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On Conservatism and Risk Aversion | Opinion
The State· 6 hours agoMy favorite example of how to think about probabilities versus outcomes is the guy who buys lottery tickets as his retirement plan. Things with better than one-in-four odds of happening happen ...
How ECOWAS Lost Its Way
Foreign Policy Magazine· 8 hours agoAs former Senegalese President Macky Sall slyly tried to indefinitely postpone presidential elections in February this year, all eyes turned to the West...
Doctor, senator, suffragist
Arizona Daily Sun· 4 days agoEvery state is represented by two historical figures in the collection, and Utah’s two statues are currently Brigham Young, the second president of The...
100 years after citizenship, Indigenous peoples continue to fight to vote
Source New Mexico via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt has been 100 years since the federal government granted citizenship to all Indigenous people born...
Leaders praise ‘historic’ victory as Sheinbaum triumphs in Mexican election
Al Jazeera· 7 days agoLeaders from across the Americas have offered congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum, whose thumping...
55 vintage photos show what life looked like in the 1920s
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA speakeasy cellar, circa 1920.Bettmann / Contributor Here, people drink at a speakeasy around 1920....
Lady Rhondda: City to honour suffragette with statue
BBC News· 2 days agoCouncil planners have given permission to erect a statue of a prominent suffragette in her hometown to honour its women. Lady Rhondda, born Margaret...
New voter registration rules threaten hefty fines, criminal penalties for groups
Stateline.org via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 7—ORLANDO, Fla. — On a sticky Sunday afternoon in late May, Mark Wendell ambled through Loch Haven Park, a mossy, oak-covered green space wedged between a trio of lakes and the Orlando ...
‘The Age of Reconstruction’ Review: A Global Emancipation
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoIn England, where over a third of members of Parliament were titled aristocrats, rallies attended...
Mexico’s Presidents Get Only One Term. Is That a Good Thing?
New York Times· 4 days agoThe incumbent president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador — usually known by his initials, AMLO...
