Current Events
The Russian mindset is characterized by cynicism and distrust.
"Strategic ambiguity" has long been the West's strategy on Taiwan.
The Arabic word fatwa can mean “explanation” or “clarification.”
Mixed messages and competing interests have left college students feeling lost and stressed.
Argentina's black market for cash is embracing crypto — but it's not what crypto proponents expected.
It’s all about salesmanship.
An upstart third party is unlikely to dislodge the status quo in the current system.
For a time, Francis Fukuyama looked like a prophet.
Video cameras on city streets are only the most visible way your movements can be tracked.
A forensics expert explains what’s involved with documenting human rights violations during conflicts, from Afghanistan to Ukraine.
It is wrong to think that these three statements contradict each other. We need to see that they are all true to see that a better world is possible.
As technology advances, the use of laser weapons in space becomes more likely.
Scientific journals, which are supposed to be the sacred scriptures of academia, are often full of shoddy research and misinformation.
"You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it."
"This fourth wave will be worse than it’s ever been before."
Explore the key highlights from the UN’s latest release of its world population estimates.
A new study shows that political partisans are more likely to remember things that didn't happen — as long as it fits their narrative.
"Politics is weird. It’s the only business in the world in which you take a really, really important position, and you give it to someone with no qualifications." —Tony Blair
Gradualism rejects the idea of a "bright line" in the abortion debate.
More than 300 years ago, a Spanish ship laden with unspeakable treasure sank after a battle. Because of greed, the treasure remains on the sea floor.
One might think that people who started poor and became rich might be more sensitive to the plights of the poor. Not so, suggests a new study.
It might seem like science and faith are at war, but the two have a historical synergy that extends back in time for centuries.
A marine scientist explains the threat of the Loop Current, a 800-pound gorilla of Gulf hurricane risks.
Seattle slowly raised its minimum wage to $15 per hour. The results provide fuel for both sides of the minimum wage debate.
In 200 years, the mortality rate for children under the age of five (per 1,000 live births) has dropped from 40% to 3.7%.
Can we stop mass shootings? The first step is collecting data, and these authors have done just that.
Yes, there are reasons to worry about Twitter, but it's not about the bots.
Media provocateurs and conspiracy theorists insist that they're "just asking questions." No, they aren’t.
A clear alternative has yet to emerge.
In terms of sheer productivity, “-gate” has no peer. Wikipedia’s list of -gates has over 260 entries.