Reading archive 2020-10-12

Yes, you should smile behind your mask. Here’s why.

The ballad of Big John Fetterman: Democrats yearned for a folk hero. But will they vote for one?

As Trump stumbles, voters finalize their choices, and Biden’s lead grows

New research explores authoritarian mind-set of Trump’s core supporters: Data reveal high levels of anti-democratic beliefs among many of the president’s backers, who stand to be a potent voting bloc for years to come

QAnon is tearing families apart

Mark Zuckerberg’s reversal on Holocaust denial is a 180: Facebook’s decision to disallow Holocaust denial after previously affirming it reflects the company’s shifting stances on free speech.

‘Hatred is taught’: Pennsylvania’s second lady films a woman’s racist attack at the grocery store

How Biden could end 2020 on election night — and why Trump’s path is unlikely: Biden leads in polls of several fast-counting states Trump won in 2016, but the states that put Trump over the top last time face delays.

China hawks encounter new opponent: U.S. companies: Industry groups are fighting some restrictions on tech trade with China, saying the costs are too high

What's the first species humans drove to extinction?