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Even home-baked treats were rejected by a neighbor. Ajax9/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Civility requires the willingness to engage – a dispute with a neighbor revealed how much motivation matters

Staff Writer - July 3, 2026

Alcohol is woven into the thread of American life, from work events to major holidays and everything in between. TravisLincoln/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs, yet its presence is ubiquitous in social settings and celebrations

The founding generation: James Madison, left, and Thomas Jefferson, both proponents of the separation of church and state. Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

Texas’ new list of required readings for public schools, which includes biblical stories and excerpts, will begin to take effect in 2030. AP Photo/David Goldman

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Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century‑long debate

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on June 25, 2026, in Washington. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

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In 2 landmark decisions, the Supreme Court expands gun rights for concealed carry holders and casual drug users

James Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, attends a panel discussion in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images

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When federal courts fail to punish lawyers for potential misconduct, states...

Staff Writer - August 27, 2025

The red square on this 1767 map of St. Croix marks where Danes believed the Maroon settlement was. Paul Kuffner/Royal Danish Library

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Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they...

Staff Writer - August 27, 2025

What looks like a fitness group could actually be a white supremacist training cell. starush/iStock via Getty Images

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Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier

Staff Writer - August 26, 2025

Blaming poor health outcomes on lifestyle choices can obscure public health issues. Anadolu via Getty Images

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How federal officials talk about health is shifting in troubling ways...

Staff Writer - August 25, 2025

Bruce Springsteen performs in Atlanta on Aug. 22, 1975, during the ‘Born to Run’ tour. Tom Hill/WireImage via Getty Images

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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ still speaks to a nation vacillating...

Staff Writer - August 24, 2025

The outspoken wrestler attends a news conference in 2014. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Hulk Hogan’s daughter can’t write herself out of the wrestler’s will...

Staff Writer - August 23, 2025

A portrait of Thomas Malthus by John Linnell. Wellcome Collection via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

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Misunderstood Malthus: The English thinker whose name is synonymous with doom...

Staff Writer - August 22, 2025

The impact of public education extends beyond teaching kids their ABCs and how to use a globe. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

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Why America still needs public schools

Staff Writer - August 21, 2025

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Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman Collection via Getty Images

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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly...

Staff Writer - June 20, 2026

Charles N. Haas, Drexel University and Robert Promisloff, Drexel University The landmark Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia went out...

The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US...

June 19, 2026

A record-tying heat wave helped spread a wildfire in Northern California’s Shasta and Trinity counties in July 2018. Terray Sylvester/Getty Images

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how...

June 18, 2026

Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty Images

Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper,...

June 16, 2026

A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images

Paving paradise: Dismantling the US Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife,...

June 15, 2026