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New research shows that Australia is lagging well behind Europe when it comes to digitized border control, adopting a “staggering” level of secrecy that is threatening individual democratic rights.This post was originally published on this […]

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has so far seen the U.S. president travel to foreign lands to sign billion-dollar deals, attend lavish royal welcomes and attempt to forge elusive peace agreements amid conflicts […]

A groundbreaking new study from The University of Manchester has challenged traditional ideas of race and national identity in France, revealing how French citizens of Indian descent are navigating their identities in a society that […]

In October 2023, a group calling itself Return to the Land established its first “Whites only community” in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. They followed that with a second enclave nearby in 2025.This post was […]

Speculation swirls about fugitive accused double murderer Dezi Freeman’s potential ties to prepper groups and possible doomsday beliefs. There are even questions over whether he’s hiding in a homemade underground bunker.This post was originally published […]

In the criminal justice system, decisions about when and how long to detain people have historically been made by other people, like judges and parole boards. But that process is changing: Decision-makers increasingly include artificial […]

Carlotta Rigotti, postdoctoral researcher at eLaw—Center for Law and Digital Technologies, has published a new article, “Desire in Code: Legal Perspectives on Sex Robots and Consent,” in Law, Culture and the Humanities.This post was originally […]

National anthems are more than music for ceremonies—they reflect the unique cultural and geographical characteristics of nations. A new study published in Scientific Reports has analyzed the emotional characteristics of 176 national anthems using machine […]

After six centuries in Spain, discrimination against the Roma people remains “rooted in stereotypes based on ignorance and, in some cases, pseudo-knowledge about this community,” explains Juan Jarque Jarque, who advocates for an inclusive education […]

Small business owners are more likely to identify with and vote for right-wing parties, according to a new study in the British Journal of Political Science. The research suggests it is the experience of being […]