The Supreme Court is struggling to draw a line between two kinds of rights: those afforded to gay people and protections for free speech. Yesterday, the justices heard a highly anticipated case about whether a Colorado website designer who opposes same-sex marriage should be compelled to serve gay couples. The designer, Lorie Smith, said she […]
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A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt — At last year’s global climate talks in Glasgow, world leaders, scientists and chief executives rallied around a call to “keep 1.5 alive.” The mantra was in reference to an aspirational goal that every government endorsed in the 2015 Paris climate agreement: try to stop global average temperatures from rising more […]