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February 27, 2026 • The world of science has been stuck in an existential crisis over whether we actually know the things we thought we knew. Re-running an old study today doesn't always yield the ...

President Trump set off alarm bells this week by calling for Republicans to “nationalize” the upcoming elections. This comes amid questions about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s role ...

The Trump administration uses antifascism as a term of abuse and has branded Antifa domestic terrorists. Yet antifascism has a long but often little known history in the U.S. Journalist Christopher ...