Just as space aliens might benefit from a society rooted in Jewish ideals, so too might humans benefit from the encounter ...

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This is the Year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese zodiac — but for the White House, it's more like the Year of Babies.

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Over two millennia ago in the aftermath of the fall of King Solomon’s second temple in 70 BC, Jewish people dispersed in various directions. A shipwreck occurred on the western coast of India and ...

Why would any president destroy the U.S. southern border?

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

A new biography of the Berlin-born philosopher emphasizes his combination of stubborn unworldliness and startling prescience.

The climax of the new hubris in the United States was the Biden administration’s destruction of the southern border and even ...

Neon Genesis Evangelion's EVAs are some of the most iconic figures in the entire mecha genre, and only a handful of mech ...