The Messy Reality Inside the Pentagon, Captured in Fiction Kathleen McInnis discusses her new novel, which looks at the Pentagon’s civilian force, its work-life balance and the American national-security system. Read More…

The Secret to Good Health May Be a Walk in the Park In Minneapolis-St. Paul, the nation’s healthiest urban region, almost everyone lives within a 10-minute walk of a good public park. Shouldn’t we all? Read More…

U.S. Requiring Social Media Information From Visa Applicants The State Department is asking visa applicants to submit social media accounts that they have used in the past five years under a new policy that took effect on Friday. Read More…

Checking on Social Security Estimates Is a Good Idea, but Many People Don’t Do It The Social Security Administration used to mail out many more statements each year. Now, it encourages workers to go online. A new report says millions haven’t looked. Read More…

What if We All Just Sold Non-Creepy Advertising? The big ad-tech companies know how to sell ads without damaging privacy, but they choose not to. Read More…

An Arsenal of Skype, Voice Recorders and FOIAs Emily Bazelon, an investigative reporter at The New York Times Magazine, craves easy-to-use tools, whether for interviews, Freedom of Information Act records or her home TV. Read More…

Will Congress Expand the Insider Trading Prohibition? The House Financial Services Committee has passed a bill that would for the first time set forth what was required for proof, in some ways making cases easier. Read More…