Deborah Birx, the coronavirus response coordinator under President Trump, says most deaths in the US could have been prevented. / The Washington Post
The CDC director warns of "impending doom" as Covid cases tick upward in the United States. / The Week
Senate Minority Leader McConnell urges Republican men to shrug off their reluctance and get vaccinated. Meanwhile, the NRA retroactively approves its bankruptcy plan. / The Hill, The Washington Free Beacon
Johnson & Johnson will provide up to 400 million doses to African Union countries. / The Associated Press
Patients in intensive care in France are close to numbers reached last autumn. / The Guardian
A new study says the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are 90% effective in preventing infection. Even the first dose is 80% effective. / STAT
Nine questions about the humanitarian crisis on the border, answered. / Vox
Jonathan Blitzer: "Biden and the Blame Game at the Border." / The New Yorker
A Black girl's event for a book about being a better white person triggers a whole bunch of white people. / The Root
Alice Spawls: Men are far more likely to be killed than women; trans men and women more likely to face harm. "But many women live in fear of the person they share a bed with." / The London Review of Books
By the year 2100, world population growth could be practically zero. Tyler Cowen makes the argument for more babies. / Bloomberg
Notes and pictures from a father-daughter bikepacking trip in the southern New Mexican desert. / The Radavist
Faced with Chinese industrial policy, governments are trying to manage their own supply chains of minerals and rare-earth metals. / The Economist
Since the Paris Agreement, the world's 60 largest banks have financed fossil fuel projects to the tune of $3.8 trillion. / Rainforest Action Network
US rent has increased 175% faster than household income over the past 20 years. / Phys.org
Jimmy Fallon's Gramercy Park triplex is up for sale, complete with saloon. / Uncrate
It's the final week in the 2021 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes®, and today decides which books enter the championship! / The Tournament of Books