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Politics

March 2013

Budapest, Hungary

Ronald Reagan Statue in Budapest

A statue in Budapest's Liberty Square honors the former U.S. president's efforts to end the Cold War.

1209 N Orange Street

Wilmington, Delaware

Corporation Trust Center

A drab two-story office space in Delaware is a hidden tax haven for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and over half the Fortune 500 companies.

Freedmen voting in New Orleans in 1867.

31 days of halloween

The Persistent Problem of Trying to Rig Elections with Dead People

Zombie voters just aren't efficient.

Cara Giaimo and Sarah Laskow October 17, 2016

The Complaints the FCC Got After Castration Was Brought Up on Fox News

It's been a long year.

JPat Brown October 12, 2016

space exploration

Can Asgardia Become The First Space Nation?

Or build a giant asteroid shield?

Eric Grundhauser October 12, 2016

What 'Locker Room Vulgarity' Meant in the 1984 Presidential Campaign

Different times.

Erik Shilling October 11, 2016

31 days of halloween

In 1926, Houdini Spent 4 Days Shaming Congress for Being in Thrall to Fortune-Tellers

The congressional hearings on the supernatural were very theatrical.

Atlas Obscura October 11, 2016

The Arcane Rules That Would Kick In If Trump Drops Out

Erik Shilling October 8, 2016

Why Presidential Debates Are Consistently Held at Obscure Colleges

Norwood—I mean, Longwood University—anyone?

Erik Shilling October 7, 2016

Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in "All The President's Men".

How 'All the President's Men' Defined the Look of Journalism on Screen

As we enter the final leg of the 2016 presidential campaign, let us examine one of the iconic film portrayals of press and politics.

Andy Wright September 29, 2016

The Bizarre Drama Over the Internet's Domain Naming System

Ted Cruz is involved.

Erik Shilling September 28, 2016

The Hidden Meaning of Political Bumper Stickers

What does the slogan on your car say about you?

Elizabeth King September 26, 2016

Vice President Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting crowd from car, including Harold Irwin, Centre Avenue, Hill District, October 1960.

The Photographer Who Captured Black Voters for Decades in Pittsburgh

The archives of Charles "Teenie" Harris are a treasure trove of political history.

Anika Burgess September 23, 2016

Peanut smiling at passerby

Plains, Georgia

Jimmy Carter Smiling Peanut

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

The birthplace of Dada.

Zurich, Switzerland

Cabaret Voltaire: the Dada House

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

Liberland flag.

Liberland

A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia.

The UN General Assembly Plans Meeting Over 'Superbugs'

Diseases, not alien monsters.

Eric Grundhauser September 9, 2016

Permanently Closed

Brooklyn, New York

Lindsay for Mayor Billboard

This recently uncovered ad for Lindsay's run at Mayor in 1965 had been hiding for decades underneath a billboard.