How Public Health Discredited Itself - The Atlantic

Although many skeptics have overreacted, rejecting sound science in favor of quack theories, they’ve gotten one thing right: A noble profession has been corrupted by politics. This became obvious during the pandemic, but the politicization of the discipline has been going on for half a century. The modern field has redefined the very meaning of public health, and in the process, it has made so many mistakes that it has itself become a hazard to Americans’ health.

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ICE Arrests Have Sharply Risen In Every State Since Trump Took Office - The New York Times

The pace of arrests has increased in every state compared with 2024. In 21 states and the District of Columbia, the pace has more than tripled.

2025-06-28


After U.S. and Israeli Strikes, Could Iran Make a Nuclear Bomb? - The New York Times

2025-06-28


Opinion | In the Quest to Shrink NASA, Trump Forgets National Security - The New York Times

The choice before us is stark: cut support to NASA and shrink from the unknown, or step boldly toward it and champion the agency to take us there.

2025-06-28


DADDY’S HOME: President Donald J. Trump Attends the NATO Summit, 2025

2025-06-28


The Unlikely Stocks That Drove the Market to a Record High - WSJ

2025-06-28


A.I. Videos Have Never Been Better. Can You Tell What’s Real? - The New York Times

2025-06-29


The Dyson PencilVac Fluffycones™ cleaner | Global Premiere - YouTube — Fluffycones

2025-06-29


How a Puzzle About Fractions Got Brain Scans Rolling - The New York Times

2025-06-30


Heir Ball: How the Cost of Youth Sports Is Changing the N.B.A. | The New Yorker

2025-06-30


The Computer-Science Bubble Is Bursting - The Atlantic

2025-06-30


M.A.S.K 1985 - Opening Theme (Extended) - YouTube

2025-07-01


Megatron vs Optimus Prime | The Transformers: The Movie (1986) Stan Bush - Touch - YouTube

2025-07-01


Orion Pax becomes OPTIMUS PRIME | Transformers One | CLIP - YouTube

2025-07-01


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2025-07-02


One of my all-time favorite advertising campaigns: The Power of the Printed Word - Ideabook.com

2025-07-02


How has TCJA impacted individual income taxes? | USAFacts

When TCJA was passed in 2017, the average effective federal individual income tax rate — the percentage of their income most taxpayers pay in taxes — was 14.4%. In 2018, it dropped to 13.0%.

By 2022, the average effective federal income tax rate had risen to 14.1%: a 1.1 percentage point increase from 2018, but still below the pre-TCJA rate of 14.4%. This uptick was probably a result of broad economic factors like income growth, employment shifts, and taxpayers moving into higher income brackets, rather than a result of TCJA.

2025-07-02


Leave San Francisco Behind. 3 Great Day Trips to Take This Summer. - WSJ

2025-07-03


How Health Care Remade the U.S. Economy - The New York Times

2025-07-03


The 100 best books of the 21st century | Books | The Guardian — From 2019

2025-07-03


The State of NATO’s Military Spending, Explained in 7 Charts - WSJ

2025-07-03


Jobs report June 2025:

Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 147,000 for the month, higher than the estimate for 110,000 and just above the upwardly revised 144,000 in May

2025-07-03


The Best Way to Take RMDs From Your Retirement Accounts - WSJ

For most investors, we found that an equal-installments strategy is best—where one pulls an equal amount of money out of the market each month throughout the year. But if you are an investor who has a high degree of risk tolerance and expects a low-volatility environment throughout the year, then a lump-sum withdrawal could be best

2025-07-03


Readers Choose Their Top Movies of the 21st Century - The New York Times — This list is better than the original version.

2025-07-03


How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill Will and Won’t Change Your Taxes - WSJ

2025-07-04


The Best Way to Take RMDs From Your Retirement Accounts - WSJ

For most investors, we found that an equal-installments strategy is best—where one pulls an equal amount of money out of the market each month throughout the year. But if you are an investor who has a high degree of risk tolerance and expects a low-volatility environment throughout the year, then a lump-sum withdrawal could be best

Jobs report June 2025:

Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 147,000 for the month, higher than the estimate for 110,000 and just above the upwardly revised 144,000 in May

How has TCJA impacted individual income taxes? | USAFacts

When TCJA was passed in 2017, the average effective federal individual income tax rate — the percentage of their income most taxpayers pay in taxes — was 14.4%. In 2018, it dropped to 13.0%.

By 2022, the average effective federal income tax rate had risen to 14.1%: a 1.1 percentage point increase from 2018, but still below the pre-TCJA rate of 14.4%. This uptick was probably a result of broad economic factors like income growth, employment shifts, and taxpayers moving into higher income brackets, rather than a result of TCJA.