Political debates about democracy often focus on culture, leadership, or polarization. But history points to a more prosaic—and more powerful—driver o...
We are not living through a sexual renaissance. By the most basic empirical measures, we are having less sex than previous generations. What looks lik...
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Hunting is considered critical to human evolution by many researchers who believe that several characteristics that distinguish humans from our closes...
On February 26, 1852, the HMS Birkenhead struck a cluster of rocks off the coast of South Africa. With only a few lifeboats for the 638 people aboard,...
Nature is astonishingly diverse. Across the planet’s oceans, forests, grasslands, and cities, living beings interact in ways that defy rigid expectati...
The geoeconomic shock from the United States’ “Liberation Day” tariffs has pushed members of ASEAN closer to China’s economic orbit. While deeper econ...
In public governance, the distinction between a partnership and a capture is often found in the fine print. When a government builds infrastructure, t...
The personal care industry has mastered the art of marketing eco-consciousness— evolving beyond familiar labels like “green,” “clean,” and “natural”—i...