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Why history is always political
Rosario Lpez
At present, describing historians as political actors evokes bias, political manoeuvring and a lack of critical thinking. This description conjures up historians merely as political pundits, rummagin ...[Continue Reading]
Aeon.co
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Andy Kim Is Ready For Trump 2.0
Gabriel Debenedetti
In mid-December, Andy Kim walked out of a lunch meeting with his fellow Democrats in the Capitol and straight up to a bank of cameras. The little-known representative from South Jersey had been sworn ...[Continue Reading]
New York Magazine
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Joe Rogan, Hawk Tuah and the rise of conservative-leaning online spaces in 2024
Angela Yang
Theres the manosphere and the Zynternet and the salt right. And then there are the Barstool conservatives and the dudebros. These are the terms that have emerged in recent years to describe a sensib ...[Continue Reading]
NBC News
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The Drama and Suffering of the World Chess Championship
J.C. Hallman
Society / December 27, 2024 A dispatch from the pivotal Game 11 in Singapore that helped make Gukesh Dommaraju an 18-year-old chess champion. Edit Ad Policy Ding Liren, top right, and Gukesh Domm ...[Continue Reading]
Thenation.com
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Desertions Spark Panic, And Pardons, In Ukraine's Army
Jonathan BROWN
Oleksandr deserted from the front line in eastern Ukraine after watching his fellow servicemen being pulverised by Russian bombardments for six months. Then, those remaining were ordered to counterat ...[Continue Reading]
International Business Times
1 day ago
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Review: Micro-camping the Idaho wilds in Escapod's monocoque teardrop
C.C. Weiss
Escapod teardrops have come a long since we reviewed the original Topo trailer back in 2019. The early aluminum-on-wood design gave way to a more complex model: the all-composite single-shell Topo2, ...[Continue Reading]
New Atlas
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