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Essays and analysis on culture, media, belief, identity, institutions, ethics, social behavior, and the ideas people use to understand one another and public life.
Kansas City really does have a vast commercial complex built inside a limestone mine. But viral claims about 10,000 roads, a McDonald’s, 3,000 workers and
Joe Felz really was digitizing antique Bibles and unusual historical texts before his sudden death at 40. Georgia authorities reportedly classified his death as suicide
Ms. Rachel became famous for teaching children that they matter. The controversy intensified when she began applying that principle to Palestinian children, Black children, LGBTQ+
Children do not tattle for one simple reason. Research suggests tattling begins partly as genuine rule enforcement, but it can also become a remarkably effective
The Flight 11 hijacker transmissions are real and well documented. What is less clear is how the voice became specifically attributed to Mohamed Atta. A
Poor hygiene did not cause the Black Death—but it may have helped plague spread. New research on body lice, medieval bathing, and the documented suppression
John McAfee died one day before Surfside collapsed. The IDF searched the rubble and 25 hard drives were found. Here is what is verified—and what
Nolan Wells was 18 when he disappeared from Horn Island and was found dead two days later. His death has not been publicly explained. The
The viral “rules of Appalachia” are not an ancient universal code. They are modern folklore built from genuine mountain ghost traditions, strange wilderness sounds, human
The phrase “conspiracy theory” existed a century before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. But the popular claim that the CIA weaponized the term contains