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The work of Kremlin-approved philosopher Alexander Dugin provides key insights on the longterm strategy behind Russian hacks of the American elections.
Much news on the Internet is very similar to the dangerous “yellow journalism” of history.
The history and reasoning behind the much-maligned Electoral College.
History’s most powerful female leaders, ranked.
The most impactful technology inventions in history are ranked.
The idea of a world government has been a hot topic in the U.S. elections and throughout history.
Way before there was Cracked or Mad magazine, there was Puck, a weekly satirical publication that came out of St. Louis, Missouri in 1871. Here are some of the incredible full-color illustrations of that era’s political issues.
Modern terrorism has roots in a mythical sect of assassins from the time of the Crusades.
A list debunking commonly believed falsehoods, misconceptions and just bad ideas.
There is one specific condition for fascism to take hold in the United States.
Researchers estimate how many humans have ever lived.
Mathematician Dr. Hannah Fry tells the story of zero, a genius idea that transformed human progress.
The Black Death, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, wiped out 30 to 50 percent of Europe’s population between 1347 and 1351. But, this is just the most infamous of the little microbe’s shenanigans. Y. pestis, which is one-millionth our size, has caused three major pandemics and continues killing people to this very day. The plague gets such a bad rap because it represents some of the greatest tragedies to ever befall the human race.
Not only is religion just as bad as an infectious disease, Mr. Dawkins also says it is a form of child abuse.