In 2012, legislation implementing a “Cornish pasty tax” (an increase of the value-added tax on hot pastries) was met with such public outcry that the government was forced to U-turn on the policy.

The problems with falling behind China's electric vehicle surge ...

In the spring of 2020, following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, United States policymakers were confronted with an economic challenge unlike anything they had ever seen before. Unemployment ...

Even as the national Republican Party nurtures a strong sect of climate denialists, Republican-dominated Southeastern states have been quietly courting the electric vehicle (EV) market. It is a ...

"Logging onto social media and being inundated by influencers dancing shirtless to suggestive music and showing off sexy designer clothing seems to be the most accessible, easy, and instantly ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has faced significant challenges due to repeated home floods caused by heavy rain, such as the instance of a house in Spring, Texas, which flooded 19 times ...

The medical establishment places excessive emphasis on weight as the heart of health.

Japan plans to increase its defense budget to 2% of GDP by April 2027, making it the third-largest military spender globally.

Logan Powell is the Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admission at Brown University. He is responsible for the ...

Parallels exist between the university's complicity in the transatlantic slave trade, as revealed in the Slavery and Justice Report, and its current financial ties to companies profiting from the ...