Politics
First, Hail All the Lawyers - WSJ
For the next four days the 2020 race is “Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden.” Come Nov. 3, the race likely becomes, “May the best lawyer win.
This & That
Science
Hottest Day Ever in Australia Confirmed - Jennifer Marohasy
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology deleted what was long regarded as the hottest day ever recorded in Australia – Bourke’s 125°F (51.7°C) on the 3rd January 1909.
Politics
Schweiz: Transitverkehr auf die Schiene bringen
Es ist vollbracht. Die Schweiz hat mit dem Ceneri-Basistunnel das Generationenwerk der neuen Alpentransversale (Neat) vollendet.
U.S.A.
The Obama-Biden Virus Response - WSJ
Is it reasonable to blame a single politician for the spread of a highly infectious virus, especially in a free country with 50 states and 330 million people? Joe Biden is lucky that wasn’t the standard a decade ago.
Politics
NZZ: Journalismus und Grundlagenphysik: Gibt es hier Analogien?
_Konformismus und Gruppendynamik behindern das kritische Denken. Ohne Innovation aber stagniert jede Entwicklung, in der Grundlagenphysik wie im Journalismus.
U.S.A.
An American Coup Attempt - WSJ
The U.S. is in a constitutional crisis. It began on the day of President Trump’s election, when unelected bureaucrats mobilized against his presidency. This is a crisis in the executive branch, perpetrated by subordinate officials who don’t see themselves as answerable to the president.
Nature
Second Film: Ribbons of Coral and a Giant Cod (By Jennifer Marohasy)
Many of the media headlines that give the impression the Great Barrier Reef is a ruin are based on aerial surveys by one man. The same Terry Hughes who incorrectly claimed the inshore reefs off-Bowen are now mud-flat.
U.S.A.
The FBI’s Bad Intelligence - WSJ
It was worse than we thought. We’re referring to the FBI’s 2016 investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia, as new documents this week reveal.
U.S.A.
Hunter Biden, Andrew Cuomo and the Russian Billionaire - WSJ
How many millions of dollars did Hunter Biden collect from foreign tycoons while his father was vice president? A new Senate report makes some headway toward answering this question.
Politics
Breaking Judicial Norms: A History - WSJ
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is widely reported to have told his Democratic colleagues on Saturday that “nothing is off the table for next year” if Republicans confirm a Supreme Court nominee in this Congress.
U.S.A.
The Russia Farce Continues - WSJ
Contrary to a media chorus, the Justice Department inspector general did not find the FBI handling of the Clinton and Trump cases free of “political bias.
U.S.A.
Woodward’s Non-Revelation - WSJ
The books professing dark revelations about President Trump appear to be lined up from here to Election Day, like aircraft heading into LaGuardia. This week it’s Bob Woodward’s turn, with the big news reportedly being that Mr. Trump told him in a taped conversation on Feb.