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James B. Meigs

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When the Bottom Stories Are the Real News

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By James B. Meigs
| Free Expression (Newsletter) Verified
By James B. Meigs Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Free Expression is a daily newsletter on American life, politics and culture from the Opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal. Sign up and start reading Free Expression today. Why does negative news dominate our national conversation while positive stories quickly fade away? The traditional explanation is that bad events are newsworthy because they break the norm, while positive trends tend to be gradual.
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When the Bottom Stories Are the Real News

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By James B. Meigs
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Free Expression is a daily newsletter on American life, politics and culture from the Opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal. Sign up and start reading Free Expression today. Why does negative news dominate our national conversation while positive stories quickly fade away? The traditional explanation is that bad events are newsworthy because they break the norm, while positive trends tend to be gradual.
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There’s No Substitute for SpaceX

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By James B. Meigs
| Free Expression (Newsletter) Verified
By James B. Meigs An explosion of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket during a test on a launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Photo: NASASpaceflight.com/Handout/Reuters Free Expression is a daily newsletter on American life, politics and culture from the Opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal. Sign up and start reading Free Expression today. In spaceflight, nothing is routine. Even when the rocket is standing still.
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