In recent months, a strand of conservative thought whose adherents are forthright in their disdain for democracy has started to creep into GOP politics. It’s called “neoreaction.”
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Antisemitism on social media platforms is fueled by algorithms, which are programmed to register engagement. This ensures that the more engagement a post receives, the more users see it.
Doomed Jewish doctors trapped in the infamous Warsaw Ghetto in WWII conducted detailed research on the effects of starvation on the human body, and their research survived despite being forbidden by the Nazis.
White nationalists in the United States, including the Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, Three Percenters and other attempted a collective coup on Jan. 6, 2021. And they wanted it to go further.
To answer the question of “how hot is too hot?” researchers brought young, healthy men and women into a lab to experience heat stress in a controlled environment.
Originalism is the idea that we should interpret the Constitution with its original meaning. But what, exactly, is the Constitution’s “original meaning”?
It’s not an exaggeration to call the Southwest’s water shortage a crisis. Declining river levels are compromising electricity generation from hydropower, which affects the power supply for millions of people.
QAnon works like a massive live-action video game in which a showrunner teases viewers with tantalizing clues. Followers make every detail into something profoundly significant.
Guns were commonplace in the post-Civil War Old West, but actual gunfights were rare. Contrary to the mythology, many frontier towns had strict gun laws, especially against carrying concealed weapons.
There is a much darker aspect to the "Dobbs" ruling. In overturning Roe, the majority’s opinion offers a new and weaker standard for overturning the past rulings of the court. Simply put, precedents will be easier to overturn in the future.
The ramifications of Supreme Court's shift to "originalism" are just becoming clear. Beyond this gun ruling, the effects will continue to be seen in decisions on abortion, religion, criminal justice, environmental regulation and many other issues.
Industrial and commercial zones are frequently among the hottest areas, or heat islands, in cities. They typically have fewer trees to cool the air and more pavement and buildings to retain and radiate heat.
President Biden’s claim that the rate of mass shootings during the period of the assault weapons ban “went down” only for it to rise again after the law was allowed to expire in 2004 holds true.
Proving seditious conspiracy charges against these right wing groups will be challenging. But their racist intent could not be more obvious.
The Supreme Court left Alabama’s congressional redistricting—deemed a violation of the Voting Rights Act by the lower court—in place through the 2022 midterm elections.
Given that there were armed officers present at earlier school massacres the public is understandably right to wonder whether armed teachers can effectively neutralize a shooter.