In 1984, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed a report alleging that federal judges improperly used funds to “influence pending legislation.” Specifically, the concern was that judges might have misused resources allo...
In 1895, following nearly four centuries of colonial rule, Cuba launched its third and final war of independence against the Spanish Empire. Almost immediately, the American population was theatrically captured by the plight of the Cuban people, sway...
The landscape of income-restricted development has changed dramatically over the past half-century. During the era of public housing construction, the federal government directly provided loans and covered debt service for local housing authorities, ...
In 1984, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed a report alleging that federal judges improperly used funds to “influence pending legislation.” Specifically, the concern was that judges might have misused resources allo...
In 1984, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed a report alleging that federal judges improperly used funds to “influence pending legislation.” Specifically, the concern was that judges might have misused resources allo...
In 1895, following nearly four centuries of colonial rule, Cuba launched its third and final war of independence against the Spanish Empire. Almost immediately, the American population was theatrically captured by the plight of the Cuban people, sway...
In 1895, following nearly four centuries of colonial rule, Cuba launched its third and final war of independence against the Spanish Empire. Almost immediately, the American population was theatrically captured by the plight of the Cuban people, sway...
The landscape of income-restricted development has changed dramatically over the past half-century. During the era of public housing construction, the federal government directly provided loans and covered debt service for local housing authorities, ...
The landscape of income-restricted development has changed dramatically over the past half-century. During the era of public housing construction, the federal government directly provided loans and covered debt service for local housing authorities, ...
Truth is a fickle matter. It prowls the crevices of bias and roams the pith of dissent. It snakes through equivocation, hiding from politics and eluding online discourse. Even as we increasingly hunger for it, truth languishes in the growing fissures...
Truth is a fickle matter. It prowls the crevices of bias and roams the pith of dissent. It snakes through equivocation, hiding from politics and eluding online discourse. Even as we increasingly hunger for it, truth languishes in the growing fissures...
During the most-watched sporting event in the United States, Dove ran a commercial about young girls in sports. Last February, we saw preteen girls celebrating their love for athletics, while the text on the screen highlighted how one out of two girl...
During the most-watched sporting event in the United States, Dove ran a commercial about young girls in sports. Last February, we saw preteen girls celebrating their love for athletics, while the text on the screen highlighted how one out of two girl...
As I settled into life in Rhode Island as a freshman, I began searching for a healthcare provider in the Ocean State—but no matter where I looked, I couldn’t find a primary care provider, let alone any of the several specialists that I see back h...
As I settled into life in Rhode Island as a freshman, I began searching for a healthcare provider in the Ocean State—but no matter where I looked, I couldn’t find a primary care provider, let alone any of the several specialists that I see back h...
Computers—and therefore, the world— run on chips. The production of said chips is limited to just a few countries (primarily because of the immense fixed costs and supply chain clusters), namely South Korea, China, and Taiwan, creating a geopolit...
Computers—and therefore, the world— run on chips. The production of said chips is limited to just a few countries (primarily because of the immense fixed costs and supply chain clusters), namely South Korea, China, and Taiwan, creating a geopolit...
What do oil companies, ultraconservative think tanks, and billionaires agree on regarding global warming? Perhaps that it is propaganda, pseudoscience, or a hoax? Or perhaps something more paradoxical: that they have found its solution. For dec...
What do oil companies, ultraconservative think tanks, and billionaires agree on regarding global warming? Perhaps that it is propaganda, pseudoscience, or a hoax? Or perhaps something more paradoxical: that they have found its solution. For dec...
Players of popular open-world racing game The Crew knew the servers would eventually shut down. Ubisoft had announced the game’s end date well in advance — but when that day arrived, it vanished from players’ libraries, with no ‘offline m...
Players of popular open-world racing game The Crew knew the servers would eventually shut down. Ubisoft had announced the game’s end date well in advance — but when that day arrived, it vanished from players’ libraries, with no ‘offline m...
In 2013, Mike Hallatt was banned from every Trader Joe’s in the United States for stocking his car with their goods and reselling them in his Vancouver spinoff store, Pirate Joe’s. Trader Joe’s does not have any stores in Canada, yet their good...
In 2013, Mike Hallatt was banned from every Trader Joe’s in the United States for stocking his car with their goods and reselling them in his Vancouver spinoff store, Pirate Joe’s. Trader Joe’s does not have any stores in Canada, yet their good...
Many Americans take clean air for granted, but it is the product of detailed federal regulations that weigh the economic costs of reducing pollution against the benefits of cleaner air to human health. Recently, however, the Environmental Protection ...
Many Americans take clean air for granted, but it is the product of detailed federal regulations that weigh the economic costs of reducing pollution against the benefits of cleaner air to human health. Recently, however, the Environmental Protection ...
After 43 days, the longest US government shutdown in history ended on November 12, 2025. As of late February 2026, a partial government shutdown remains in effect. Its fiscal and social consequences are well-documented: The disruption of critical fed...
After 43 days, the longest US government shutdown in history ended on November 12, 2025. As of late February 2026, a partial government shutdown remains in effect. Its fiscal and social consequences are well-documented: The disruption of critical fed...