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In the Midst of Tornado Season, a Surprisingly Short History of Predicting Twisters

Dostoyevsky, Just After His Death Sentence Was Repealed, on the Meaning of Life

What Makes a Person: The Seven Layers of Selfhood in Literature and Life

Short Takes: The First Day of School, Forever

Was Brexit Inevitable?

Science Is Political—and Spiritual

Open Thread

White House Fight Night

Disclosing One's HIV+ Status Isn't Criminal Harassment of Ex

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

These Ancient Millipedes Paved the Way for Terrestrial Life

The Declaration of the Enslaved

Nick Cave on the Two Pillars of a Meaningful Life

Dismantling Gerontocracy—Or Entrenching It?

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Open Thread

Two Potential Upcoming Canadian Secession Referenda and the Broader Issues they Raise

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