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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 ...

The Hysterical Divide

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 ...

“We need double the energy we currently have in the United States—can you imagine? For AI to really be as big as we want to have it,” President Donald Trump proclaimed at the World Economic Forum in January 2025. In his first action fulfilling ...

Power Play

“We need double the energy we currently have in the United States—can you imagine? For AI to really be as big as we want to have it,” President Donald Trump proclaimed at the World Economic Forum in January 2025. In his first action fulfilling ...

Amid the colorful homes of Old San Juan lies an abandoned building adorned with a black-and-white striped flag. Painted over the original red, white, and blue colors of Puerto Rico, the monochrome flag is a symbol of resistance against US economic co...

The Price is Right

Amid the colorful homes of Old San Juan lies an abandoned building adorned with a black-and-white striped flag. Painted over the original red, white, and blue colors of Puerto Rico, the monochrome flag is a symbol of resistance against US economic co...

“This government will set out a moderate aristocracy: it is at present impossible to foresee whether it will, in its operation, produce a monarchy, or a corrupt, tyrannical aristocracy.” This passage was “Forgotten Father” George Mason’s ju...

“Told You So”

“This government will set out a moderate aristocracy: it is at present impossible to foresee whether it will, in its operation, produce a monarchy, or a corrupt, tyrannical aristocracy.” This passage was “Forgotten Father” George Mason’s ju...

For over a century, the Haskell Free Library and Opera House has stood on the border between Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. In a community where the border is marked by flowerpots, the library stands as ...

Reading Between the Lines

For over a century, the Haskell Free Library and Opera House has stood on the border between Derby Line, Vermont and Stanstead, a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. In a community where the border is marked by flowerpots, the library stands as ...

“It’s a very Christian concept that you love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country, and then after that you can focus and prioritize the rest of ...

Love Thy Neighbor

“It’s a very Christian concept that you love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country, and then after that you can focus and prioritize the rest of ...

On June 5, 1981, the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) published an article in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that spoke of five young, previously healthy gay men who presented with rare cases of a lung infection called pneumocystis cari...

Bad Medicine

On June 5, 1981, the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) published an article in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that spoke of five young, previously healthy gay men who presented with rare cases of a lung infection called pneumocystis cari...

The Soviet Union’s triumphant launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957 started the Space Race, an era of intense geopolitical and scientific competition that ended with the American victory on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong took the first steps o...

One Small Step, One Giant Setback

The Soviet Union’s triumphant launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957 started the Space Race, an era of intense geopolitical and scientific competition that ended with the American victory on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong took the first steps o...

On November 2, 2024, roughly 14,500 people flocked to London’s O2 Arena to watch the annual League of Legends World Championship final. Linkin Park performed, with major sponsors like Red Bull and Mercedes present as well. A peak of 6.9 million vie...

Lagging Behind: Esports and Labor Rights

On November 2, 2024, roughly 14,500 people flocked to London’s O2 Arena to watch the annual League of Legends World Championship final. Linkin Park performed, with major sponsors like Red Bull and Mercedes present as well. A peak of 6.9 million vie...

Jury nullification—the power of a jury to deliver a not-guilty verdict despite the evidence suggesting otherwise—is a quirky and rarely used mechanism of the legal system. Despite its legality, judges rarely mention jury nullification in court, a...

The Case to Nullify Jury Nullification

Jury nullification—the power of a jury to deliver a not-guilty verdict despite the evidence suggesting otherwise—is a quirky and rarely used mechanism of the legal system. Despite its legality, judges rarely mention jury nullification in court, a...

What a privilege it is to hate. To roil in anger or resentment. What satisfaction it brings us to share our ire with others and hear it echoed or reaffirmed. We feel validated—vindicated even—and, smug in our delusion of consonance, we proceed to...

We The Servile

What a privilege it is to hate. To roil in anger or resentment. What satisfaction it brings us to share our ire with others and hear it echoed or reaffirmed. We feel validated—vindicated even—and, smug in our delusion of consonance, we proceed to...