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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.
Data-broker removal services can work, but they do not erase you from the internet—and paying more or covering more brokers does not necessarily mean better
Scotland’s Big Grey Man of Ben Macdui is often dismissed as a giant shadow projected onto fog. That can explain some sightings, but not the
Turning Point USA did not merely receive money from donors who happened to support Israel. A newly disclosed sponsorship agreement ties $700,000 in planned payments
Hospitals can charge a cash price below rates negotiated by major insurers, but cash is not automatically cheaper. Federal price data, peer-reviewed research and real
New footage released by Candace Owens appears to show multiple members of Charlie Kirk’s security detail wearing hospital scrubs later on the day he was
A 2012 psychology experiment resurfaced after winning a 2026 Ig Nobel Prize, inspiring headlines that rich people are more likely to steal children’s candy. The
Two scammers admitted helping sell San Diego properties they did not own, generating about $962,000 in proceeds. But recording a forged deed does not necessarily
Labcorp has used beagles and ferrets supplied by Marshall BioResources, peer-reviewed research confirms. Marshall also has a documented history of USDA animal-welfare violations. But some
The school-transgender debate contains a real curriculum controversy wrapped in a great deal of exaggeration. Some elementary schools explicitly teach gender identity, transgender and nonbinary
A viral Sarah Hurwitz clip, a Jewish critic’s response, and an argument about “Jewish supremacy” expose a difficult question: if major Jewish institutions strongly identify
