix its crime problems
- Abstract: Charm City cannot catch a break
PubDate: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Charm City cannot catch a break
- Puerto Rico faces a succession crisis
- Abstract: The next governor will probably face new protests
PubDate: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The next governor will probably face new protests
- Donald Trump wants a loyalist as America’s top intelligence official
- Abstract: Dan Coats is likely to be replaced by a fierce partisan
PubDate: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Dan Coats is likely to be replaced by a fierce partisan
- The last man to have built Mount Rushmore
- Abstract: Nick Clifford still works at the monument
PubDate: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:46:45 +000
- Abstract: Nick Clifford still works at the monument
- What the mighty Dolphins say about America
- Abstract: Lessons in national well-being from a well-run neighbourhood swim team
PubDate: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:46:45 +000
- Abstract: Lessons in national well-being from a well-run neighbourhood swim team
- A new threat to New Orleans
- Abstract: More snowmelt to the north plus storms in the Gulf equals trouble
PubDate: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: More snowmelt to the north plus storms in the Gulf equals trouble
- Should political parties really let anyone run for president'
- Abstract: Less direct democracy in the nominating process might produce less polarisation, more unity and more qualified nominees
PubDate: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:07:39 +000
- Abstract: Less direct democracy in the nominating process might produce less polarisation, more unity and more qualified nominees
- Impeachment looks even less likely now than before Robert Mueller’s
testimony- Abstract: Six hours of “I refer you to what is written in the report” will not change the politics of firing Donald Trump
PubDate: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Six hours of “I refer you to what is written in the report” will not change the politics of firing Donald Trump
- The rising clout of Indian-Americans
- Abstract: There may well be an Indian-American president before there is an American Indian one
PubDate: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: There may well be an Indian-American president before there is an American Indian one
- Hotshots and global warming in Alaska
- Abstract: A few thousand wildfire fighters stand between America and a terrible reckoning
PubDate: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: A few thousand wildfire fighters stand between America and a terrible reckoning
- Low inflation means the Federal Reserve is changing whom it listens to
- Abstract: It also means lower interest rates
PubDate: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 04:00:00 +000
- Abstract: It also means lower interest rates
- Fathers face higher penalties for taking parental leave than mothers do
- Abstract: Americans see taking a break to care for children as a sign of lower commitment to work and even flakiness
PubDate: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Americans see taking a break to care for children as a sign of lower commitment to work and even flakiness
- Abortion laws get more attention in the culture wars
- Abstract: Meanwhile access to contraception in America may be about to become harder
PubDate: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Meanwhile access to contraception in America may be about to become harder
- Trump supporters need not apply
- Abstract: New research suggests politics plays a big role in choosing flatmates
PubDate: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:52:25 +000
- Abstract: New research suggests politics plays a big role in choosing flatmates
- America is the only rich country without a law on paid leave for new
parents- Abstract: Support for changing this is growing in both parties
PubDate: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:52:25 +000
- Abstract: Support for changing this is growing in both parties
- The 2020 campaign will be more racially divisive than 2016 was
- Abstract: There is method behind Donald Trump’s “go home” tweets
PubDate: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: There is method behind Donald Trump’s “go home” tweets
- Was Jeffrey Epstein’s plea deal fishy'
- Abstract: It was soft enough to jeopardise the job of a current Trump cabinet member
PubDate: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: It was soft enough to jeopardise the job of a current Trump cabinet member
- The legalisation of recreational cannabis is weeding out teenaged users
- Abstract: A new study suggests a paradoxical relationship between usage and the law
PubDate: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:51:14 +000
- Abstract: A new study suggests a paradoxical relationship between usage and the law
- Remembering third-party presidential candidate Ross Perot
- Abstract: The billionaire had a moderating effect on American politics
PubDate: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:51:14 +000
- Abstract: The billionaire had a moderating effect on American politics
- America mulls regulating facial recognition
- Abstract: The rare issue that unites left and right
PubDate: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:51:14 +000
- Abstract: The rare issue that unites left and right
- Simulators teach police and their critics when to shoot
- Abstract: Our correspondent tried one out, with disastrous consequences
PubDate: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Our correspondent tried one out, with disastrous consequences
- Donald Trump risks undoing decades of nuclear arms control
- Abstract: His foray into North Korea belies the gamble he is taking with Russia
PubDate: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: His foray into North Korea belies the gamble he is taking with Russia
- The best line in the first televised debate may hurt the Democrats
- Abstract: The eventual nominee will need to retain the support of the 9% of Democrats who say they are conservative
PubDate: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The eventual nominee will need to retain the support of the 9% of Democrats who say they are conservative
