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What Teddy Roosevelt’s Fight Against Corruption and Oligarchy Can Teach Us Today

Best Of - Are Tech "Bros" Setting Us Up for a 2008-Style AI Collapse?

Cultural Evolution Made Humans a Global Species - But at What Cost?

Assessing the AI Doomsday Warnings: the Call is Coming from Inside the House

Best Of - Cracking the Code: How Politicians Use Hierarchy to Empty Your Pockets

Was Nikole Hannah Jones Wrong to View Public Schools as Our Shared Responsibility? Also, Macklemore vs Robert Kraft: Who Gets to Speak and What Can They Say?

Best Of - Is It Fair to Say Jay-Z Keeps Selling Out Black Americans?

How Power Literally Rewires Your Brain (And Changes Your Personality)

Flock Cameras, the Surveillance Industrial Complex, and the American Privacy Backlash

The Meta Settlement Won't Save Our Kids: The Truth About Social Media & Profits

Best Of - Why Prediction Markets Are Worse Than the Stock Market

Postpartum Psychosis or Murder? No Easy Answers in the Lindsay Clancy Case

Spend $100 MILLION in Political Contributions; Save $13 BILLION in Taxes. Any Questions?

Best Of - Political System Entropy Means There's No Going Back to the Old Order

Transgender Issue Consumes the WNBA and Exposes Americans’ Inability to Have a Discussion

When a Political System Goes from Order to Disorder; Also, the Link Between Increasing Anxiety and Rising Self Imposed Perfectionism

Is Racial Backlash to The Odyssey About “Owning the Past,” or Ignorance? Also, Tuskegee’s Ban of Durags and Bonnets an Attack on the Culture?

“Homo Criminalis” Reveals How the Criminal Underworld and Mainstream Society Create Each Other - Culture Series

Will Post Literate Era Cause Us to Regress to a More Simple Minded Mean?

Capitalism’s Origin Story Reveals Contradictions in Modern Practices and Perceptions

Trump’s $2 Billion Windfall Proves LBJ’s Famous Quote; Also, Democratic Party’s 2024 Autopsy Shows that the Party Does Not Understand Itself

The Psychological Toll from Working from Home; Also, AI Spam Calls May Make Phones Unusable

Jay-Z Selling Out Mainstream Black America Is Understood Through Eugene Robinson’s “Disintegration”

What the Sharia Law Strawman Reveals About Certain News Outlets and the Audience They Cultivate

Should There Be a Separate Lane for Steroid Fueled Athletic Competitions; Also, Cardiologist’s Advice On Morning and Evening Routines Is Simple But Not Easy

“American Godfathers” Documentary Shows the Hidden Rise and Public Fall of the Mob in the U.S.

The Overlap of Race and Partisanship in the Post Louisiana v. Callais Redistricting Boom

At What Point Does National Debt Matter? US Apparently Will Find Out

Can Creatine Use Backfire? Basketball Star's Recent Revelation Raises Concerns

“Beyond Belief” and the Magic that Lies Between Facts and Faith - Culture Series

Will Prediction Markets Turn Everything, Including Military Ops, into a Bet; Also, How the Phases of Brain Aging Align With, and Divert from, Modern Cultural Practices

“Inside the Manosphere” Reveals the Image Young Men Are Looking For, and How That is Exploited

Artemis II Mission Shows We Still Have What It Takes to Reach for the Stars

Unpacking Albert Einstein's Bold Take on Race in America; Also, the Surprising Connection between Africa and Judaism

Millennials and Gen Z Were in Trouble Once Baby Boomers Decided Greed Was Good

AI Hype vs. Reality: Why Haven't Billion-Dollar Investments Driven GDP Growth?

Willpower is Cool, but the Real Trick Is To Not Need It; Also, What Makes Building Muscle Over 40 Possible?

American People Were Sold Out, While Toxic Chemical Industry Was Given Free Reign

Chayka’s “Filterworld” and What We Lose When the Algorithms Dictate What We See and Hear

Immigrants Have Been Vital to Making America Great, Recent Study Confirms

Paul Robeson: the World Famous, Trailblazing Icon They Tried to Erase

Did Science Just Prove Humans Are Telepathic? Also, Men's Obsession with "Size" May Be Evolutionary

College Sports in Chaos: Did Billion Dollar TV Contracts, or Teenagers, Kill Amateurism?

Why Business Leaders Appear Afraid to Explicitly Condemn ICE for Killing the Innocent

Hidden Cameras in Airbnb Rentals: Real Concern or Just Hype; Also, Are People Starting to Speak Like Chatbots?

“Selma” shows MLK’s Blueprint for Beating Back Oppressive Government Officials

Nutrition Myths that Persist and Lead Astray; Also, Do Wearables Make People Workout More?

