Whose History Is It?
A look at how the myths of American history are being enhanced and weaponized for a partisan agenda.
1568 results found for "title"
Anna Paulina Luna: A 4.2 on the Santos Scale
It’s only fitting that George Santos should be a 10.0 on his own scale, though it is not out of the question that an even bigger, bolder liar may come along in due course.
Why Doesn’t Our Technology Live Up to Our Science Fiction?
Why technological progress is really stuck. A look at what happened to all the cool technology that 1960s science fiction promised us.
South African Protests Against Russia’s Antarctic Seismic Ship Echo Around the World
Ongoing protests have hit Cape Town decrying the arrival of a Russian ship en route to Antarctica, accused of prospecting the climate-stressed Southern Ocean. The peaceful rallies have provoked far-reaching reactions.
Would the World Be Better Off Without Us?
A look at the shocking idea that the end of humanity’s reign on earth might be a good idea and might, in fact, be inevitable.
Japan and Netherlands Expected to Join US in Ban on Tech Exports to China
PICKS are stories from many sources, selected by our editors or recommended by our readers because they are important, surprising, troubling, enlightening, inspiring, or amusing. They appear on our site and in our daily newsletter. Please send suggested articles, videos, podcasts, etc. to picks@whowhatwhy.org. Chip War: Japan and Netherlands Expected to Join US in […]
Biden’s Documents Dilemma
Palace politics? Or an unhappy accident?
Power, Paranoia, and the Fraying of Our Politics
From neoliberalism to evangelicalism, a look at history, power, myth, and paranoia in our current politics, and an alternative vision of liberal democracy.
McCarthy’s Art of the Deal With the Devil
Newly minted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is very good at making very bad deals.
50 Years After Roe: The Fight Returns to Its Roots
Felicia Kornbluh argues that the movement must now focus on broader issues and on grassroots politics, not the courts.
Is This Sculpture Unfit for a King?
Does it deserve to be called the $10 million “woke penis sculpture?”
Russia’s Noisy Antarctic Seismic Ship Is Coming to Cape Town
A Kremlin oil and gas research vessel — exposed by Our Burning Planet for activities that look just like Antarctic prospecting, and may have traumatic impacts on marine life — arrives in Cape Town in nine days.