Bad Bunny may not be running for office, but the global pop star has been louder than most politicians about what Puerto Rico lacks: autonomy. He is extremely vocal with his advocacy, his fear of Puerto Rico beckoning “another Hawaii,” and the id...
They creep out of the shadows, changing their political colors to whatever is most popular as elections draw near. Once in power, the cycle repeats, as they modify priorities to prepare for a reelection. They can be loud in shameless denial of ...
Meet Nyankhkhnum and Khnumhotep, two men buried together in the same tomb during the 5th dynasty in Egypt. Despite both having wives and families, the painting shows them embracing and touching noses. In Egyptian art, this act represents a kiss. This...
As tragic as it might be to lose the ability to subtly flirt by asking someone for a lighter in the smoking section of a club, one would think that the vast majority of English citizens understand the necessity of reducing tobacco consumption. If not...
As tragic as it might be to lose the ability to subtly flirt by asking someone for a lighter in the smoking section of a club, one would think that the vast majority of English citizens understand the necessity of reducing tobacco consumption. If not...
So long as we ignore Hong Kong, a global commitment to fundamental human rights and dignity will remain unrealized. If you cherish what Hannah Arendt in The Origins of Totalitarianism calls “the right to have rights,” or the right to belong to a ...
So long as we ignore Hong Kong, a global commitment to fundamental human rights and dignity will remain unrealized. If you cherish what Hannah Arendt in The Origins of Totalitarianism calls “the right to have rights,” or the right to belong to a ...
In 2015, El Salvador presided as the “murder capital of the world” with the highest number of homicides per capita; today, it is one of the safest countries in Latin America, with a homicide rate lower than that of the United States. Over the pas...
In 2015, El Salvador presided as the “murder capital of the world” with the highest number of homicides per capita; today, it is one of the safest countries in Latin America, with a homicide rate lower than that of the United States. Over the pas...
According to the legends of the Abenaki people of present-day Maine and Quebec, when the Creator brought maple sap into the world, it spouted out of tree trunks as pure sugar. People would abandon their households and responsibilities to spend entire...
According to the legends of the Abenaki people of present-day Maine and Quebec, when the Creator brought maple sap into the world, it spouted out of tree trunks as pure sugar. People would abandon their households and responsibilities to spend entire...
In Gjadër, Albania, towering barbed-wire fences enclose the many migrants who dream of a better life in Italy. The village’s stunning pastoral landscape and the tranquility of the grazing sheep are now disrupted by gray buildings with small, priso...
In Gjadër, Albania, towering barbed-wire fences enclose the many migrants who dream of a better life in Italy. The village’s stunning pastoral landscape and the tranquility of the grazing sheep are now disrupted by gray buildings with small, priso...
When French Communists first warned about “coca-colonization” in the 1940s, they feared more than just sugary drinks. They saw Coca-Cola’s expanding empire as an American trojan horse—a delivery network that could double as an intelligence op...
When French Communists first warned about “coca-colonization” in the 1940s, they feared more than just sugary drinks. They saw Coca-Cola’s expanding empire as an American trojan horse—a delivery network that could double as an intelligence op...
On February 4, 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen on 61 charges committed during the Ugandan civil war, including “murder, rape, sexual slavery, abduction, and tortu...
On February 4, 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen on 61 charges committed during the Ugandan civil war, including “murder, rape, sexual slavery, abduction, and tortu...
On July 19, 2020, the United Arab Emirates Space Association (UAESA) launched a rocket named Hope into space in celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary. Hope went into orbit around Mars to transmit previously unobserved weather data, making t...
On July 19, 2020, the United Arab Emirates Space Association (UAESA) launched a rocket named Hope into space in celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary. Hope went into orbit around Mars to transmit previously unobserved weather data, making t...
The American biomedical company Thermo Fisher describes a prominent product featured on its website, the RapidHIT ID system, as an instrument capable of generating “forensic DNA profiles in as little as 90 minutes” with “no technical expertise ...
The American biomedical company Thermo Fisher describes a prominent product featured on its website, the RapidHIT ID system, as an instrument capable of generating “forensic DNA profiles in as little as 90 minutes” with “no technical expertise ...
Orbiting more than 225 thousand miles from the Earth, the Moon is more than a pretty sight in the sky or a conduit for human exploration: It contains valuable natural resources. Considering the Moon’s vast reserves of Helium-3 (better known as H-3,...
Orbiting more than 225 thousand miles from the Earth, the Moon is more than a pretty sight in the sky or a conduit for human exploration: It contains valuable natural resources. Considering the Moon’s vast reserves of Helium-3 (better known as H-3,...
For decades, the five Nordic countries—Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland—have served as models of democratic bliss, with profound similarity in their progressive political, economic, and social structures. Their consistent placement a...
For decades, the five Nordic countries—Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland—have served as models of democratic bliss, with profound similarity in their progressive political, economic, and social structures. Their consistent placement a...
While global attention is fixated on the wars Israel is fighting on multiple fronts, another conflict—an internal civil struggle between religious Jewish factions and secular Jewish communities—has received far less international attention. The e...
While global attention is fixated on the wars Israel is fighting on multiple fronts, another conflict—an internal civil struggle between religious Jewish factions and secular Jewish communities—has received far less international attention. The e...