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Foreigners Understand Shakespeare Better than English-Speakers
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The Treaty of Westphalia, 100% Accurate
The 1648 Treaty of Westphalia ended the Wars of the Reformation, laid the foundations for today's...
Democracy Creates a Mess for the Rest of the World
Modern democracy gives us the best governments the world has ever seen. Or maybe Winston Churchill...
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The U.N. CAN Remove Russia’s Security Council Seat
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The Historic Ties Binding Russia, Ukraine, and Crimea
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EU Superpower: The New Holy Roman Empire
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“Thay”: Gender-Neutral Pronoun
Here's a crazy idea that might work. In English, "they" has become the preferred third person...
The History Behind Polarized America
For most of its history, the United States had a ruling majority. But during the late 20th...
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