Calls for regime change in Iran have surged following the June 2025 aerial bombardments by Israel, encouraged by hawkish factions in Tel Aviv. These military actions aim to curb Iran's nuclear threat while advocating for the toppling of the Islamic Republic. However, efforts to implement regime change risk reanimating the imperialist dynamics exploited by the Islamic Republic to justify its rule. The result is a reinforcement of an oppressive regime through means intended to end it.
Fraud does occur in some microscopic fraction of the votes, but claims of significant voter fraud are often based on fallacies or lies. Anecdotal evidence is a common fallacy, emphasizing rare instances of fraud while ignoring that such events usually lead to perpetrators being caught and punished.
Woolf declared, being highbrow is the best. She was unabashed in her preferences: The highbrow 'is the man or woman of thoroughbred intelligence who rides his mind at a gallop across country in pursuit of an idea.' That is why I have always been so proud to be called highbrow.
According to a study published by the American Psychological Association, cool people generally possess six specific attributes: extroverted, hedonistic, powerful, adventurous, open, and autonomous.
Speaking to Myspace as an upcoming artist in 2013, Lana Dey Rey said that the "vision of making [her] life a work of art" was what inspired her to create her music video for her breakthrough single, Video Games (2011). The self-made video, featuring old movies clips and webcam footage of Del Rey singing, went viral. It eventually led her to sign with a major record label.
The American Philosophical Association has established the Milton K. Munitz Prize in Metaphysics, Ontology, and Cosmology, and the Lenore Bloom Munitz Prize in Value Theory, Social Philosophy, and Civic Virtue, awarded annually.
Directed by Mexican American filmmaker Andrés Lira, Primero, Sueño is a stirring portrait of undocumented immigrant workers in California's agricultural industry, revealing their often invisible struggles.
In the late fifteenth-century collection of mystical poetry from the Franciscan convent at Villingen, the twenty-two named nuns include several with the name Agnes, reflecting the popularity of saints' names at baptism.
The belief that white Americans are the real victims of racism is linked to the loss of certain advantages previously enjoyed by them, particularly following key civil rights milestones such as the abolition of slavery and the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The village of Flushing in Cornwall, with its fishing heritage and close-knit community, celebrates memories through street-side wireframe lights honoring those who have passed. Each light symbolizes individual stories, reflecting the unique connections among villagers.
The Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that the school board violated the First Amendment rights of an interfaith coalition of parents, allowing them to opt their children out of LGBTQ+-themed lessons.
Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old from Georgia, was declared brain-dead in February 2025 while pregnant, resulting in a heated discussion about her care and legal issues surrounding abortion laws.
Gandhi's perspective on violence in the anticolonial struggle requires understanding his ties to the Swadeshi movement, which transformed through significant cultural figures seeking national identity.