Putin’s first tasks were to destroy democratic features that emerged within Russia since 1991. Introduction The free...
Dostoevsky insisted that one cannot shy away from horror and tragedy and Tolstoy would call for action. Introduction As someone who teaches...
Efforts at international accountability are embedded in broader political and strategic realities. Introduction As outrage about atrocities...
With both sides in the Cold War having nuclear capability, an arms race developed. Introduction The nuclear arms...
Dismissing Putin’s nuclear saber rattling as a ploy to manipulate NATO would be a mistake. The risk...
By the 8th century BCE, Homer and Hesiod were writing about planetary influences. Introduction Ancient Greek astronomy was the...
No new fossil fuel extraction projects can be opened if we want to avoid the worst impacts...
Pre-Socratic Philosophers in ancient Greece advanced a non-theistic view of the universe. Introduction Aristarchus of Samos (l. c....
Western governments have been heavily subsidizing their own fossil-fuel industries as they exhort much poorer countries. The...
Rockets have evolved from simple gunpowder devices into giant vehicles capable of traveling into outer space. Ancient...
The gas industry envisions a network of fossil-fuel dependent plants. Local activists imagine a different path. Introduction...
Formal education ended at adolescence after which a large part was informal and relied on simple human...
Local control over school funding leads to uneven resources between districts. Introduction Nearly 70 years ago –...
Cicero used a philosophy that yields a wisdom of practical assurances built on a Socratic and Academic...
The Supreme Court is poised to protect the ability to intermingle church and state. By Dahlia Lithwick...
The history of education extends at least as far back as the first written records recovered from...
Changes would help make sure that for-profit organizations don’t receive grant money to manage charter schools. With...
When the computer was invented it was not thought that one day it will become an integral...
He was widely honored during his lifetime, including in Great Britain and the United States, as a...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put a spotlight on the views of the Russian Orthodox Church. Introduction...
After the Russian Revolution of 1917, several factions sought to create an independent Ukrainian state. Introduction The Ukrainian...
The long, tangled relationship between the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church. Introduction Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...
Some local groups still recognize the authority of church authorities in their countries of origin. By Brandon...
Dugin dreams of a reborn Orthodox Tsarist state surpassing the borders as they existed before 1989. Should...
The invention of money took place before the beginning of written history. Introduction The history of money concerns the...
A wave of central bank digital currencies is set to revolutionize our ideas about what money is...
How American history has helped shape the way we design, issue, and process modern U.S. banknotes. 1690:...
Throughout time, new currency has been associated with mystical qualities, and Bitcoin is no exception. Money is...
The media group seeks alternative revenue streams as the popularity of its main products falls. By Hannah...
The term vaccine derives from the Latin word for cow, reflecting the origins of smallpox vaccination. Introduction...