- Police officers and Border Patrol agents say racist, sexist things
- Abstract: What to do about that
PubDate: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: What to do about that
- The Supreme Court wraps up its term, inching to the right
- Abstract: Justice Kavanaugh was a bit more moderate than court-watchers expected
PubDate: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Justice Kavanaugh was a bit more moderate than court-watchers expected
- Laura Yeager, General
- Abstract: A woman takes the helm of an American infantry division for the first time
PubDate: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: A woman takes the helm of an American infantry division for the first time
- Alaska’s changing climate
- Abstract: This year Alaska has seen record temperatures, up to 20 degrees Celsius above normal
PubDate: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: This year Alaska has seen record temperatures, up to 20 degrees Celsius above normal
- What caused the shameful scenes at America’s southern border'
- Abstract: Circumstances beyond the White House’s control, deliberate policy choices and plain old incompetence
PubDate: Sat, 06 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Circumstances beyond the White House’s control, deliberate policy choices and plain old incompetence
- Donald Trump: foreign-policy showman
- Abstract: The president’s frenetic, unstable administration has created stuck policies and immovable politics
PubDate: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The president’s frenetic, unstable administration has created stuck policies and immovable politics
- Can American states slow global warming on their own'
- Abstract: A clutch of states with Democratic governments are having a go
PubDate: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: A clutch of states with Democratic governments are having a go
- A jail in Denver offers some lessons for criminal-justice reformers
- Abstract: As New York’s incarceration rate falls, the city is casting around for smaller jails to copy
PubDate: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: As New York’s incarceration rate falls, the city is casting around for smaller jails to copy
- The president stands accused of rape, again
- Abstract: Among the most gloomy things about E. Jean Carroll’s accusation is how unsurprising it is
PubDate: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Among the most gloomy things about E. Jean Carroll’s accusation is how unsurprising it is
- Will transparent pricing make America’s health care cheaper'
- Abstract: A new executive order requires hospitals and insurers to disclose their negotiated prices
PubDate: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: A new executive order requires hospitals and insurers to disclose their negotiated prices
- The idea of reparations for slavery is morally appealing but flawed
- Abstract: Democrats should drop it
PubDate: Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Democrats should drop it
- Where female athletes are more popular than male ones
- Abstract: And still get paid less
PubDate: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: And still get paid less
- Patrick Shanahan stands aside from the DoD
- Abstract: This is not the usual Trump administration scandal
PubDate: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: This is not the usual Trump administration scandal
- Harvey Weinstein’s trials
- Abstract: The case that started #MeToo demonstrates the difficulty of making sexual-assault accusations stick
PubDate: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The case that started #MeToo demonstrates the difficulty of making sexual-assault accusations stick
- Andrew Yang, prophet of doom
- Abstract: Pessimism delights primary voters
PubDate: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Pessimism delights primary voters
- More liberal, functional Illinois
- Abstract: A chronically dysfunctional political system springs into life
PubDate: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: A chronically dysfunctional political system springs into life
- Elizabeth Warren, saviour of capitalism
- Abstract: The senator from Massachusetts’s strong primary campaign suggests that ideas still matter
PubDate: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The senator from Massachusetts’s strong primary campaign suggests that ideas still matter
- Presidential debates seldom move opinion polls
- Abstract: Primary debates are a different matter
PubDate: Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Primary debates are a different matter
- Donald Trump launches a familiar-sounding re-election campaign
- Abstract: Identity politics, with a focus on guns, crime and immigration, is likely to dominate
PubDate: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Identity politics, with a focus on guns, crime and immigration, is likely to dominate
- Patrick Shanahan stands aside from the DoD
- Abstract: This is not the usual Trump administration scandal
PubDate: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:00:00 +000
- Abstract: This is not the usual Trump administration scandal
- The gripping case of Scott Warren
- Abstract: Is offering assistance to illegal immigrants a protected religious practice'
PubDate: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Is offering assistance to illegal immigrants a protected religious practice'
- Donald Trump’s presidency has moved America left
- Abstract: The Right Nation was last this enthusiastic about left-wing policies in 1961
PubDate: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The Right Nation was last this enthusiastic about left-wing policies in 1961
- Black men in America are living almost as long as white men
- Abstract: The chasm in life-expectancy that once existed has nearly closed
PubDate: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The chasm in life-expectancy that once existed has nearly closed
- The Democratic front-runners respond to the Green New Deal
- Abstract: A loopy policy has moved the debate in a helpful direction
PubDate: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: A loopy policy has moved the debate in a helpful direction
- The winner (no longer) takes it all
