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What does a fast-casual diner have to do with natural disasters? Quite a bit, actually.

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

The massive Starlink satellite network from SpaceX is causing worries.

It may be growing in popularity, but is there anything substantive to this new wellness trend?

Normally, life expectancy increases every year. For Americans, the opioid epidemic is changing that.

As religious diversity increases in the United States, we must learn to channel religious identity into interfaith cooperation.

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

Is this proof of a dramatic shift?

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.

Despite being free to users, Facebook seems to have a monopoly on our speech, our data, and our lives.

What does the downward trend mean?

Yemen leads the list of the most fragile nations, with the U.S. and U.K. among the “most worsened.”

With the seemingly endless growth of the Democratic primary field, we may suffer from choice overload. The result? In fear of making the wrong choice, we may fail to make any — i.e., don’t vote.

What can and can’t you say? A brief glimpse of precedent-setting free speech cases in the United States.

Psychologists looked at how liberals and conservatives react after learning about “white privilege”.

Don’t denigrate immigrants, says Jared Diamond. You are one.

Anxiety does not help other medical conditions, adding trouble on top of trouble.

The real Game of Thrones might be who best leverages the hit HBO show to shape political narratives.

Policy advisor Simon Anholt believes the question we should ask is, which country is the “goodest”?

Upstreamism advocate Rishi Manchanda calls us to understand health not as a “personal responsibility” but a “common good.”

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.

Michael Dowling, Northwell Health’s CEO, believes we’re entering the age of smart medicine.

Big tech is making its opening moves into the health care scene, but its focus on tech-savvy millennials may miss the mark.

The U.S. has a talent shortage and the formerly incarcerated have paid their debt to society. Let’s solve two problems with one idea.

Can 6,500 mercenaries “fix” Afghanistan? The U.S. is resurrecting privatized warfare.

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.

Tax megacorps like Amazon to fund universal basic income, says 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang.