Acclaimed British historian Sir Simon Schama reflects on the history of antisemitism, the Holocaust and contemporary culture. He says that... more

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Two thousand years ago, life in Pompeii stood still when Mount Vesuvius erupted, preserving the town in volcanic ash for... more

Authoritarian regimes are threatened by women who fight for their freedom — and are pushing back in even more extreme... more

The only certainty in life is that we will all some day die. Most of us don't know when that... more

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We know them as Zuckerberg, Musk, Bezos, Gates, Jobs. But to Kara Swisher, they're Mark, Elon, Jeff, Bill, and Steve.... more

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Is prison time for violent offenders mostly about appeasing a sense of revenge? And if so, are there better ways... more