Content tagged with “politics” under “The Interesting List”

“ Higher education does lead to more liberal political viewpoints, but the gap isn’t as large as many claim it to be. ”

“ A group of artists collaborated with the showrunner of Melrose Place to insert Leftist political art as props in the show. ”

“ Maps throughout history show how a 100-million year old coastline predicts voting demographics in modern-day Alabama. ”

“ On the eve of the 1996 election, the NY Times crossword had a clue based on the future outcome which could solve the puzzle in two completely different ways. ”

“ Russia would absolutely love an independent Scotland, because its withdrawal from the NATO has a shockingly large impact on world security and the world’s economy. ”

“ The BBC obtained recordings of several phone calls made by Tunisia’s deposed dictator while he was on the run and trying to determine if he should, or even could, return home. ”

“ It’s very common for famous people to lie about their athletic accomplishments in an attempt to sound inspiring. ”

“ Many U.S. presidents have had close brushes with death, including an actual assassination attempt on George W. Bush that hardly anyone knows about. ”

“ Memories of a physician who was in the emergency room where JFK was brought after he was shot in 1963. ”

“ There was a viral headline all over social media for a couple of days. This article breaks it down, determines what was true and what wasn’t, and presents a larger look into how the news regularly gets twisted. ”

“ The story of the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko – why it happened, who might have done it, and why polonium is such an attractive murder weapon. ”

“ The U.S. ambassador to South Korea has a mustache that reminds Koreans of Imperial Japanese leaders. This has upset some Koreans. ”

“ A look at how Washington and Moscow have historically communicated and how Twitter might play a role in the future of crisis communication. ”

“ This is both an examination of how religion and politics merged in the last generation, and a personal story of the author’s widening gap with his own family over issues of faith. ”

“ A series of wild, surreal stories describing what it was like producing content for Alex Jones during his heyday. ”

“ Keegan Michael Key provides the anger for Obama’s laid back speech, from the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2015. ”

“A wonderful six-part miniseries that chronicles the rule of Nicolas II, the last Czar of Russia, and the patriarch of the infamous Romanov family that was massacred in 1918. The episodes transition between a compelling, acted story, and historians and scholars who provide context to what is…”

“ The internet will actually make the next pandemic worse because of the propensity for fake news and misinformation that comes at the intersection of world politics and health. ”

“ Fascinating TV movie about the Brexit campaign from the perspective of those who wanted to leave. Emphasizes the usages of data, and the deep divisions in British society that the campaign exploited. ”

“ An Onion editor regrets going easy on Joe Biden, with a broader reflection on how comedy and entertainment outlets frame and validate public figures, and what their responsibility becomes. ”