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When we consider the staying power of U.S. democracy, it’s humbling to consider the Roman Empire’s longevity of 1,500 years.

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The narrative of civilization’s rise and fall is often painted with grand achievements and epic downfalls, but one of the ...

A professor of religious studies explores how the pig became the ultimate Jewish taboo — and an inadvertent marker of Jewish ...

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