The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation ...

Many measurement systems were developed as civilisation evolved. The imperial system is nothing if not quirky. Readers may recall that a rod, pole or perch equals 5½ yards or 16½ feet, with 40 rods to ...

The American empire—with its global military footprint and permanent war economy—cannot be financed through honest taxation without provoking revolt.

There's a moment in ancient history that reads like a fever dream. The Roman Emperor Caligula, sometime around 40 CE, marched his legions to the shores of the English Channel, arranged them in full ...

Even though nearly every country in the world uses meters, grams, and liters as universal forms of measurement, the United ...

More than a century ago, Japan enacted a Peace Preservation Law that became a tool of state control. Hishiya Ryōichi and his fellow art students in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, were imprisoned under this ...

I'm from Denmark and live in KY. Trump's hope for Greenland is an imperial desire to own disguised as global defense.

America’s gravest threat may not be China’s rise or dollar fatigue, but forces within that put its greatest advantage at risk—its university system, institutions and capacity for self-correction. Will ...

A million years of kitchen accidents may have forced the human immune system to evolve.

Explore how Trump's Venezuela actions reflect a broader history of Western imperialism and Latin America's structural underdevelopment.

One theory suggests the infamous Roman emperor survived an assassination attempt in the tunnel now open to the public.

Another day, another semi-deranged conversation on Abby Phillip’s show on CNN. This time, Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary set ...