What America can learn from the fall of the Roman republic (Interview with historian Edward Watts about his book "Mortal Republic") ~misc politics Article 1850 words, published Jan 1 2019 10 votes
This Little-Known Libertarian Training School Is Making Federal Judges More Conservative ~misc politics Article 1051 words 11 votes
A new book describes Hunter S. Thompson’s prescience. “Trump is present on every page, even though he’s never mentioned once,” the author says. ~books Article 573 words 8 votes
How Mark Burnett resurrected Donald Trump as an icon of American success ~tv Article 12 383 words 5 votes
Inside Facebook’s secret rulebook for global political speech ~tech facebook social media Article 2772 words 10 votes
Russia contemplates constitution changes as Putin faces term limits ~news russia politics law Article 633 words 8 votes
'It's going to be chaos': Thais to vote in February for first time in eight years ~news thailand politics Article 6 votes
The rise of Ksenia Sobchak - from TV presenter to politician | Unreported World ~news russia politics journalism Video 23:10 4 votes
The question for France: Where do the Yellow Vests go from here? ~misc politics Article 1463 words 8 votes
Susan Moylan-Coombs to run as an independent against Tony Abbott in Warringah ~news australia politics Article 449 words 2 votes
Australian Prime Minister urges voters to 'get shopping' as retailers sweat on last-minute sales ~news australia politics Article 654 words 2 votes
Warning to Democrats: Most Americans against US getting more politically correct ~misc politics Article 1006 words 13 votes
Mattis to step down as defense secretary over differences with Trump ~news politics usa Article 154 words 27 votes
Slack is banning users who have visited US-sanctioned countries (including Iran and Cuba) while using its app ~tech Article 811 words 20 votes
Potential impact of two IoT security and privacy laws on tech industry ~tech privacy security Article 1543 words 6 votes
A.G. Underwood Announces Stipulation Dissolving Trump Foundation Under Judicial Supervision, With AG Review Of Recipient Charities ~misc politics Article 332 words 11 votes
A Texas elementary school speech pathologist refused to sign a pro-Israel oath, so she lost her job ~life education work Article 3395 words 18 votes
Nationals MP Andrew Broad used taxpayer funds for part of his bombshell Hong Kong 'sugar baby' trip ~news australia politics Article 1052 words 3 votes
Kindertransport children to get 2,500 euros in compensation from German government ~humanities.history Link 4 votes
New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep. ~news usa russia politics Article 1602 words 18 votes
Angola expels thousands of Congolese migrants in crackdown on illegal diamond mining ~news angola crime politics Article 1499 words 7 votes
The real roots of American rage - How anger became the dominant emotion in our politics and personal lives—and what we can do about it ~life Article 8169 words 22 votes
Australian government to unveil new laws to guard religious freedom but stalls on LGBT students ~news australia politics law Article 746 words 10 votes
Russian spy pleads guilty to engaging in conspiracy against the United States ~news politics russia usa Article 7 votes
Theresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party by 200 to 117 ~news united kingdom politics Article 558 words 21 votes
Troubled by lapses, government’s voice to the world (Voice of America) braces for new Trump management ~news usa politics Article 1639 words 6 votes
Brexit ruling: UK can cancel decision, EU court says ~news united kingdom politics Article 753 words 37 votes
France Yellow Vest protests: Macron promises wage rise ~news france politics Article 251 words 15 votes
All the criminal charges to emerge so far from Robert Mueller's investigation ~news usa politics Article 2148 words 25 votes
Prime Minister Theresa May calls off MPs' vote on her Brexit deal ~news united kingdom politics Article 538 words 12 votes
'We’re going to kill you': Nicaragua's brutal crackdown on press freedom ~news nicaragua journalism politics Article 822 words 9 votes
South Korean law to punish "boosters" passes in the National Assembly ~games Article 319 words 6 votes
Google Translated: How the French Yellow Vest Movement is being politically appropriated around the world ~news france politics Link 11 votes
Over a thousand absentee ballots possibly destroyed in controversial North Carolina House race ~news usa.nc politics Article 401 words 25 votes
Stephen Mangan meets Emily Thornberry: ‘You're facilitating a big British act of self-harm' ~news politics united kingdom Article 6 votes
Prime Minister Scott Morrison faces fresh fight on LGBTI discrimination from new campaign machine ~lgbt Article 476 words 4 votes
New Mueller filing says Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen was in touch with a Russian seeking ‘political synergy’ with campaign ~news usa politics Article 605 words 11 votes
A non-sensationalized description of China's social credit system as explained by a Yale Senior Research Scholar in Law : Jeremy L. Daum ~life Article 2741 words 9 votes
As US coal use drops to 1979 levels, EPA may ease rules on new coal plants ~enviro energy.renewable Article 466 words 7 votes