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This has become a common refrain among the cautious—and it’s wrong.

Craig Spencer

A new leaked document is stirring up another frenzy over the pandemic’s origins. What does it really tell us?

Daniel Engber Adam Federman

The rising prices at the supermarket checkout are a problem with no simple explanation. But Democratic hopes may depend on finding the right answer.

David Frum

With tens of millions of Americans eligible for booster shots, the term could start to lose its meaning.

Rachel Gutman

Two terrifying car accidents taught me that, despite what we like to believe, we can’t control what happens on the road.

Joshua Sharpe

Rarely has so significant a faction in American politics behaved in a way that so directly claims the life of its own supporters.

Conor Friedersdorf

After last year’s eerie lull, flu viruses could be poised to return packing a bigger punch.

Katherine J. Wu

The Illinois representative thought the GOP was filled with democracy-loving internationalists. Now he sees the party as a corrupt shell of itself.

Jeffrey Goldberg

Some of the plots to overturn the election happened in secret. But don’t forget the ones that unfolded in the open.

Adam Serwer

After winning her award, Michaela Coel delivered the rare message meant for those outside the glitzy room in which she stood.

Shirley Li

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