🗳️ Politics

• 🦌All the World's a Stag

  Game theory research reveals how political inequality destroys cooperation and why groups prove less trusting than individuals.

• 🗳️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.

• ⚖️Ethel Rosenberg's Day in Court

  Courtroom drama as Ethel Rosenberg faces espionage charges, awaiting a verdict that seals her and her husband's fate.

• ⚖️Hitler Stands Trial

  Hitler faced treason charges in a Munich courtroom in 1924 after a near-successful coup.

• 💣Remember, Remember the 5th of November

  Unravel the mystery of the anonymous tip that foiled the Gunpowder Plot. Revisit the tense search beneath Parliament on November 4th, 1605.

• 🧩India’s Patchwork Pluralism

  A groundbreaking nationwide survey explores what Indians believe about their own and their fellow citizens’ religious faiths

• 🏛️Watergate from the Inside

  Step inside the Watergate break-in. Explore why Nixon's team thought they could succeed in this HISTORY podcast episode on the infamous scandal.

• ⚖️Stealing the Presidency

  Chaos in the 1876 election! A candidate concedes defeat, but overnight maneuvers snatch the presidency from the apparent winner.

• 📜No Representation, No Peace

  Explore the 1765 Stamp Act Congress, where colonial delegates first unite against British taxes – a crucial early step toward independence.

• 🤝Faith, Politics, and Intellectual Humility

  A public symposium on the prospects for civil discussion

• 🏛️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.

• 💰Powerlessness and shopping

  Exploring the interplay of powerlessness and consumer behavior, this post discusses how feelings of inadequacy can drive excessive spending on status symbols.

• 🤡The crying-on-the-inside kind of news

  I can't help thinking about the fascinating blend of humor and seriousness in Mexican media, particularly with Brozo the clown delivering news and critiques.

• 🏷️“What’s your name?”

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

• 🕍Six days shalt thou offer unmatched prices and customer service

  Fascinating trivia (and not-so-trivia) about one of the iconic advertisers of my video-camera-obsessed early adolescence.

• 🚫Invest now in youth prevention!

  An exploration of societal attitudes toward youth, featuring unconventional methods to deter teenagers from certain spaces.

• 🌐Poking Facebook

  The ease of social networking creates challenges for self-reinvention.

• 🎭The trouble with interesting

  Reflecting on Walker Percy's exploration of modern emotions, particularly the shift from genuine feelings to mere interest and boredom.

• 🌎Med students, majority culture, and alternative medicine

  Exploring the contrasting views of non-white medical students on alternative medicine reveals deeper cultural dynamics at play.

• 🎲Investment instruments with lottery-like qualities

  An exploration of the impact of lottery marketing on low-income individuals and potential alternatives.

• 🎶Mix CD | October Surprise

  A nostalgic mix created during the vibrant atmosphere of the 2008 elections, capturing the spirit of the moment through music.

• 🎶Never mind the propaganda, let’s dance!

  An exploration of the vibrant musical culture of Kinshasa and the phenomenon of libanga in Congolese music.

• 📜Politics, yes. Quote-sourcing? Maybe not

  Exploring the roots of the saying "All politics is local" and its history, as well as its connection to culture-making.

• 🪖It takes a village to ruin a country

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

• 📉The decline of culture (as a search term)

  An exploration of the trends in public interest toward the concept of culture, observing seasonal fluctuations in search activity.

• 🏞️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.