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Why This World Is a Realm of Unknowing
Wake Up
The Ordeals Our Spiritual Discipline Faces
Why The Creator Seeks To Save All Life
How Humankind Came
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The Surprising Link Between Emotion and Heart Wellness

The Surprising Link Between Emotion and Heart Wellness

The Dreams of Children: Christmas During the Great Depression

The Dreams of Children: Christmas During the Great Depression

Some children were happy just to have food for Christmas. Others dreamt about items illustrated in the Sears & Roebuck Christmas catalog.
Three Versions of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’

Three Versions of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’

The somber show tune performed by Judy Garland morphed into a transcending holiday hit.
What Makes a Work of Literature Universal?

What Makes a Work of Literature Universal?

Many have called for the cancelation of the Western literary canon, but this is a bad idea. Here’s why.

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Chinese Agent Pleads Guilty to Operating Secret Police Station in New York

Leaders of the Chinese police station have helped Beijing organize counter protests against Falun Gong demonstrations, locate the regime’s targets.
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Stopgap Funding Bill Scrapped After Trump Opposes It

Elon Musk joined the debate earlier, urging lawmakers to reject the 1,547-page funding measure.
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Fed Inflation Projections Rise Sharply, Risks Tilt to Upside

The Federal Reserve is signaling slower rate cuts, warning of upside inflation risks, and raising the 2025 inflation forecast in new projections.
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Judge’s Criticism of Supreme Court Justice Alito Violated Ethics Rules, Court Finds

Judge Michael Ponsor said in a newspaper column that Justice Samuel Alito should have known flying certain flags would be politically provocative.
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Mauritius Wants to Renegotiate Chagos Islands Deal With UK

London announced it had agreed to hand over the Indian Ocean Archipelago in October, but the new government in Port Louis wishes to alter the terms.
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Dominique Pelicot Jailed for 20 Years in Historic French Rape Trial

The trial attracted global headlines after Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity and a behind-closed-doors trial.
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EPA Allows California to Ban New Gas-Powered Vehicle Sales by 2035

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its decision to grant two requests from the state under the Clean Air Act.
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‘O Pioneers!’ Demonstrates That Love Can Abide Despite Loneliness

In Willa Cather’s novel, heroine Alexandra Bergson’s life might seem tragic, but she lives it with calm resignation and abundant love.
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Epoch Readers’ Stories

Cutting the Budget

In an effort to change the objective of a bureaucracy, you need to establish goals and rewards for success in achieving those goals.

There Was a Time

Someday, maybe, God will decide we’ve suffered enough, and ... then we will return.

The Untold Stories of the Tiananmen Massacre

We will never know how many people were massacred the night of June 3‒4, 1989

A History of the American Nation

A patriotic poem by Ted Schneider

Of Cars and Kids

Why should our kids have to settle for a Trabant, or a Pyonghwa, education when they could have a BMW?
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The ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet: Dancing Shakespeare’s Love Story

The ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet: Dancing Shakespeare’s Love Story

Three productions of the timeless story have charmed ballet audiences for almost a century.
‘Puppy Kindergarten: The New Science of Raising a Great Dog’

‘Puppy Kindergarten: The New Science of Raising a Great Dog’

If a puppy is on this year’s holiday wish list, this book may be the perfect companion.
Ex Libris: The Wright Brothers

Ex Libris: The Wright Brothers

In this latest installment in our ‘Ex Libris’ series, we look at a library and a book that impacted the two men who would give wings to the world.
Disney to Bring Bluey to the Big Screen with First-Ever Movie in 2027

Disney to Bring Bluey to the Big Screen with First-Ever Movie in 2027

Bluey’s cultural resonance was evident in 2023 when its episode ‘Cricket’ overshadowed the Australia’s men’s cricket team winning the World Test Championship.

There Are Many Types and Grades of Lumber

There Are Many Types and Grades of Lumber

8 Hostess Gift Ideas for Holiday Visits

8 Hostess Gift Ideas for Holiday Visits

‘The Miracle Worker’: A Teacher Transforms Helen Keller

‘The Miracle Worker’: A Teacher Transforms Helen Keller

‘Truths’: Vivek Ramaswamy’s Take on the Future of American Politics

‘Truths’: Vivek Ramaswamy’s Take on the Future of American Politics

There Are Many Types and Grades of Lumber

There Are Many Types and Grades of Lumber

8 Hostess Gift Ideas for Holiday Visits

8 Hostess Gift Ideas for Holiday Visits

‘The Miracle Worker’: A Teacher Transforms Helen Keller

‘The Miracle Worker’: A Teacher Transforms Helen Keller

‘Truths’: Vivek Ramaswamy’s Take on the Future of American Politics

‘Truths’: Vivek Ramaswamy’s Take on the Future of American Politics
Christmas Caroling With the Von Trapps in Vermont Evokes ‘Sound of Music’ Nostalgia

Christmas Caroling With the Von Trapps in Vermont Evokes ‘Sound of Music’ Nostalgia

The famed Austrian family brought to the U.S. their love of the mountains, beer, and holiday cheer.
Paddle the Loxahatchee River, One of Two National Wild and Scenic Rivers in Florida

Paddle the Loxahatchee River, One of Two National Wild and Scenic Rivers in Florida

In 1985, this outstanding Florida river earned its status as a National Wild and Scenic River.
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