To the desperate prisoner whose audacious jail break was falling apart—he had lost his two collaborators to a prison sniper and all exits were blocked—Leila de Lima, once a committed Philippine secretary of justice, appeared to be a valuable hostage. She was blindfolded, her hands and feet bound, as a shank pressed against her chest …
Julia Rosenblatt comes from a family that embraces communal living. Her parents, college students and anti-war activists, met and lived together in a shared house in Portsmouth, New Hampshire during the 1970s. This upbringing led Rosenblatt to develop a fascination with communal living, and when she became an adult, she decided to continue the tradition. …
A decade of disappointment has conditioned Black Americans and Democrats to fear voting rights rulings from the Supreme Court. In 2013, a majority vote of 5-4 invalidated a core principle of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Since then, subsequent decisions have further deteriorated the law, culminating in a 2019 ruling that federal courts have …
The concept of a rising China has not only captured the Western imagination but has also started to seem inevitable. However, the reality is that economics does not follow a linear path, and the decisions made by the Chinese government under Xi Jinping’s leadership are set to change its trajectory. Xi, who is regarded as …
Killer Mike is a multi-faceted personality who defies categorization. He’s a political activist who supported Bernie Sanders, yet he’s also a rapper who celebrated Ronald Reagan’s death. He advocates for gun ownership, yet he praises Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp. He’s left behind the Christian faith he was raised with, yet his latest solo album, …
On Mercer Island, a small community near Seattle known for its affluence, a local Girl Scout troop leader and flood safety worker named Kate Akyuz decided to run for Mercer Island City Council Position No. 6 in 2021. Despite being a political newcomer, Akyuz quickly found herself the target of what appears to be a …
A study conducted by the social psychologist Sara Konrath over a decade ago revealed that narcissism rates were increasing among Americans, while empathy was decreasing. To further investigate Americans’ connections, Konrath turned to attachment theory, which identified four basic attachment styles. The study analyzed nearly 100 other studies that assessed college students’ attachment styles and …
In a recent article published by The Debrief, former intelligence official David Grusch claims that the U.S. government has been in possession of non-human craft for decades, recovered through secret operations designed to evade congressional oversight. Grusch also alleges that the military has found “dead pilots” of these crafts. This sensational story has already been …
The tech giants may appear to be vastly different in their offerings, but they are all bound by one common denominator: advertising. Advertising is referred to as the “dark beating heart of the internet” by author Tim Hwang in his book Subprime Attention Crisis. Google generates roughly 80 percent of its revenue from advertising, while …
For a moment, it seemed like the U.S. could finally have a functional child-care system, but the Build Back Better Act, which included $400 billion in funding to boost wages for child-care providers and cap costs for families, was ultimately killed by Senate Democrats and Republicans. The American child-care system remains trapped by a paradox …