Author: David Leonhardt

The C.D.C. responds to scientific evidence and says vaccinated people rarely need masks.

Her ouster is a sign of the Republican Party’s growing discomfort with democracy.

We look at the state of the virus, through three charts.

We have a special edition of the newsletter on a misleading C.D.C. statistic.

President Biden wants universal pre-K. A large new study examines its likely effects.

We explain Facebook’s decision to extend Trump’s suspension — and why he may soon be back.

Japan’s attempt to hold an Olympics in a pandemic is a test of how much normalcy is possible — and safe.

President Biden’s tax plan would leave rates on the wealthy lower than they were in the 1990s.

We look at how the lack of normal schooling is hurting mothers.

Good morning. We look at an Ebola epidemic that didn’t happen.