Editorial Board
Just Say No to Permanent Daylight Saving
Congress is once again toying with an idea that will likely make everyone miserable. There’s a better way.
End the chaos.
Photographer: Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images
When has the U.S. Senate ever moved faster?
In less than 30 seconds Tuesday afternoon, lawmakers unanimously consented to make daylight saving time permanent. The legislation never even came up for debate. Senators were apparently cranky enough about losing an hour of sleep last weekend to basically say they’d had enough.