Xay Khamsyvoravong is the former mayor of Newport, Rhode Island, known for his focus on community development and sustainable growth. During his tenure, he prioritized initiatives aimed at preserving Newport’s historic charm while fostering economi...
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 ...
The Fifth Amendment encompasses so much more than TV crime shows would lead you to believe; it’s not solely “pleading the fifth,” refusing to answer incriminating questions. In reality, the amendment details five rights of citizens with respec...
The Fifth Amendment encompasses so much more than TV crime shows would lead you to believe; it’s not solely “pleading the fifth,” refusing to answer incriminating questions. In reality, the amendment details five rights of citizens with respec...
Nina Totenberg, award-winning legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio, will discuss current and historic Supreme Court cases — on issues from social justice and inequality to voting rights and campaign finance reform — and their imp...
Nina Totenberg, award-winning legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio, will discuss current and historic Supreme Court cases — on issues from social justice and inequality to voting rights and campaign finance reform — and their imp...
Over the past couple of years, Republicans have felt increasing pressure to put forth free market proposals to combat poverty. Accordingly, many, like Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, have begun proposing solutions — a reassuring trend for an ...
Over the past couple of years, Republicans have felt increasing pressure to put forth free market proposals to combat poverty. Accordingly, many, like Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, have begun proposing solutions — a reassuring trend for an ...
Amidst the overthrow of governments in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies remarked that the nation of Syria looked like nothing more than “a lovely country with olive groves and rollin...
Amidst the overthrow of governments in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies remarked that the nation of Syria looked like nothing more than “a lovely country with olive groves and rollin...
To Presidential Candidate Ben Carson, “the likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed,” as he said in a recent interview with Wolf Blitzer. The comments almost immediate...
To Presidential Candidate Ben Carson, “the likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed,” as he said in a recent interview with Wolf Blitzer. The comments almost immediate...
On October 3, Saturday Night Live’s forty-first season premiered with a cold opener mocking Donald and Melania Trump. The skit portrayed Donald as arrogant and irreverent and Melania as clueless, and it routinely made references to Trump’s sexis...
On October 3, Saturday Night Live’s forty-first season premiered with a cold opener mocking Donald and Melania Trump. The skit portrayed Donald as arrogant and irreverent and Melania as clueless, and it routinely made references to Trump’s sexis...
Every day, more and more Swedish workers are working less and less. This is not because of unemployment or laziness, but due to a societal shift towards a six-hour workday. Many companies across the Scandinavian country have formally adopted the shor...
Every day, more and more Swedish workers are working less and less. This is not because of unemployment or laziness, but due to a societal shift towards a six-hour workday. Many companies across the Scandinavian country have formally adopted the shor...
The shooting at Umpqua Community College is not going to lead to gun regulations. Neither will the shootings of the five people killed in Florida and Maryland the following day, and neither will the ones that are undoubtedly soon to come. Fear n...
The shooting at Umpqua Community College is not going to lead to gun regulations. Neither will the shootings of the five people killed in Florida and Maryland the following day, and neither will the ones that are undoubtedly soon to come. Fear n...
Almost a full year into her first term, Governor Gina Raimondo has already taken ambitious steps toward her campaign promise to revamp the Rhode Island economy. This past June, she signed a number of financial incentives into the state budget, includ...
Almost a full year into her first term, Governor Gina Raimondo has already taken ambitious steps toward her campaign promise to revamp the Rhode Island economy. This past June, she signed a number of financial incentives into the state budget, includ...
Likening Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders may elicit a laugh. However, both presidential candidates are essentially running on a populist platform. With Senator Sanders, populism comes in the form of democratic socialism that champions the causes of th...
Likening Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders may elicit a laugh. However, both presidential candidates are essentially running on a populist platform. With Senator Sanders, populism comes in the form of democratic socialism that champions the causes of th...
As the Oscar season comes whirling in, the next big culture war stands in the wings ready to pounce on an unsuspecting, yet willing audience, sparking debate in Hollywood and in Washington. Over the past few years, movies have not only brought movieg...
As the Oscar season comes whirling in, the next big culture war stands in the wings ready to pounce on an unsuspecting, yet willing audience, sparking debate in Hollywood and in Washington. Over the past few years, movies have not only brought movieg...
The United States has a long history of publicizing so-called “macho” men. Over the years, the prototypical macho American man has seen numerous incarnations – from cowboys to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator. Often, these characters ha...
The United States has a long history of publicizing so-called “macho” men. Over the years, the prototypical macho American man has seen numerous incarnations – from cowboys to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator. Often, these characters ha...