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The Last Historic Candidate: 'First Black Openly Gay Man in the South' Wins Special Election
The final boss of "historic" candidates just won a special election in Georgia. But the reaction of Americans shows there is really nothing "special" about it.…
US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United…
Angel Reese tainted a historic WNBA night with a shameless late-game stat-padding layup
Angel Reese's 26 rebounds broke the WNBA single-game record, but a controversial uncontested layup in the final seconds raised stat-padding questions.…
Dolly Parton's History With Donald Trump as President Praises Her
Dolly Parton remained apolitical, but she did make a few comments about Trump over the years.…
AOC Is Downplaying Her Wokeness Now, but Her History Tells a Different Story
New York's infamous Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), or AOC, as she is commonly known, is indisputably the darling of the far left. She's a card-carrying m…
He Blew the Whistle on Jason Arday and Was Just Suspended for Doing So
I so want to put this story in the rearview mirror. It disgusts me on so many levels.…
Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988
8/17/1988: Republican party nominates George H.W. Bush for President. He would appoint David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme… The post Today in Supreme Court History: Aug…
Detroit news anchor can’t keep it together over co-host’s unintentionally risqué question
Fox 2 "Good Day Detroit" co-anchor Ryan Ermanni struggled to keep his composure Thursday.…
Giants’ John Harbaugh suspects ‘history’ informed Jaxson Dart’s latest medical tent visit
Giants head coach John Harbaugh thinks he knows why Dart was summoned.…
Today in Supreme Court History: August 15, 1938
8/15/1938: Justice Stephen Breyer's Birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 15, 1938 appeared first on Reason.com.…
Trump Is Trying To Spin U.S. History
The real goal isn't to promote accuracy, but to encourage agitated conservatives to complain about historical references that make them uncomfortable.…
Graham Platner's replacement has history of violence, unearthed police report reveals
Just weeks after Democrats swapped Graham Platner for Troy Jackson as their U.S. Senate nominee in Maine, a newly unearthed 1988 police report has raised questions about violence i…
SEN TOM COTTON: Democrats say socialism will help. History says it will hurt
From Venezuela to Cuba to the Soviet Union, history shows socialism creates shortages, inflation, and higher costs rather than eliminating scarcity.…
Australian army whistleblower released on parole after more than two years in jail
David McBride was jailed after pleading guilty to leaking military secrets about Afghanistan.…
The great silence: why haven’t we found any aliens yet?
The long read: Given the size and age of the universe, it should be full of species with technology far more advanced than our own. But so far there is no trace…
As AI grips world, the thrill of collecting vintage computers is growing
As Silicon Valley invents the artificial-intelligence future, a growing community of hobbyists is preserving the classic computers that helped launch the digital revolution.…
No Dogs in Space is a music history podcast for true obsessives
Now if only they’d give us some new episodes.…
Lake Mead plummets to historic low water level as Colorado River struggles
Levels at reservoir along Arizona-Nevada border dipped below previous record set in 2022, amid water crisis in west…
Music’s Most Mysterious Profession
What conductors actually do…
Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast
Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.…
Today in Supreme Court History: August 9, 1974
8/9/1974: President Richard Nixon resigns from office, President Gerald Ford takes oath of office. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 9, 1974 appeared first on Reason.…
Lake Mead hits historic low water level as Colorado River struggles
The largest reservoir in the United States has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was created some 90 years ago.…
Whatever Happened to the Computer of Tomorrow, Anyway? The Xerox Alto Story
You’ve almost certainly heard of the Xerox Alto, the machine that pioneered the desktop-mouse-keyboard interface and inspired Steve Jobs to produce the Apple Lisa and Macintosh com…
Historic Maine house selling for $1 — but under one condition or it’ll face demolition
The house is currently being used as office space, with tenants under lease through November 2027.…
The USSR in 100 Photographs
Я вообще-то не очень люблю размещать фотографии СССР, так как они уже были везде, где только могли быть. Но эта подборка меня улыбнула. Тут собраны фотографии из различных больших …
Tim Hunkin’s History Of Arcade Machines
There was a particular treat at the recent Electromagnetic Field event in the UK, as [Tim Hunkin] delivered a talk on the history of arcade machines. Given that he’s something of a…
The amateur archivists racing to save US history in national parks against Trump administration censorship
Save Our Signs aims to document every sign in the more than 400 national parks and historic sites across the country before the Trump administration removes them…
Would you drink a 162-year-old pint of Guinness?
Samples from the bottle have been sent for analysis, with researchers hoping to learn more about what the stout would have tasted like.…