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The ‘People Map of the United States’ zooms in on America’s obsession with celebrity

By working together, and learning from one another, we can build better systems.

The lack of it can also be a problem.

Here’s how we can use the concept of “impact impression” for criminal reform.

When it comes to leadership, we’re quite picky on who we let govern us.

Are we witnessing the end of democracy in America?

We put presidents on our money, but isn’t there more to life than politics?

Many of us don’t fit perfectly into existing social narratives. But we can still find our own way.

A new Gallup polls shows the rising support for socialism in the United States.

A 2019 ranking of all 50 states’ education systems shows the Sunshine State serves its college students well.

Riots may ensue as more poor Americans recognize their “miserable” long-term prospects.

The lost practice of face-to-face communication has made the world a more extreme place.

Buying cards and flowers on Mother’s Day would make Anna Jarvis roll around in her grave.

Keith Whittington, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, breaks down three key free speech arguments by John Stuart Mill.

Should all speech be free? How much intolerance should society tolerate?

Philosopher Alan Watts thoughts on the the all-pervading presence of nature.

In general, birds of a feather do tend to flock together.

Unlike much of the United States, the South has a culture of honor. While this makes Southerners more polite, it’s also something of a double-edged sword.

Being a successful caregiver is part of today’s definition of manhood.

Polls show that more Americans today define socialism as an ideology of “equality” than one espousing government control of the economy.

This is the psychology of why friendships (and marriages) fail.

Wanna lose weight? How does eating only pineapple and lamb chops sound? Maybe receiving all your sustenance through a feeding tube instead?

Few students will become architects, but architecture may be able teach them more about real-life problem-solving than geometric proofs.

Landlords aren’t the ones getting rich off of renting properties; slumlords are.

Finland’s educational system was driven by a culture that supports a strong social contract, one the United States currently lacks.

Be a man? Why this once trusty advice now fails men.