⚖️ Law

• ⚛️What Countries Have Nuclear Weapons?

  The first five nations to build atomic bombs became part of the 'Nuclear Club'; others have since gained weapons, despite global treaties.

• 🤔Free Will

  Choice matters - New insights into the philosophy, psychology, theology, and neuroscience of free will

• 🗳️Reconstruction IV - Voting Rights At Last

  A century after the 15th Amendment, the Civil Rights movement challenges Congress to finally deliver on the promise of voting rights for all Americans.

• ⚖️Reconstruction I - Secession on Trial

  Jefferson Davis's capture ignites a crucial question — How do you put secession itself on trial?

• ⚖️A Serial Killer Helps Abolish the Death Penalty

  1950s London serial killer John Christie unexpectedly played a role in ending capital punishment in Britain.

• 📜Inequality and the Constitution

  Explore how James M. Buchanan's public choice theory intersects with Madison's constitutional ideals, highlighting tensions in America's founding principles.

• 👮How ‘Policing for Profit’ Disproportionately Affects Poor and Minority Groups

  Explore the impact of Philadelphia's civil forfeiture program, which targeted Black and low-income residents, revealing systemic injustices in asset seizure practices.

• 🏳Two Fathers, One Fight

  Two fathers challenge norms and win adoption rights for gay couples, celebrating their love with a groundbreaking Father’s Day wedding in 1998.

• 🧙Witches Among Us

  Witness the grim 1692 execution of Bridget Bishop in Salem. Discover the chilling history behind the witch trials via the linked, fact-checked podcast.

• 🔍Not My Fingerprint

  A single fingerprint nearly convicts an innocent man. HISTORY This Week revisits Brandon Mayfield's wrongful arrest for the Madrid train bombings.

• ⚖️Surrogacy on the Stand

  Dive into the landmark 1986 Baby M surrogacy case. A mother's change of heart challenges a contract and ignites a complex legal battle.

• 🏴Captain Kidd and the Nazis

  Was Captain Kidd truly a pirate? Unravel his controversial execution and discover an unexpected connection involving the Nazis.

• 🔒Writers and Intellectuals Under Threat - Documenting Limits on Free Expression

  Explore how modern tech curtails free speech and a new PEN America project tracking threats against global intellectuals.

• 📢FIRE’s Speech, Outreach, Advocacy, and Research Project

  Longtime free speech advocates are working to keep the First Amendment relevant — and robustly protected — on college campuses

• 🏛️Stanford Religious Liberty Clinic

  Discover how Stanford Law School's Religious Liberty Clinic, in partnership with the John Templeton Foundation, pioneers full-time legal education for defending and understanding religious freedoms.

• 🇺🇸Coalition of Freedom

  Twenty-first-century tools are making the United States’ founding document easier than ever to explore and understand

• 🏛️What is the world’s oldest democracy?

  Explore the roots and debates surrounding the world’s oldest democracies, from ancient Athens to Viking-led parliaments.

• 📜Six Things You May Not Know About Magna Carta

  Discover six intriguing aspects of Magna Carta, a charter that shaped modern democracy, forged under duress and rich historical negotiation.

• ⏳How not to do your physics homework

  Reflecting on the intersection of scientific ambition and historical significance, this narrative explores the entangled destinies of Foucault's pendulum and the Bunker Hill Monument.

• ⚽If you want a masterpiece, the artist has to screw up

  Brian Phillips explores the intricate relationship between human error, storytelling, and the aesthetics of soccer, reflecting on the infamous "Hand of God" goal.

• 🤝Take only staples, leave only electronics

  Examining the complex aftermath of the Chile earthquake and the human responses in crisis situations.

• 🏷️“What’s your name?”

  Reflecting on the struggle of identity and the pressure to conform in the job market.

• 🏛️Life and taxes

  How colonial tax policies have left lasting impacts on governance in Nigeria.

• 🏥Neither shall there be any more pain

  One of my favorite lunchtime outings in Boston was a walk to the corner of the Public Garden, where the Ether Monument stands, commemorating a pivotal moment in the history of medicine.

• 🌾A tale of two counties

  A conversation between two friends exploring the complexities of local culture and its impact on community health in small-town Kansas.

• 🎶We’re gonna copy like it’s 1897

  Music piracy has a long history, as evidenced by this 111-year-old New York Times article discussing the early challenges of copyright in the music industry.

• 🚫Blue law blues

  From Kat Long's exploration of the unintended consequences of New York City's attempts to regulate vice and morality.

• 🛍️Use, storage, and sale

  A significant move in Delhi as officials take a strong stance against plastic bags, following the footsteps of other countries like Rwanda and Bhutan. "Carry a plastic bag in Delhi and you could be imprisoned for five years..."

• 👑Every man a king

  Wu Tingfang shares a compelling perspective on the title of the American president, advocating for a change to "Emperor" to elevate the position and reflect its true significance.

• 🏆Golden idol fails to deliver on promise, again

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has secured a legal victory over the heirs of Mary Pickford regarding the sale of her Oscar statuette.

• 🕌A xerox on the face of eternity

  A reflection on the stories surrounding iconic structures like the Taj Mahal and their designers, alongside a contemporary debate about architectural copyright.

• ⚖️The tiniest culture war

  An exploration of the polarized perceptions surrounding nanotechnology and its societal implications.

• 📅Church - for when you can’t buy booze

  This study explores the impact of blue laws on religious participation and behavior in society.

• 🕌Inshallah

  Exploring how Islamic banking's principles help it thrive during financial crises.

• 🌍Tough luck, Mel

  A filmmaker's vision of a Hollywood studio in South Africa clashes with the local Khoi-San community's deep connection to their ancestral land.

• 💵The other Prohibition

  An exploration of the history and complexities of tipping practices in America.

• 🐟Cans behind bars

  The unique economy of American prisons, where canned mackerel serves as a form of currency.

• 📉Cancer study fail

  The challenge of publishing negative trial results is a deep issue in the scientific community.

• 🏢Your neighbor must be everyone

  Lake County Sheriff Mark C. Curran Jr. shares his reflections after serving a week in jail to gain empathy and insight into the lives of inmates.

• ⚖️Gomez II Bail Bond, Lubbock, TX

  An intriguing exploration of the interconnected cultural spheres in downtown Lubbock. "If you swivel to the right from this view you'll see

• 🚦Want safer roads? Make them seem more dangerous

  The transformation of a busy intersection into a safer, more harmonious space showcases the power of human awareness in traffic dynamics.

• 🎢Not a place where you can get hurt

  Quoting Andy Crouch on the garden versus the theme park.

• 🤝Friendship as a pre-existing condition

  Exploring the intersection of friendship and law, particularly in caregiving and gifts.

• 🚦A sofa revolution

  A story of neighbors taking matters into their own hands to improve their community by slowing down traffic in Delft.

• 🪖It takes a village to ruin a country

  A chilling account of political power struggles and violent coercion in Zimbabwe under Mugabe's regime.

• 📈Portfolio | Investment

  Another buisness card design.

• 🏞️Where the White things are - Visiting a town of Afrikaner separatists

  A reflective exploration of Orania, a town that embodies the legacy of apartheid ideologies while striving to carve out an Afrikaner identity in contemporary South Africa.