The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk is an icon, the first non-incumbent openly gay man to be elected to public office in the United States. Here's the tragic story of Harvey Milk.
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American Political Parties You Probably Haven't Heard Of
The lesser-known political parties of the U.S. run the gamut from weird and wacky to disturbing and even scary. Here are some you probably haven't heard of.
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What Is Qualified Immunity And Why Do Government Officials Have It?
The Peter Parker school of ethics teaches that with great power comes great responsibility. If Spider-Man had consulted a lawyer, he'd know that U.S. courts often hold people with great power less responsible for wrongdoing, especially public officials, a legal protection called qualified immunity.
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The Real Reason Abraham Lincoln Created The Secret Service
The Secret Service's mandate wasn't expanded to presidential security until 1901, when President William McKinley was assassinated while in office. The first president to be assassinated was Abraham Lincoln, in 1865 ... and, in a deep historical irony, it was Lincoln who established the Service.
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The Real Reason The NSA Once Banned Furbies
The late 1990s were a magical time. But all was not well in America -- there was a dire threat lurking just over the horizon. The United States National Security Agency was on top of it. In January of 1999, they made their move, officially banning Furbies from NSA property.
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The Real Reason You Wouldn't Survive Special Forces Training
It's probably fairly obvious and intuitive that Special Forces (AKA Green Beret) training involves a bit more than a few gentle laps, a couple of lazy pushups, and a multiple-choice test on how to kill bad guys with a pencil. Here's why you wouldn't survive it.
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The Truth About The Rhino Who Ran For Office
You know you've done a terrible job as a politician when voters will literally elect any alternative as a political middle finger. And there are some pretty fantastic examples of pointed finger-wagging at the ballot box.
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What Is Hydroxychloroquine And Why Is It Associated With The Pandemic?
In March 2020, an Arizona man died in an ill-fated attempt to become immune to COVID-19. He and his wife consumed a fish tank cleaner called chloroquine phosphate after confusing it with a similar-sounding malaria medication: chloroquine.
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The Real Reason The Dalai Lama Wears A Rolex
The Dalai Lama is a complicated, multifaceted guy, and there's lots of history to unpack if you're going to engage in a conversation about him. For all of his remarkable achievements, he's a controversial figure whose life, like everyone else's, is freckled with apparent contradictions.
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What Will Really Happen If Trump Is Impeached
What will really happen if President Donald Trump is impeached? While the Founding Fathers couldn't have prepared for everything, they did leave us with ways to remove law-breaking presidents. Robert Mueller is investigating whether that happened, but here's what will happen if Trump is impeached.
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Everything You Should Know About Jamal Khashoggi
Jamal Khashoggi was a well-known journalist who went missing after entering the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018. Did the Saudis kill him? Did speaking out against the government finally break the camel's back? Here's everything you should know about Jamal Khashoggi.
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Everything We Know About The Pipe Bomb Plot So Far
In recent days, several pipe bombs have been intercepted in the mail, all seemingly meant for Democratic politicians or liberal public figures. Where did these pipe bombs come from and why are they surfacing now? Here's everything we know about the pipe bomb plot so far.
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What Really Happens To Immigrants At The U.S. Border
Immigration is an incredibly hot-button issue. In 2018, it hit the headlines in a big way, but mostly not in a new way. Struggles over immigration have been going on for decades. Here's what really happens to immigrants when they reach the U.S. border.
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Disturbing Secrets The Government Doesn't Want You To Know About The Presidency
The president of the United States is the leader of the free world, right? POTUS is one of the most important jobs in the world, and it comes with a lot of responsibility ... and powers or weird rules. Here are some disturbing secrets the government doesn't want you to know about the presidency.
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Politicians Who Wasted The Government's Money In The Most Ridiculous Ways
Nobody really likes paying taxes, but they pay for our roads and schools and so on. Unfortunately, sometimes the wrong politicians get the keys to the national piggy bank. Here are some of the most egregious examples of politicians wasting government money.
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What Really Happens When The Government Shuts Down
What really happens during a government shutdown? All kinds of wacky things, and most of it is not good for the government or for the people who rely on it. Government shutdowns are relatively recent and are pretty unique to the U.S. Here's what happens when the government shuts down.
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Mysterious Political Deaths And Disappearances
Politics can seem exciting from the outside looking in, but in reality, politics is probably really boring. Sometimes, though, something mysterious comes along that makes it seem hot again, like the death or disappearance of someone at a really unexpected time, something that's a little too convenient.
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10 Election Facts That Turned Out To Be False
The stories and lessons told about historical elections are often based more on myth, hearsay, and opinion, than they are on the realities of the time.
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