How to Dismantle a Dictatorship is a guide to dismantling a dictatorship (surprising, I know) from the perspective of Binding Chaos theory. Because dictatorships are power structures, and all power…

A prominent dressage trainer shot an annoying student—and now maintains that he’s the real victim.

In the wake of turmoil at OpenAI and Anthropic, it’s become common to describe A.I. as a kind of person, hatching plans and pursuing desires. The truth is a little trickier.

Improve your chess skills with daily puzzles which get more difficult throughout the week. Sharpen your skills with puzzles made to improve pattern recognition.

While the Coinage Act of 1792 established the United States Mint and the dollar as the unit of currency for the fledgling nation, it was quite some time before a fully standardized monetary system too...

The greatest cinematic adventures of Odysseus, Theseus, Hercules, Orpheus and -- why not? -- the Soggy Bottom Boys.

Is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation a definitive film version of Homer’s Odyssey? No, it isn’t. In fact, it can’t be.

Unless he destroys what's left of American democracy

A single mom, her two daughters, and the chatbots that fill in the gaps.

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A look at why a cyclic, eternally repeating universe is such an appealing idea, and why the first serious attempt to build one, Richard Tolman's 1930s model of endless big bangs and big crunches, coll...

The architect of the African Union’s reparations framework for the historic UN resolution explains why demands for historical justice are inseparable from the struggle for Black sovereignty

His attack on progressivism last week was the last straw

Israeli forces escalated their atrocities in 2025, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, acts of genocide, and ethnic cleansing against Palestinians.

Newly revealed allegations about the late civil rights and labor leader Cesar Chavez are prompting debate and reflection in Minnesota, where Chavez’s name is on streets and a school — and where his bi...

**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading fr...

The filmmaker behind “One Battle After Another” specializes in stories about people who are cut off, adrift, desperately seeking connection. His films are studies of American loneliness.

U.S. taxpayers are paying the price every single day for a war against Iran at a time when many Americans can't afford groceries, housing, health care, and education. Tell President Trump: No war for ...

This is going to end, contrary to what's being said, on Iran's terms. Either they want to capitulate and eventually give up or they will fight to the absolute bitter end, period.

A new Wall Street Journal investigation finds the department is increasingly turning its wrath on U.S. citizens, punishing them for filming or observing officers.

Uncover what truly energizes you and start building a life of purpose—one mini experiment at a time.

What’s new in theatre, movies, television, art, dance, classical, and contemporary music.

What I tell parents of abnormally short children

Stuart Stevens says he now realizes the hatred and bigotry of Trumpism were always at the heart of the GOP.

The institutions that obtained the worst scores in a new national examination are private or municipally-run, and some charge very high tuition fees

Ask your Representative to co-sponsor H.Res.876, which would formally recognize Israel's genocide in Gaza and push the US to fulfill its legal duty to prevent and punish genocide. Send your letter now...

Michael O’Keefe discusses his path to ordination in the Zen Peacemaker Order and his subsequent disillusionment with the order and its founder.

The U.S. has warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country’s government, as pressure mounts for the unelected body to move toward elections for the ...

The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...

The President may have started out by trash-talking America; one year into his second term, he is simply trashing it.

Former E.P.A. administrator Judith Enck on the crisis of federal regulation and how Americans can win environmental victories

Lithium deposit valued at $1.5 trillion is discovered and promises to boost batteries, but worries local indigenous communities.

None have anything to do with “free market” capitalism