June may turn out to have been an especially historic month. Unusually, at least five events took place that are changing the U.S. and the world. Amazingly, only one of them was related to a current armed conflict and, in that case, not a single member of the American military was under fire. The historic […]

When I was a young adult living under my parents’ roof, my late father always made sure I had Beanee Weenees, Vienna sausage, potted meat and other such snacks to take to my graveyard-shift factory job. Of course, I appreciated the display of paternal love; but Chris van Tulleken, author of “Ultra-Processed People,” would probably […]

Toward the end of June, major decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court come fast and furious, to the point where it’s difficult to do more than note each one and move on to the next. An exception, though, is two important decisions on voting rights, both written by Chief Justice John Roberts. Together, they provide […]