Quick Bites: Race Relations… Weight-Loss Drugs… Tricky Words

Paul Kix and his family 

What Changed? Paul Kix is a journalist. His wife is Black. He’s White. When they got married in 1972, his progressive friends cheered. Now they are questioning his ability to parent his own biracial children. Click here.

The Truth Behind the Hype. A few weeks ago, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study suggesting that the weight-loss drug semaglutide (trade names Wegovy and Ozempic) had an unexpected benefit: It improved cardiovascular health independently of weight loss. The finding was widely reported. But, says Dr. Peter Attia, there’s a simple – and mundane – explanation for this apparent “miracle.” Click here.

A Tricky Vocabulary Quiz. I got 22 out of 25 on this one. But as someone that has published a book on unusual words, I should have done better! Click here.