Jay Markowitz News Today

The House is slated to consider legislation later this week funding the FDA and the Department of Agriculture for fiscal 2024.

Readers discuss a guest essay by a Princeton senior.

Readers discuss the attention on the Sussexes as the prince’s memoir is published. Also: The Virginia school shooting; the Korean War memorial; bison; data storage.

The COVID-19 pandemic amplified health disparities and renewed conversations about the limitations of current public health systems after decades of disinvestment. Panelists explore the idea of reframing public health as a public good to drive investment, modernization, and encourage better coordination across health systems.With its Renewing America initiative, CFR is evaluating nine critical domestic issues that shape the ability of the United States to navigate a demanding, competitive, a...

Readers discuss how to salvage Build Back Better, and praise and decry Mr. Manchin. Also: Pause pro sports; the Jan. 6 inquiry.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky discusses CDC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC’s role in coordinating global health initiatives, and the future of public health in the United States.

To the Editor: This usurpation of the Republican Party described by Mr. McCarthy boils down to two factors. Survivorship bias means that those who have chosen to remain in the party support its leadership. And demographics mean that the only way the party can remain in power is through minority rule — gerrymandering, voter suppression, etc. Seen through this lens, Republican actions are logical and predictable. Today’s Republican Party won’t magically change; those who are repuls...

Share The 2020s are on course to become the decade of the special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), also known as "blank check" or "shell" companies. SPACs are set to outpace IPOs once again in 2021, after a record year that saw SPACs mature from a once obscure method of going public to a rabid, flavor-of-the-month frenzy amidst both institutional and retail investors. The year of COVID-19 saw 227 SPACs top traditional IPOs for the first time in history, raising $76 billion, compared ...