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George Washington believed restraint was the truest measure of American national interest. Elizabeth Fernandez/Getty Images

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George Washington’s foreign policy was built on respect for other nations and patient consideration of future burdens

Staff Writer - January 11, 2026

There’s a long history of children revising, adapting and remixing language and games. Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive via Getty Images

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The 6-7 craze offered a brief window into the hidden world of children

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announced it will shut down on May 3. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

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Why the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s closure exposes a growing threat to democracy

A protester stands near a makeshift memorial honoring Renee Nicole Good, the victim of a fatal shooting in Minneapolis involving federal law enforcement agents. AP Photo/Tom Baker

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ICE killing of driver in Minneapolis involved tactics many police departments warn against − but not ICE itself

A Japanese American family is taken to a relocation center in San Francisco in May 1942. Circa Images/GHI/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Racial profiling by ICE agents mirrors the targeting of Japanese Americans during World War II

Sumo wrestlers Daieisho and Roga compete in a Grand Sumo Tournament bout at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Frank Augstein

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Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have...

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Virtuous thinking, Kant wrote, is like good carpentry: It builds strong ideas in harmony with one another. Jackyenjoyphotography/Moment via Getty Images

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Building a stable ‘abode of thought’: Kant’s rules for virtuous thinking

Staff Writer - October 23, 2025

Demonstrators in Portland, Ore., protest on Oct. 4, 2025, against President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to the city. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs....

Staff Writer - October 21, 2025

Donald Trump addresses European leaders on Aug. 18, 2025. The White House

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When it comes to Ukraine peace negotiations, it’s all over the map

Staff Writer - October 21, 2025

Former mob boss John Stanfa, pictured here in 1980, waged a bloody war for control of the Philadelphia mafia in the late 1990s. Bettmann via Getty Images

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How mobsters’ own words brought down Philly’s mafia − a veteran...

Staff Writer - October 20, 2025

A crowd gathered for a “No Kings” protest on October 18, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Hasan Akbas/Anadolu via Getty Images

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10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition...

Staff Writer - October 19, 2025

In a 2024 exhibition game at Manzanar, players – many of them descendants of internment camp detainees – donned custom 1940s-style uniforms. Aaron Rapoport, CC BY-SA

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Baseball returns to a Japanese American detention camp after a historic...

Staff Writer - October 18, 2025

Many physicians who aren’t U.S. citizens come to the U.S. to do medical residency programs. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

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How new foreign worker visa fees might worsen doctor shortages in...

Staff Writer - October 17, 2025

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U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

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‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers...

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Carrie McDonough, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University; Cara Poland, Michigan State University; Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago;...

Modern winter jackets use a few time-honored physics principles to keep you warm. Magda Indigo/Moment via Getty Images

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter...

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Hormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you...

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Old rat nests can contain fabrics, papers, animal bones, plant remains and other materials that have been undisturbed for hundreds of years. Andyworks/E+ Collection via Getty Images

I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists

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Warmer temperatures can supercharge storms. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience

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