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Is America a democracy? Reactionaries, such as the activist Charlie Kirk and Senator Mike Lee of Utah, say it is not, never was, and shouldn’t be.…

August 10, 20252 min readDid Disease Defeat Napoleon?Napoleon’s campaign against the Russian Empire was one of the most costly wars in history. Many soldiers died of…

There are two major problems with the (overblown) Sydney Sweeney American Eagle denim ad campaign controversy, which has detractors saying it promotes pro-eugenics messaging and Donald…

Five years after the start of the pandemic, one of the most surprising ways that school has profoundly, and perhaps permanently, changed is that students aren’t…

Scientists are trained to thoroughly investigate their new ideas. Sometimes, however, their preliminary research can go down strange rabbit holes, leading to interpretations of evidence that…

Update, Friday, August 1: Days after the controversy began, American Eagle has released a statement about it on Instagram. The campaign, the company writes, “is and…

American Eagle is a US-founded fashion brand that sells jeans, shrunken “baby” T-shirts and cropped sweatshirts to predominantly tween and teenage girls. On TikTok, users gush…

Hulk Hogan broke containment. As popular as professional wrestling became during the 1980s, its ins and outs were not as well-publicized as the highlights of more…

Americans are getting married, having kids, buying a home, and retiring years later than what once was the norm. Many don’t ever reach these milestones.While there…

Did they get anything right here, we ask? “No,” says Sebag-Montefiore, politely. “Although, I guess they are both suits.”But the most glaring issue, in Sebag-Montefiore’s eyes,…