Opinion: Putin's Nuclear Threat Is Terrifying Even If He's Bluffing

Stephen Mihm, Bloomberg | Monday February 28, 2022

All eyes are on the conventional war unfolding in Ukraine. But a very different kind of conflict looms over the conflict. Before invading, Putin staged nuclear weapons drills around Russia's border with Ukraine.

Opinion: The Odd Back Story Of Oxygen, Critical For India In Covid Crisis

Stephen Mihm, Bloomberg | Tuesday April 27, 2021

The desperate scenes playing out in India may foreshadow a dangerous new phase of the pandemic where people die in droves, not of the disease so much as a lack of proper medical care.