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You Can Take the Asian Out of Asia, But Not Asia Out of the Asian
Travel Dispatches

You Can Take the Asian Out of Asia, But Not Asia Out of the Asian

October 14, 2025October 12, 2025

I receive a certain comfort, as strange as this may sound, when I witness someone from East Asia displaying…

Basel Beats the Heat with a River Commute
Culture

Basel Beats the Heat with a River Commute

June 24, 2025June 25, 2025

The northern Swiss city and canton of Basel sits at a lower average elevation than any other in the…

65% of Israelis Agree that God’s Command to Exterminate Amalek Applies to Palestinians, 80% for Ethnic Cleansing
War

65% of Israelis Agree that God’s Command to Exterminate Amalek Applies to Palestinians, 80% for Ethnic Cleansing

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025

A poll by Penn State University has found that two thirds of Israelis support extermination of the Palestinians in…

Is Finland Really the Happiest Country? New Global Flourishing Study Find Indonesians Are Most Fulfilled
Human Sciences

Is Finland Really the Happiest Country? New Global Flourishing Study Find Indonesians Are Most Fulfilled

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

A new measure of global mental wellbeing was recently released through a series of papers from Harvard University and…

Our Ancestors Show How to Possibly Create a More Egalitarian Society: Raise More Athletes
Human Sciences

Our Ancestors Show How to Possibly Create a More Egalitarian Society: Raise More Athletes

December 9, 2024

The gender division of labor among hunter-gatherers has been a topic of heated debate for decades, as much at…

He Travels to Share the Happiest Moments in People’s Lives from Every Country in the World
Travel

He Travels to Share the Happiest Moments in People’s Lives from Every Country in the World

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

“It’s really just a publicity thing,” says Michael Zervos, a man who’s currently on course to set the Guinness…

4,200-Year-Old Ceramic Storm Drains in Ancient Chinese Town Are the Oldest of Their Kind
Human Sciences

4,200-Year-Old Ceramic Storm Drains in Ancient Chinese Town Are the Oldest of Their Kind

August 17, 2023August 18, 2023

Story at a glance…  The world’s oldest ceramic drain pipe system has been identified and described in China. The…


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Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who They’re Killing in Caribbean Boat Bombings

Andy Corbley October 31, 2025

Virtually all news outlets worldwide reporting on the Pentagon’s targeted killings of sailors in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…

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Putin Proposes an Extension to the New START Nuclear Deal Through to 2027

Julien Torres October 4, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his government will adhere to the NEW START treaty with the US…

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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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