The Ayatollah Drops by the Stem Cell Lab UPDATED!
“Ayatollah Khamenei visiting Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine,” Instagram via @Khamenei_ir, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s Twitter feed. The Royan…
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Documentary Frames Graphic Art’s Political Ferment
A stirring compilation of instances where the pen, or brush, was equivalent to the sword raises the question of whether it can compete with the keyboard.
How Much Am I Bid on This Donkey (or Elephant)?
Asked what they would pay to guarantee representation in Congress by one party of another, a majority says not a red (or blue) cent.
Shouts Banish Doubts
New research suggests one reason our political discourse is so loud and angry: Planting seeds of doubt leads people to more vigorously advocate for their cherished beliefs.
Mexico Celebration: Cutting Through the Doom and Gloom
Walking the streets of Mexico’s capital on the occasion of the nation’s 200th birthday, Kristian Beadle sees both chest-thumping and hand-wringing.
Three Ways of Looking at the PRC’s Latest Campaigns
The ghost of Mao can certainly be divined in China's current anti-vulgarity campaign, but he may have to take a back seat to capitalist-roaders Chiang Kai-shek and Lee Kuan Yew.
Telework: One Idea to Hold Down Government Cost
A conservative thinker argues encouraging more federal government employees to work from home could save taxpayers money.
Liberals Gone Wild
A short digression on the meaning of a word that apparently has no generally agreed-upon political definition.
Voting Technology Research Gets In-Depth
As election systems technology in America is getting more advanced, is the real world catching up to the laboratory?