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ICE
Cybersecurity
Only 4 democracies have created paramilitary police squads since 1960—if you include ICE
By Erica De Bruin and The ConversationJanuary 29, 2026
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Workplace Culture
Diversity on Fortune 50 boards: white men haven’t been a majority for 3 years in a row
By Richie Zweigenhaft and The ConversationJanuary 27, 2026
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Politics
Trump’s erratic, chaotic shifts in strategy follow a long tradition. Here’s what to know about the ‘Madman Theory’ of politics
By Andrew Latham and The ConversationJanuary 26, 2026
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Personal Finance
Trump changed the law to get your tax refund to you early. Too bad it leaves the 6 million ‘unbanked’ behind
By Beverly Moran and The ConversationJanuary 26, 2026
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Environment
Climate change’s role in the monster winter storm of January 2026: warmer oceans, more moisture and a dislocated ‘polar vortex’
By Mathew Barlow, Judah Cohen and The ConversationJanuary 26, 2026
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Future of Work
AI anxiety is so widespread that veteran Microsoft researchers are having panic attacks because they’re making themselves obsolete
By Patrick Barry and The ConversationJanuary 23, 2026
ICE
Politics
Former Bush-appointed federal judge: Why the ICE memo allowing officers into your home without a warrant is unconstitutional
By John E. Jones, III and The ConversationJanuary 23, 2026
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Cybersecurity
America hacked Venezuela’s grid to literally turn off the lights on Jan. 3. It could happen here, too
By Saman Zonouz and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
sweden
Personal Finance
Sweden abolished its wealth tax 20 years ago. Then it became a ‘paradise for the super-rich’
By Miranda Sheild Johansson and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
AI
AI
‘Visual elevator music’: Why generative AI, trained on centuries of human genius, produces intellectual Muzak
By Ahmed Elgammal and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
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Europe
Denmark offered to trade Greenland to the U.S. in 1910—and America thought it was crazy
By Steven Lamy and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
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Success
Valentino, one of the first Italian designers to succeed in France, defined the iconic female with bold reds and silhouettes—sometimes problematically
By Jye Marshall and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
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Arts & Entertainment
Taylor Swift’s political polarization Rorschach Test: why young women love her and young men really don’t
By Laurel Elder, Jeff Gulati, Mary-Kate Lizotte, Steven Greene and The ConversationJanuary 22, 2026
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Politics
History says there’s a 90% chance that Trump’s party will lose seats in the midterm elections. It also says there’s a 100% chance
By Robert A. Strong and The ConversationJanuary 20, 2026
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Asia
China’s population crash is so bad that it’s started taxing condoms and birth control pills
By Dudley L. Poston, Jr. and The ConversationJanuary 16, 2026
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