The Insect Apocalypse: Are We Making the Earth Less Friendly to Life? Also, the Fungus that Eats Radiation for Breakfast

MacKenzie Scott's Philanthropy Reveals Her Good Heart and Our Economic System's Rot

College Sports, Private Equity, and Betting on the TV Money Bubble; Also, Viewing Sherrone Moore’s Fall From Many Angles

“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” - Key Takeaways from the Eye Opening Documentary

Shocking Discovery: Plastics Are Polluting Our Brains; Also, How Lying to Kids Shapes Them into Selfish, Manipulative Adults

Ken Burns, His "The American Revolution" Documentary, and How Human Nature Binds Us with the Past

Is Facebook Making Big Money From Scam Ads? Also, ChatGPT and the Upsurge in AI Psychosis

Mamdani’s NYC Victory Brings Old Fears and New Energy to the Center Stage

Is the U.S. Economic System Set Up to Prey on Working Americans?

The “No Kings” Protests Revealed a Serious Disconnect Between the American People and Some Elites

Understanding “The Psychology of Money” and How Greed and Pessimism Betray Us From Within

Is it Out of Control Debt and Wealth Disparity That’s Driving America to the Brink?

Shocking Trend in Canada: Why Is Demand for Legalized Euthanasia in Canada Growing?

Are MLK's Bold Observations on Racism In America Outdated, or Clarifying?

A Warning from the Past: How McCarthyism was Built on, and Sustained by Fear

Medicare’s Controversial Move: Rewarding AI Companies for Helping to Reject More Health Claims

Success of Gavin Newsom’s New Social Media Approach Shows a Trend, Not a Coincidence

The Problematic Link Between Common Chemical Exposure and Chronic Disease

Unpacking the New Netflix Doc “America’s Team: the Gambler and His Cowboys”

Revisiting "The 48 Laws of Power:" Do Robert Greene's Lessons Still Apply in Today's Society?

Sydney Sweeney's Jeans Ads & America's Outrage Machine: Many Have a Part to Play, Few Benefit

From Gutenberg to Google: How Today’s Boom in Conspiracy Theories Mirrors the Post Printing Press Era

Is Requiring Clergy to Report Child Abuse They Learn About Anti-Catholic?

How Hulk Hogan’s Story Reflects the Culture’s Progression from Monoculture to Polarization

Is Gossip the Unsung Hero in Human Societies? Exploring Harari’s “Sapiens” and the Effect of Modern Media

Jury Duty Is Power to the People - So Why Do Many Americans Dread It?

What Trump’s Gaslighting on the Epstein Files Reveals About Him and His MAGA Followers

Is Marijuana Safe? Shocking Links Between Cannabis Use and Heart Risks

Should Serious People Take Elon Musk’s Talk of Starting a New Political Party Seriously?

Offended By Kindness? Superman Director James Gunn Has Some Choice Words for You

Unpacking Zohran Mamdani's NYC Primary Win, the Loud Reaction to it, and the Socialist Label

Private Equity’s Rise Supports a Few American’s Dreams, But Not Necessarily the American Dream

Getting Perspective From Time Spent in Israel During Missile Strikes

Can Disney and Universal Slow the Generative AI Takeover?

Is the Trans Women in Women's Sports Debate About Gender Equality or Fairness (or Something Else)?

“The Alchemist” Teaches Timeless Life Lessons to Those Who Come With an Empty Cup

The President’s Big “Bloated” Bill Is Seemingly Stretching the Limits of Republican’s Fealty

Looking at the Present, Through the Lens of “Back to the Future”

Nancy Mace's Bot Armies and Burners: Digital Manipulation or Politics as Usual?

Google’s New AI Video Generator Blurs the Line Between Real and Fake

NBA's Youth Revolution: Why Veterans Can't Keep Up Anymore

What’s Behind Tesla’s Alarming Fatality Rates?

Discussing Russia’s War on Democracies and His New Book “The Folly of Realism” with Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.)

What is Driving the Manosphere and the Caricature of Masculinity it Presents?

The “Die With Zero” Rule for Retirement Promises More Fulfillment, but May Be a Bridge to Far for Some

GLP-1 Drugs Give Many People a Fighting Chance in a Secret War with a Predatory Food Industry

Questioning the Use Sunscreen is Fair, but Ditching it Altogether Requires Extraordinary Proof

Does Chaos and Conflict in Society Explain Some Americans’ Turn to a Political Strongman?

Are US Sports League Drafts Anti American Values?

Culture Series: “How Capitalism Works and How it Fails,” aka "Talking to My Daughter about the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism" a Book by Yanis Varoufakis

What’s Driving the American System Off a Cliff; also, the Spiky Age Curve for Adult Humans

Could Spending at Brothels Predict When a Recession is Coming? also, the New Old Diet Trick that Can Save Your Metabolism

In the Face of a Measles Outbreak, will RFK Jr.’s Flip Flop on the Vaccine Help? also, Caffeine Consumption May Be Reaching Alarming, and Potentially Deadly, Levels