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A rationale is always just a scroll or a click away.

The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.

Universal programs are much easier to administer than means-tested ones.

Extensive networks of pneumatic tubes allowed stories to whoosh around newsrooms, saving time, improving communication, and reducing stress, all while making really cool sounds.

The dark triad is a psychological theory of personality, first published by Delroy L. Paulhus and Kevin M. Williams in 2002, that describes three notably offensive, but non-pathological personality types: Machiavellianism, sub-clinical narcissism, and sub-clinical psychopathy. Each of these personality types is called dark because each is considered to contain malevolent qualities.

Tesla is now just a mid-size automaker amid EV competition that is eating its lunch. What might realistic valuations mean for Musk's clout?

Tesla founder Elon Musk is a vocal proponent of H-1B visas, and his company's use of the program jumped sharply this year.

Happy New Year! Let's all take a deep breath, because 2025 going to be a weird one. "Do not obey in advance," historian Timothy Snyder cautions. "Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want,

The questionable statistic at the heart of the “men don’t read fiction” discourse.

Humans love to imagine their own demise.

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The Strange Origin of the Pledge of Allegiance - from the 'Lectric Law Library's stacks

In the short term, our focus should be on the things C4SS comrade William Gillis discussed eight years ago in the aftermath of Trump’s election to his first term:  minimizing our exposure to harm, and building an infrastructure for support, protection and mutual aid. Kelly Hayes sums up this general approach as well as anyone...

The vehicle was parked directly outside the hotel doors.

As of today, three more states join the list of 17 that can't access Pornhub because of age verification laws.

The maximum rate of global ecophagy by biovorous self-replicating nanorobots is fundamentally restricted by the replicative strategy employed; by the maximum dispersal velocity of mobile replicators; by operational energy and chemical element requirements; by the homeostatic resistance of biological ecologies to ecophagy; by ecophagic thermal pollution limits (ETPL); and most importantly by our determination and readiness to stop them.

Polyworking is popular and growing. This shift is likely to be driven by AI-driven efficiencies and a workforce in search of deeper meaning and joy in their careers.

Online sports betting is bad for sports — and for gamblers.

Star Wars came out when I was 17, and made a big impression on me; I loved it.

Once, eating whole foods and avoiding toxins was associated with a lefty worldview. Now, being a “crunchy mom” is more often about “health freedom.”