John Paul Stevens’ retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010 was prompted by the high court’s decision in “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission,” which freed corporations from federal limits on campaign spending, enabling them to use their immense power to …
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Dating back at least to Jules Verne, we’ve had science fiction that predicted the future with frightening accuracy. We all hope that the main themes of the 20th Century’s great dystopian novels like Brave New World, 1984, A Handmaid’s Tale …
Another recommendation to subscribe to the Daily Stoic. Who doesn’t want to start the day with a few paragraphs that remind us that we’re in charge of our lives? As I’ve often told my kids, “You only get one of these.”
In the quest for messaging to communicate the need for a sustainable way of life, sometimes we come across artistry that requires no explanation. This is such a time. Well done, MindCore.
From the BBC: Donald Trump abandoned the Iran nuclear deal to spite Barack Obama, according to a leaked memo written by the UK’s former ambassador in the US.
As presented here, it appears that the ancient Babylonians were aware of what we know as the Pythagorean theorem about 2000 years before the famous Greek mathematician.
We’re all rooting for a healthy return of the rhino population, but this, really? The rhino gestation period is 16 months, and the population is up 10X? Are they having litters like rats?
It may seem that there is nothing to say about the life sentence that avowed Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. received for deliberately driving his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters at the 2017 rally in Charlottesville. After all, …
To Kill a Mockingbird was published on this date in 1960. As country lawyer Atticus Finch tells his daughter Scout, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy…but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a …
I thought this was a joke, right, but…..no. The fellow on the right is shown here dispensing holy water on a hydrogen bomb. As usual, I’m loath to challenge religious beliefs, but I have to ask: Who in hell blesses …
