Now the Electoral College votes for president – 4 essential reads
The voters have cast their ballots, and after those ballots have been counted, and a winner has been projected by news organizatio...
What Buddhism can teach in this moment of deep divisions: No person is ‘evil,’ only ‘mistaken’
The three wise monkeys, embodying the proverbial principle from Buddhist philosophy: 'See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.'Na...
This course uses crime novels to teach critical thinking
Fictional books on private investigators hold invaluable clues about justice and how the world works. iStock / Getty Images PlusUn...
Trump’s comeback victory, after reshaping his party and national politics, looks a lot like Andrew Jackson’s in 1828
Donald Trump speaks to supporters early on the morning of Nov. 6, 2024.AP Photo/Evan VucciAs the nation prepares for a second Dona...
10 Advantages of Bundling Moving and Energy Services with Same Company
Moving to a new place is an exciting experience. There’s so much to do, from packing to setting up utilities in your n…
What is ‘ballot curing’? Election expert explains the method for fixing errors made when voters cast their ballots
An imperfect signature on an absentee ballot can necessitate ballot 'curing,' when election workers verify the voter's i…
2024’s quick win for Trump will go down in the history books alongside 1964 and 1980 Election Day landslides
Voters line up to cast their ballots at a voting location in Bethlehem, Pa., on Nov. 5, 2024. Samuel Corum/AFP via Getty…
Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer
Cubans have endured days of blackouts since a grid failure in Havana on Oct. 18, 2024.Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Imag…
Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg − even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom
Commemorating the anniversary of the 1938 pogrom in Hamburg, on the former site of the Bornplatz Synagogue, in November …
Carl Sagan’s scientific legacy extends far beyond ‘Cosmos’
Carl Sagan at his Cornell University laboratory in Ithaca, N.Y., in 1974.Santi Visalli, Inc./Archive Photos via Getty Im…
Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by membranes, these rogue organelles challenge biology’s fundamentals
Specialized compartments within cells carry out specific functions.Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty I…
Only 5.3% of welders in the US are women. After years as a writing professor, I became one − here’s…
The author welds a headboard.Jo MackiewiczAlthough I have a good gig as a full professor at Iowa State University, I&rsq…
Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity
With U.S. voters across the political spectrum strongly concerned about border security, presidential candidates Kamala …
Is the election making you feel adrift and wobbly? That’s ‘zozobra’ – and Mexican philosophers have some advice
Is it a lovely autumn day, or is America burning to the ground?Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesEver had…
How Native Americans guarded their societies against tyranny
A purple and white flag representing the world's oldest democracy, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, flies above a Mohawk f…
Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes
Quincy Jones left his indelible touch on some of the 20th century's most iconic albums.Arnold Turner/Getty Images for Ne…
The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a sociologist explains why myths endure and how they shape…
Many members of the 27 Club are outsize in their cultural influence.Psychology Forever/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThere…
What poll watchers can − and can’t − do on Election Day
Poll watchers keep an eye on voting in Georgia in November 2022.AP Photo/Ben GrayWhen most people think of their experie…