At the Olympics, it’s hard to sideline politics
A short history of political protests, boycotts, and IOC bans.
After this summer’s protests, Americans think differently about race. That could last for generations.
A rich body of research finds major events can create sustained changes in attitudes
In the TV thriller ‘Occupied,’ Russia has Western democracy on the run
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Putin won reelection yesterday. Now he’s a ‘lame duck.’ What will that mean?
To nobody’s surprise, Russian President Vladimir Putin won reelection to
Here’s how the Euro soccer tournament will affect the Brexit vote.
Sporting events can reinforce national identities.
No, the National Science Foundation is not building an Orwellian surveillance nightmare
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One of these political novels could win Britain’s highest literary honor
“Trouble” explains a character in Neel Mukherjee’s “The Lives of
Politics and the English language, 2014 edition
Via Alex Tabarrok, I came across a post on the
The E.U. isn't censoring searches on a former Merrill Lynch banker. Google is.
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The E.U. isn’t censoring searches on a former Merrill Lynch banker. Google is.
[caption id="attachment_12623" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Google employee helps direct people
Desecration of valuable real estate
Malecki asks: Is this the worst infographic ever to appear
The language of politics: “Enhanced interrogation techniques”
Circumlocutions, euphemisms, and doublespeak play crucial roles in the language