Race is perhaps the worst idea ever to come out of science. Scientists were responsible for officially dividing human beings into Europeans, Africans, Asians and Native Americans and promoting these groups as sub-species or separate species altogether. That happened back in the 18th century, but the division lends the feel of scientific legitimacy to the prejudice that haunts the ...

  You’d think managing Britain’s exit from the European Union would be enough to keep Theresa May busy. But it seems the U.K.’s prime minister wants to design a whole new kind of conservatism as well — one that works not just for Britain’s frequent-flyer elite but also, as she puts it, for “the whole nation.” Whether her ideas are ...

  In 2014, JP Morgan — the biggest US bank by assets — was targeted by cyber criminals. Even though no cash could be siphoned off, the attack left names, addresses and crucial information of its 76 million customers exposed. Alarmed over the incident, the bank is now pumping $600 million into cybersecurity. Similarly, Deutsche Bank has announced that it ...