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Former President Donald Trump’s remarkable performance thus far in caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, especially given the legal issues he faces, cannot be downplayed ahead of the 2024 presidential election, writes Julian Zelizer.

Aristotle was tutor to Alexander the Great. You could be the tutor of Aristotle. And thrill him to the core of his being. Aristotle was one of the greatest intellects of all time. But you know far more. You have a deeper, more penetrating, more comprehensive understanding of the way the world wo ...

A well-argued new book casts an expansive look at the history of technological development and argues that whether technology ends

 

In a recent piece in the Bulletin, Zachary Kallenborn argued that a ban on nuclear weapons would create serious risks and asserted that continuing to maintain small nuclear weapons arsenals for the foreseeable future is sensible. But that view is naively unrealistic, this article responds, ignoring humanity's history of almost constant warfare.

For his passionate legion of supporters, Donald Trump is more than a politician. He is like a sports team or a rock band that helps define who they are as much as the families and communities to which they belong.

For his passionate legion of supporters, Donald Trump is more than a politician. He is like a sports team or a rock band that helps define who they are as much as the families and communities to which they belong.

For his passionate legion of supporters, Donald Trump is more than a politician. He is like a sports team or a rock band that helps define who they are as much as the families and communities to which they belong.

From preschool primers to Martin Luther King Jr.'s essential speeches, these books confirm his eternal relevance.

The multiverse may be a cool (and convenient) concept for comic books and superhero movies, but why do scientists take it seriously?