- Abstract: How Warren Buffett’s billions may help Bernie Sanders defy ABBA
PubDate: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: How Warren Buffett’s billions may help Bernie Sanders defy ABBA
- What happens to those who die poor or unclaimed in NYC
- Abstract: The city council wants to make Hart Island more accessible
PubDate: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The city council wants to make Hart Island more accessible
- The Southern Baptists are beset by two related fiascos
- Abstract: Sex scandals. And Donald Trump
PubDate: Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Sex scandals. And Donald Trump
- FBI files suggest MLK was more complicated than his myth
- Abstract: But can documents from an agency that hounded King be trusted'
PubDate: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 04:00:00 +000
- Abstract: But can documents from an agency that hounded King be trusted'
- Democratic presidential candidates are making promises they cannot deliver
- Abstract: Even if one of them beats Donald Trump, their most ambitious schemes are bound to be undone by electoral reality
PubDate: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Even if one of them beats Donald Trump, their most ambitious schemes are bound to be undone by electoral reality
- Baseball and American exceptionalism
- Abstract: The national pastime reflects America’s easily mocked—but often successful—desire to be different
PubDate: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The national pastime reflects America’s easily mocked—but often successful—desire to be different
- Foreign travellers to America face scrutiny of their online activity
- Abstract: People applying for a visa must disclose email addresses and social-media accounts
PubDate: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:33:55 +000
- Abstract: People applying for a visa must disclose email addresses and social-media accounts
- What budget cuts during the Great Recession did to pupils’ test
scores- Abstract: A flurry of recent research points to a clear conclusion
PubDate: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:33:55 +000
- Abstract: A flurry of recent research points to a clear conclusion
- What it’s like to spend half a life in solitary confinement
- Abstract: Tony Medina has spent two decades in a concrete box in Texas, alone
PubDate: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Tony Medina has spent two decades in a concrete box in Texas, alone
- Seven American states have criminalised FGM this year
- Abstract: Another 12 are considering it. Good
PubDate: Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Another 12 are considering it. Good
- Remains of the Clotilda are discovered in southern Alabama
- Abstract: The remains of the last slave ship to arrive in America are found, near Africatown
PubDate: Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The remains of the last slave ship to arrive in America are found, near Africatown
- Texan politicians put money into sensible policies
- Abstract: The state legislature, long known for its love of culture wars, is funding schools better
PubDate: Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The state legislature, long known for its love of culture wars, is funding schools better
- How should America fight the next downturn'
- Abstract: The recovery is ten years old. It is time to think about what happens next
PubDate: Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The recovery is ten years old. It is time to think about what happens next
- The sociology of country music lyrics
- Abstract: Toil and grit have been replaced by blonde hair and blue eyes
PubDate: Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Toil and grit have been replaced by blonde hair and blue eyes
- Floods and storms are altering American attitudes to climate change
- Abstract: The Midwest is soaked and less sceptical
PubDate: Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The Midwest is soaked and less sceptical
- Nemesis Pelosi
- Abstract: The House Speaker is the best judge of whether to impeach Donald Trump
PubDate: Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The House Speaker is the best judge of whether to impeach Donald Trump
- Kamala Harris is doing better than she deserves
- Abstract: She is a natural centrist. Why not say so'
PubDate: Sat, 25 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: She is a natural centrist. Why not say so'
- Congress is winning the legal battle against the White House
- Abstract: If the president defies a court order, it’s game on
PubDate: Sat, 25 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: If the president defies a court order, it’s game on
- America is turning against facial-recognition software
- Abstract: But that isn’t the most promising use of technology
PubDate: Thu, 23 May 2019 14:52:01 +000
- Abstract: But that isn’t the most promising use of technology
- American voters don’t care about the economy
- Abstract: If you’re a Republican, it looks great—and vice versa
PubDate: Thu, 23 May 2019 14:52:01 +000
- Abstract: If you’re a Republican, it looks great—and vice versa
- America’s natural kidneys need more protection, not less
- Abstract: Why draining the swamp is a bad idea
PubDate: Thu, 23 May 2019 14:52:01 +000
- Abstract: Why draining the swamp is a bad idea
- Maine’s best-known industry is being pinched
- Abstract: Blame tariffs and the endangered right whale
PubDate: Thu, 23 May 2019 14:52:01 +000
- Abstract: Blame tariffs and the endangered right whale
- Why some American states are locking up toddlers
- Abstract: It is probably better than separating mothers and children
PubDate: Thu, 23 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: It is probably better than separating mothers and children
- Incumbency ain’t what it used to be
- Abstract: The president is using his office to impress his supporters, and annoy everyone else
PubDate: Sat, 18 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The president is using his office to impress his supporters, and annoy everyone else
- American life is improving for the lowest paid
- Abstract: Come back capitalism, all is forgiven
PubDate: Thu, 16 May 2019 15:13:31 +000
- Abstract: Come back capitalism, all is forgiven
- If Donald Trump gets another Supreme Court pick...
