The Inflation Miscalculation Complicating Biden’s Agenda
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s top economists have worried from the beginning of his administration that rising inflation could hamstring the…
8 New Books Coming in December
‘The Ballerinas,’ by Rachel Kapelke-Dale (St. Martin’s, Dec. 7)In this debut thriller, three dancers try to conceal their secrets at…
The Gene-Synthesis Revolution
At Ginkgo, the synthesized DNA is then inserted into a host cell, perhaps yeast, which starts producing enzymes and peptides.…
‘In the Eye of the Wild,’ a Haunting Memoir About Life After a Bear Attack
The bear tore off part of Martin’s jaw and two of her teeth; Russian doctors installed a metal plate in…
Lithuania Welcomes Belarusians as It Rebuffs Middle Easterners
RUKLA, Lithuania — The emigrants hitchhiked overnight to the Dysna River, the border of their native Belarus. They thought they…
In Venezuela’s Flawed Vote, Maduro Shows One Way to Retain Power
The mission, however, highlighted several democratic improvements in Sunday’s elections, going as far as to call the country’s electronic vote…