Time to move on from the daylight saving time obsession

Published May 31, 2026 6:00am ET | Updated June 4, 2026 4:04pm ET



With the apparent support of President Donald Trump, Congress may soon pass legislation allowing states to adopt misleadingly named daylight saving time year-round.

In fact, DST — now in effect from early March until early November — doesn’t save anything. Clocks merely advance an hour, shifting sunlight from the morning to the evening. The length of the day doesn’t change a single nanosecond.

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