- Abstract: Amy Coney Barrett, a staunch anti-abortion judge, appears to be next in line
PubDate: Thu, 16 May 2019 15:13:31 +000
- Abstract: Amy Coney Barrett, a staunch anti-abortion judge, appears to be next in line
- Cory Booker helped turn round Newark’s schools
- Abstract: Taking credit for that in the Democratic primary is tricky
PubDate: Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Taking credit for that in the Democratic primary is tricky
- Alabama’s lawmakers want to challenge Roe v Wade
- Abstract: That seems unlikely to happen until 2021 at the earliest
PubDate: Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: That seems unlikely to happen until 2021 at the earliest
- Why American departments are sending social workers to answer 911 calls
- Abstract: Two studies suggest that one in four people shot dead by the police have psychiatric conditions
PubDate: Sat, 11 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Two studies suggest that one in four people shot dead by the police have psychiatric conditions
- Race plays an ever-more important role in voting
- Abstract: Meanwhile, racial prejudice is declining
PubDate: Thu, 09 May 2019 14:54:18 +000
- Abstract: Meanwhile, racial prejudice is declining
- The Mexican-American population is shrinking
- Abstract: A stand-off at the southern border has distracted attention from a much bigger change
PubDate: Thu, 09 May 2019 14:54:18 +000
- Abstract: A stand-off at the southern border has distracted attention from a much bigger change
- Jared Kushner’s peace plan is supposedly imminent
- Abstract: At the moment it is stirring more fear than hope
PubDate: Thu, 09 May 2019 14:54:18 +000
- Abstract: At the moment it is stirring more fear than hope
- Donald Trump’s war on oversight
- Abstract: What’s happening now could reshape the relationship between Congress and the presidency
PubDate: Thu, 09 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: What’s happening now could reshape the relationship between Congress and the presidency
- Applying lessons from war-torn Africa to Chicago
- Abstract: Concentrating on those most likely to kill or be killed may help to bring the murder rate down
PubDate: Sat, 04 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Concentrating on those most likely to kill or be killed may help to bring the murder rate down
- A new breed of prosecutors is tasked with getting people out of jail
- Abstract: Conviction-review units are becoming more common in America’s big cities
PubDate: Sat, 04 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Conviction-review units are becoming more common in America’s big cities
- What’s going on at the NRA'
- Abstract: Political infighting is tearing America’s biggest gun lobby group apart
PubDate: Sat, 04 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Political infighting is tearing America’s biggest gun lobby group apart
- Foreign policy after Donald Trump
- Abstract: A few Democrats see a chance for a brave new world
PubDate: Sat, 04 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: A few Democrats see a chance for a brave new world
- Remembering Senator Richard Lugar, an old-school Republican
- Abstract: Advancing world peace does not play well in a primary
PubDate: Thu, 02 May 2019 14:45:58 +000
- Abstract: Advancing world peace does not play well in a primary
- No sex please, we’re millennials
- Abstract: A visitor from the 1990s marvels at the social conservatism on American campuses
PubDate: Thu, 02 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: A visitor from the 1990s marvels at the social conservatism on American campuses
- Donald Trump is not the first president to fight subpoenas
- Abstract: Congress’s ability to scrutinise the executive branch rests on fragile norms
PubDate: Thu, 02 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: Congress’s ability to scrutinise the executive branch rests on fragile norms
- Donald Trump sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One
- Abstract: A once-chummy relationship turns sour
PubDate: Thu, 02 May 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: A once-chummy relationship turns sour
- Counting America in 2020
- Abstract: The Supreme Court seems inclined to let the Trump administration add a question on citizenship to the census
PubDate: Sat, 27 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +000
- Abstract: The Supreme Court seems inclined to let the Trump administration add a question on citizenship to the census
