Marked by heavy layers of black clothing, comically tall boots, eccentric eyeliner, and coils of silver chains, goth subculture emerged in 1970s Britain as an offshoot of the punk movement. Since then, both subcultures have mainstreamed radical, anti...
A statement by President Donald Trump on November 1, 2018: “Mass, uncontrolled immigration is especially unfair to the many wonderful, law-abiding immigrants already living here who followed the rules and waited their turn. Some have been waiting f...
The first mental illness attributed to women, and one of the most prolific for four millennia, was so-called “female hysteria.” An amalgamation of symptoms that would be considered both mood and personality disorders in the modern Diagnostic and ...
Celebrations of Lunar New Year were disrupted by gun violence this year in the California communities of Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. In the fifth mass killing of the month, the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, located in Monterey Park, was the target...
Celebrations of Lunar New Year were disrupted by gun violence this year in the California communities of Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. In the fifth mass killing of the month, the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, located in Monterey Park, was the target...
Over 3.5 million Americans currently live in the United States territories, a number that is roughly equivalent to the populations of the five smallest states combined. These residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and ...
Over 3.5 million Americans currently live in the United States territories, a number that is roughly equivalent to the populations of the five smallest states combined. These residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and ...
In the aftermath of the 2022 midterm elections, there is much to consider. From the lack of a forecasted “Red Wave,” to the Democratic underperformance in New York and Florida, from the Republican underperformance in Pennsylvania, to another Geor...
In the aftermath of the 2022 midterm elections, there is much to consider. From the lack of a forecasted “Red Wave,” to the Democratic underperformance in New York and Florida, from the Republican underperformance in Pennsylvania, to another Geor...
When Trump handed Ron DeSantis the moniker of “Meatball Ron” last month, it offered a taste of the nasty Republican primary for the 2024 presidential nomination that is sure to ensue. How the former president chooses his childish nicknames remain...
When Trump handed Ron DeSantis the moniker of “Meatball Ron” last month, it offered a taste of the nasty Republican primary for the 2024 presidential nomination that is sure to ensue. How the former president chooses his childish nicknames remain...
In 1993, the United States launched a series of raids on Mogadishu, Somalia so disastrous and publicly humiliating that they would redefine presidential decision-making for the next decade. Now, in the wake of America’s exit from Afghanistan, a...
In 1993, the United States launched a series of raids on Mogadishu, Somalia so disastrous and publicly humiliating that they would redefine presidential decision-making for the next decade. Now, in the wake of America’s exit from Afghanistan, a...
One year ago, I wrote an article about the history, culture, and economic potential of pumpkin cultivation in Ukraine. At the time, my intentions were lighthearted—I discussed the Ukrainian marriage tradition in which women reject proposals by hand...
One year ago, I wrote an article about the history, culture, and economic potential of pumpkin cultivation in Ukraine. At the time, my intentions were lighthearted—I discussed the Ukrainian marriage tradition in which women reject proposals by hand...
As a grotesque, albeit limited, conflict in Ukraine sows fear across the West, some are wondering who could be capable of sparking all-out war across Europe. It might well be Aleksander Vučić, the current President of Serbia. Standing at 6’6”, ...
As a grotesque, albeit limited, conflict in Ukraine sows fear across the West, some are wondering who could be capable of sparking all-out war across Europe. It might well be Aleksander Vučić, the current President of Serbia. Standing at 6’6”, ...
“The government says pull yourself up by your bootstraps and I’m trying to… I just keep getting knocked down over and over and over again” lamented Andrew Hubbard, a Kansas resident with three felony drug convictions. Because of his criminal ...
“The government says pull yourself up by your bootstraps and I’m trying to… I just keep getting knocked down over and over and over again” lamented Andrew Hubbard, a Kansas resident with three felony drug convictions. Because of his criminal ...
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law, delivering $1.9 trillion to help the country recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. This package included a record expansion of the Child Tax Credit, increasing the monetary va...
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law, delivering $1.9 trillion to help the country recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. This package included a record expansion of the Child Tax Credit, increasing the monetary va...
The last Supreme Court session resulted in numerous 6-3 decisions in which the conversative majority consistently contradicted precedents. While the most outrage was directed at the high-profile decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, there were two other case...
The last Supreme Court session resulted in numerous 6-3 decisions in which the conversative majority consistently contradicted precedents. While the most outrage was directed at the high-profile decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, there were two other case...
Tasiilaq is a sleepy town of 2,017 located on Greenland’s eastern coast. The town is dotted with colorful homes, small businesses, a school, and a hospital, all framed by glaciers and snow-covered mountains. The town is the seventh largest on the i...
Tasiilaq is a sleepy town of 2,017 located on Greenland’s eastern coast. The town is dotted with colorful homes, small businesses, a school, and a hospital, all framed by glaciers and snow-covered mountains. The town is the seventh largest on the i...
Until very recently, China was the only country in the world still holding fast to a zero-Covid strategy, an approach that focuses on clearing local Covid-19 transmissions with all available political tools. Whenever a city experienced a spike in cas...
Until very recently, China was the only country in the world still holding fast to a zero-Covid strategy, an approach that focuses on clearing local Covid-19 transmissions with all available political tools. Whenever a city experienced a spike in cas...