Learning another language has plenty of upsides and few drawbacks (though incessant pestering by a certain green owl on your phone is one). But can it really make you a better thinker, or even delay the onset of dementia? Our latest
Well informed column
looks at the evidence behind the idea that bilinguals’ brains benefit from their talented tongues.
Elsewhere, we examine the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It is likely to win approval eventually—and to become the signature legislative achievement of Donald Trump’s second term. But the tax-and-spending plan is a showcase for
fiscal incontinence and ideological exhaustion.
