Even as omicron infection rates plummet, preparations must be made for whatever Covid-19 throws at us next. The best-case scenario is that we live with an endemic virus that causes only mild infections in most people who are vaccinated. But the possibility remains that new variants will arise. A good way to prepare for any eventuality is to develop new ...

  US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has repeatedly said the crypto markets are like the “Wild West,” with insufficient protections for investors. A presidential working group has cautioned that some crypto platforms were allowing investors to make risky high-leverage bets. And the Treasury Department has called for legislation requiring some crypto issuers to be insured just ...

  The Electoral Count Act of 1887 is badly written, and its flaws present dangers to the country. The current bipartisan interest in revising the law, which sets forth how Congress handles challenges to electoral votes after a presidential election, is therefore welcome. But there are many ways a reform could go wrong, and legislators will have to be careful ...