McConnell downplays impact of abortion politics on battle for the Senate
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday downplayed the impact of abortion politics on the battle for the Senate...
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‘Hurricane Ian vs. Ron DeSantis’ narrative proves irresistible to media
OPINION: Hurricane Ian made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida on Wednesday as a wicked Category 4 monster with...
Biden’s Bumbling and Stumbling Could Start World War III
Conservative political pundits love to air videos of Old Joe’s erratic, often unintelligible remarks. There are sure to be “replays”...
The dark side of American exceptionalism: shorter lives
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated its estimates of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected life expectancy...
Visualizing the Rise of Global Economic Uncertainty
Researchers have documented a rise in economic uncertainty in recent years, using text-based measures that track descriptions of economic conditions...
Florida begins to assess Ian’s catastrophic damage
.cms-textAlign-left{text-align:left;}.cms-textAlign-center{text-align:center;}.cms-textAlign-right{text-align:right;}Breaking — President Joe Biden this morning declared that a “major disaster” exists in Florida, a move requested by Gov. Ron...
Brazil may have its own January 6 moment – or worse
On October 2, Brazil will hold its ninth democratic election since military rule ended in 1985. But this young democracy,...
An investigation into what has shaped Xi Jinping’s thinking
Just over ten years ago, Xi Jinping disappeared. He was then China’s leader-in-waiting, about to acquire a slew of titles...
Friend or foe? Japan-China ties complicated after 50 years
TOKYO — Friend or foe? Or both? On the streets of Tokyo and Beijing, the ties between Japan and China...
The surprising power of internet memes
Is there more to internet memes than meets the eye? The science of these viral mash-ups reveals why they are...