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As Republicans seek to demolish the agency, its defenders should appeal to a higher principle than self-interest.

The problem that really needs fixing is not the public employees but the private contractors—and Elon Musk is one of them.

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

America’s early leaders were worried not only about demagogues like Donald Trump, but about the rise of an antidemocratic, wealthy elite that goads such men on.

Scholars and activists haven’t paid enough attention to the role that state boards play in perpetuating both over- and under-regulation.

Donald Trump said he’d return decision making to democratically elected officials. Instead, he’s handed it over to the world’s richest man.

Donald Trump and AI executives alike have sounded the alarm about a looming AI-driven energy shortage. Both benefit from the concern.

The Trump administration’s cuts to university research grants will make America sicker and poorer in the long run.

Yesterday, the president said that no judge “should be allowed” to rule against the changes his administration is making.

February 10, 2025, 8:14 AM ET The idea that people should be able to choose their own communities––instead of being stuck where they are born––is a distinctly American innovation, and in many ways the foundation for the country’s prosperity and democracy. But now, as deputy executive editor Yoni Appelbaum writes in ...

The Finnish writer Tove Jansson returned from a U.S. trip with a new perspective on home—and an enduring novel.