Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
05/31/2022
Egypt unearths trove of artifacts, 250 mummies in ancient necropolis
Archaeologists in Egypt announced Monday that they had uncovered a trove of ancient artifacts at the necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo, including mummies and bronze statues dating back 2,500 years.
06/01/2022
Can We Transcend Race While Fighting Racism?
Writer Thomas Chatterton Williams on the moment his understanding of race shifted and what we need to unlearn to be truly anti-racist.
05/26/2022
South Korean Workers Turn the Tables on Their Bad Bosses
“South Koreans live with an enormous tolerance for abuse” from the powerful, said one famously bullied advocate. A backlash has erupted.
05/31/2022
Dr. Arthur Brooks On Success, Happiness & Deep Purpose
Harvard Professor and Atlantic columnist Arthur Brooks joins Rich to talk about cultivating happiness as you age, redefining success, and living a meaningful life.
05/26/2022
NASA looks to solar sails as a way to power future missions
Spacecraft equipped with solar sails could be powered with a resource that is both abundant and virtually inexhaustible: sunlight.
05/31/2022
‘The First Amendment Created Gay America’
The radicals who dominate today’s gender-identity movement forget why we’ve come so far.
05/31/2022
Is Everything Falling Apart? | Robert Wright & Jonathan Haidt
Are today’s problems typical technological growing pains or alarming signs of demise?
05/30/2022
A 3400-year-old city emerges from the Tigris River
A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered a 3400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once located on the Tigris River.
05/17/2022
Building Diverse Democracy Isn’t Just About the Differences You Like
As the founder and president of Interfaith America, Eboo Patel is perhaps best positioned to advise future leaders, activists, and everyone who wants to make sure their actions have a positive impact.
05/23/2022
A California police department offered gas money for unwanted guns. It ran out
When the police department in Sacramento, Calif., held a gun buyback event on Saturday, they didn't just give residents a no-questions-asked chance to turn in their unwanted firearms: They also gave out gift cards for gas.
05/20/2022
Opinion: TikTok Boom
I recently vacationed with friends. As we were wrapping lunch one day, my friend said, “Watch this.” His 11-year-old son walked to the couch and lay on his side. With his arm extended in front of him cradling his phone, he … went vacant.
05/26/2022