Follow The Money: Understanding FEMA’s disaster budget in Hurricane Milton aftermath
It's hard to understand money when it comes to natural disasters. Will FEMA be able to adequately respond? Will residents receive money after their cars, homes, businesses and towns are destroyed by floods? Will Congress approve additional disaster relief in the short term and in the future? So let's follow the money. Reporter's Note: With […]
Iran Has ‘Good Understanding’ with Qatar on Access to $6 Billion Biden Windfall
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has claimed he has reached a “good understanding” with Qatar over access to the $6 billion in cash paid by President Joe Biden after the prisoner exchange deal with the United States in September 2023. Biden administration officials continue to insist that access to Iranian funds is limited. “Qatar has assets […]
‘Everyone Should Be Evolving in Our Understanding of How Things Work’
On NBC’s “MTP Now” on Friday, Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.) responded to a question about 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris abandoning the multiple positions she took during the 2020 presidential election, saying, “Everybody should have a better understanding of how things work. It’s okay to take a position.” “Vice President Harris has been the […]
‘Food is the key to understanding Marseille’: a gastronomic city tour | Marseille holidays
‘T“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are,” wrote philosopher and gourmet Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1825, and this is especially true in Marseille today: food is key to understanding the city. Kesra Flatbread baked by Algerian grandmothers in Noailles. Pizza devoured by young people and families wearing Olympique de […]
Understanding the Covid Odds
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’ve been vaccinated and still feel mortally threatened by the virus, please read this. It’s obviously not easy to give up fear of Covid-19, to judge from a recent survey showing that the vaccinated are actually more frightened than the unvaccinated. Another survey found that most Democratic voters are so worried that they […]
A Test of Your Understanding of Diversity
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes A one-question test reveals that diversity is as much about exclusion as it is about inclusion. The purpose of this paper is to test your understanding of diversity and its related movements of equity and inclusion. We’ll begin with the five precepts of diversity and then turn to a one-question […]
Rare gene variant believed to play a role in understanding why people are left-hand dominant
What do Lady Gaga, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Paul McCartney, and Justin Bieber have in common with Ronald Reagan, Jimi Hendrix, Judy Garland, Fidel Castro, and David Bowie? All are left-handed, a trait shared by about 10% of the population. But why are some people left-handed when most people are right-handed? This is an area […]
U.S. Intelligence Official Claims ‘Crossdressing’ Makes Him Better at ‘Understanding Foreign Actors’
As a US intelligence official recently wrote in a paper: Newsletter The director of the National Intelligence Service’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility announced that cross-dressing increases understanding of “foreign actors” and that “wearing a bra makes us more supportive of women.” . Published in the winter issue The Dive, sources wrote that […]
Who is Galileo Galilei? Italian philosopher who shaped our understanding of the stars
Few figures shine as brightly as Galileo Galilei, the Italian philosopher whose contributions to astronomy revolutionized our understanding of the stars. “Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) has always played an important role in the history of all science, as well as much of philosophy. He is a great, if not great, figure. – “He was a central […]
Praying the rosary: Understanding the tradition that helps Catholics meditate on Jesus and Mother Mary
Many Catholics and other Christians pray the Rosary year-round, and many give Rosary gifts to family and friends at Christmas and other special occasions. What exactly is a rosary and how do believers use its beads? According to the Rosary Center & Confraternity website, “The Rosary is a combination of vocal prayer (Hail Father) and […]