In the 1920s, we already knew that lead was a poison. We had known this for literally thousands of years. And yet we developed leaded gasoline to reduce engine knocking in automobiles. This was not ...
Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are pushing hard on legislation that would regulate the structure of digital asset markets. Like most other proposals for crypto legislation that ...
On a wall in my mother’s home, beneath a glassed frame, there hangs a memorial certificate which, along with a Purple Heart, was posthumously awarded to the uncle I never met. On it is the inscription ...
Dante’s Inferno is a scary place. There’s fair warning: The sign at the entrance to Hell reads “Abandon All Hope Those Who Enter Here.” Yet human nature, imperfect as it is, compels people to line up ...
In January, the New York Times interviewed several high school seniors, asking them about the college-application process since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last June. All but ...
An archeologist quoted in a CBS News report about human sacrifice altars in Guatemala seemingly claimed the sacrificing culture wasn’t violent, adding that they were “connecting with the celestial ...
This is the second in a series of insights answering the question, “Why did Jesus die?”, a question that has multiple answers or perspectives, each one adding to the whole. In this insight we consider ...
Friday night at Paper Tiger, The Melvins delivered one of the best sets the Alamo City has experienced all year. The legendary punk-metal crossover group has existed in various iterations for over 40 ...
On a wall in my mother’s home, beneath a glassed frame, there hangs a memorial certificate which, along with a Purple Heart, was posthumously awarded to the uncle I never met. On it is the inscription ...