A U.S. airman died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 25 in order to protest what he called a “genocide” of Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas war.

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Warning: This piece includes photos of self-immolations. U.S. Air Force ...

This excerpt from The Satoshi Papers explores how self-sovereignty challenges centralized power in a world drifting toward surveillance and control. This story does not end well. Without principled ...

Daedalus, Vol. 154, No. 2, The Ethics of Social Research: Perspectives from the Study of the Middle East & North Africa (Spring 2025), pp. 68-92 (25 pages) In the post–Cold War era, “Islamic terrorism ...

In Scenario 3, it looks like even if all the “don’t knows” voted for the NPP, they would have still lost the election.

For decades, Americans' trust in one another has been on the decline, according to the most recent General Social Survey. A major factor in that downshift has been the concurrent rise in the ...

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Former President Evo Morales on Sunday accused his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving Bolivians by staging a “self-coup” last week to earn political points ...

Have you ever found yourself standing in your own way, blocking your path to success? You’re not alone. Self-defeating behavior, known as self-sabotage, is a common phenomenon many of us grapple with.

A study has found that damage to the prefrontal cortex in the brain that helps with self-control and reasoning could intensify one's political feelings, while damage to brain structure 'amygdala', ...

Few subjects engross historians as much as the origins of the modern self. Selfhood, of course, has always existed, but the modern, Western self is usually understood—in the words of the philosopher ...