Discover fascinating superstitions from around the world that people still follow for luck, protection, and good fortune.

Nihilism: There are no enduring principles or values apart from the changeable whims of the leader; this annihilative impulse is contemptuous of human life and will ultimately lead to social and ...

Progressives have a theory of political change for which he remains, despite his massive and ever-expanding political baggage, the ideal prototype. That is, rather than abandon unpopular positions, ...

But the real puzzle isn’t whether de-skilling exists—it plainly does—but rather what kind of thing it is. Are all forms of de ...

In light of the Sumud Global Flotilla (the most ambitious attempt towards Gaza since Oct-2023), it makes sense to question the real power of unarmed Discover why active nonviolence (noviolencia) is a ...

In “Nexus,” Puryear shows that he may be America’s greatest living sculptor, a maverick who reshapes our sense of how art ...

Overview The October 31 NYT Connections puzzle celebrates Halloween with visual, character-based clues from pop culture.Each color group connects to a familiar ...

"She didn’t speak in soft platitudes. She didn’t even ask questions. She just said things. Specific things. Intimate things." ...

That the burning or defacement of the national flag provokes such visceral shock says much about its enduring power as a ...

Rosie the Riveter became the female hero of World War II, but just a few years earlier women in the Inland Empire were being ...

The only thing monarchy seems good for these days is generating scandal and controversy, so why keep them at the head of our government?

The main obstacle to correcting this historical flaw is the rigid application of colonial boundaries, often defended by the legal principle of uti possidetis juris (the sanctity of colonial borders) ...