US President Donald Trump, Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the Supreme Court’s conservative majority have advanced long-standing Republican efforts to weaken the federal role in public education ...

Rock music was designed to disrupt, offend and confront society, from Elvis’s racial subversion to Dylan’s protest lyrics, Motown’s coded defiance, and hip-hop’s open confrontation. Recent ...

After three years of civil war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces military groups, with both vying for their own kind of government control, peace talks still ...

The recent 12-day Iran-Israel conflict has impacted Balochistan, Pakistan, disrupting trade, fueling shortages and increasing sectarian tensions. Pakistan's National Security Committee is evaluating ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate different AI chatbots to better understand how they “reason.” Of course, we can easily recognize that AI reasons on its own only in the sense that it emulates the ...

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Turkish culture wars around headscarves are not as simple as a fight between the people and the mullahs — they’re a product of a tortured history.

The NCRB data given to the public shows their neglect in understanding the root causes of suicide among farmers, even as 60% of the Indian population are in this group. Farmer suicides are a symptom ...

In 2024, India solidified its position as a global leader with significant accomplishments in economic growth, innovation and defense.

While outright extremism in the neofolk, black metal and related music scenes is not the norm, it is a problem that needs to be addressed.

More than any other public figure, Bill Gates has the money to write the rules of the game on a global scale.

The US has declared itself to be the global leader in democracy through its mass media, powerful economy and extensive military. However, the US needs many reforms before it can claim to be truly ...