Year two.
In leaked recordings of a one-hour phone call, President Trump urges Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat. / The Washington Post
Carl Bernstein: This is far worse than what occurred in the Watergate scandal. / Huffpost
All 10 living former defense secretaries say that involving the military in election disputes would cross us into dangerous territory. / The Washington Post
What to expect in Georgia’s special election for two key Senate seats tomorrow. / PBS
Iran resumes enriching uranium. China vows revenge after three telecommunications companies are delisted. / BBC News, CNBC
Ed Yong: Where year two of the pandemic will take us. / The Atlantic
Researchers use game theory to model two ways of prioritizing vaccinations, to see which one saves more lives. / The New York Times
Helen Branswell: Britain is taking a gamble with Covid-19 vaccines, upping the stakes for the rest of us. / STAT
To ask why Covid hasn’t been deadlier in Africa is to suggest that more Africans should be dying. / Boston Review
A small number of Covid patients who had never experienced mental health problems before are developing severe psychotic symptoms. / The New York Times
Unrelated: “Man gets wasted, legally changes name to Celine Dion.” / The New York Post
Between one-third and one-half of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. What if they actually improve our well-being? / The Atlantic
Diyora Shadijanova: People still say they can’t wait for things to go back to normal. But isn’t “normality” what drove us here? / It’s Nice That
People don’t want to get back to the office, at least not “the way the office was before.” / The New York Times
Rachel Sugar: “I have never had as many conversations about the weather as I did in 2020.” / Grubstreet
Spring turned into summer, summer into fall, fall into winter, and there’s still a bucatini shortage. / Grubstreet
The best rap songs of 2020. / Passion of the Weiss
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