House Passes Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

House Passes Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent

Sleep experts have criticized the idea of making Daylight Saving Time permanent. While they support ending the biannual clock change, they advocate for making Standard Time permanent instead because, they argue, that would align best with people’s circadian rhythms and ultimately improve health and safety. Many states are poised to jump at the chance to…

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The World Remembers Sen. Lindsey Graham

The World Remembers Sen. Lindsey Graham

“His influence on the federal judiciary, our national defense, and his beloved South Carolina will be felt for generations,” Thune said. Tim Scott, South Carolina’s other Republican senator, remembered Graham for leading with “faith, family, and South Carolina first” and for bringing “levity and wit” to challenging moments. Rep. James Clyburn, the sole Democrat representing…

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For Collector Marie-Cécile Zinsou, Building a Museum in Benin Was Just the Beginning

For Collector Marie-Cécile Zinsou, Building a Museum in Benin Was Just the Beginning

The traveling exhibition “Nago Hunters from the Kingdom of Bante” by Jean-Dominique Burton in 2013.  ©Jean-Dominique Burton When art collector and 2025 Yale Directors Forum fellow Marie-Cécile Zinsou first started looking into the feasibility of opening a contemporary art museum in Benin, she was met with a lot of resistance. “People told me that there…

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The Business Case for Climate Action Is Stronger Than It Looks

The Business Case for Climate Action Is Stronger Than It Looks

At a macro level, the financial argument for companies has become more robust. The energy affordability and security challenges triggered in part by the Iran war and the growth in data centers’ electricity demand have bolstered the argument for clean technologies originally developed to cut emissions. And climate events, from heat waves in Europe to…

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An Insider’s Guide to Putney’s Riverfront London Life

An Insider’s Guide to Putney’s Riverfront London Life

Putney is a bend in the Thames where London starts behaving like a system rather than a sprawl—nothing quite settles; instead, everything circulates. Commuters rush off trains and the District Line in loose clusters, runners already pacing the Embankment, rowers cutting through dark waters before the High Street has properly opened.  That movement is most…

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