| Americans have been resetting their clocks and watches (and ovens and such) forward each spring and back each fall as part of a national effort to maximize daylight hours for about 50 years, depending on where you live. Daylight saving time has long had its ardent fans and implacable critics, and we heard last week from all sides. Post columnist Helaine Olen wrote that it was time to "#locktheclock" and end the "biannual switcheroo," while Anita Shelgikar, a sleep expert at the University of Michigan, argued that doing so might harm our "cognition, mood and cardiovascular health." But the definitive word might rest with columnist Dana Milbank, who had some fun with the news that the unanimous Senate vote on March 15 making DST permanent was, as it turned out, an accident. "The Senate approved legislation making daylight saving time year-round. There were no hearings, no discussion, no debate, and no vote. It just happened, because nobody objected — in large part because many senators didn't even know it was happening." Here's hoping you find time, as it were, to learn more. Most Americans would like to end the biannual clock switcheroo. By Helaine Olen ● Read more » | | | | It's true that we must stop changing our clocks. But we must do so in a way that prioritizes sleep. By Anita Shelgikar ● Read more » |    | | | | Instead of moving forward with daylight saving time, legislators should turn back time. By Dana Milbank ● Read more » | | | | | Our consent-first culture has left us liberated – and miserable. Here's how to fix it. The Opinions Essay ● By Christine Emba ● Read more » | | | | No new rules or exceptions are needed. Just make sure it's clear that the existing ones will be enforced to the hilt. By Jason Willick ● Read more » | | | | | Brady's return from retirement tests how the rest of us feel about the passage of time. By Molly Roberts ● Read more » | | | | Longer games with less action is an atrocious recipe for an entertainment business. By George F. Will ● Read more » | | | | | This collection of audio stories covers topics such as America's broken health-care system and parenting. Read more » | | | |
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