Politics
16 Terrible People Who Knew How to Lay on the Charm or Inspire Others
In the movies and on TV, bad guys are usually depicted as clear cut baddies, personally repellent and often cartoonishly…
18 Assassinations You Might Not Have Heard Of
Some assassinations have become seared on our collective consciousness: the killing of JFK in Dallas in 1963, or the murder…
The World War II Triple Agent Who Inspired James Bond
Few people have ever have led a life as extraordinary or as impactful as did the Serb Dusan "Dusko" Popov…
16 Dramatic and Impactful Assassinations from History
By their very nature, assassinations are not only dramatic events, but ones also capable of shaping history or altering its…
The Time the US Refused To Save Jewish Refugees From Nazi Germany
In today’s world, the debate over whether any given country should give thousands of refugees a place to stay is…
The Children of History’s Monsters
Nobody gets to choose their parents. In many cases, everything turns out well. But some people have the misfortune to…
What 20 Ex-Presidents Did to Stay Busy After Leaving Office
Since George Washington retired from the presidency in 1797 Americans have grappled with exactly how to regard their former presidents.…
20 Mistakes the Axis Powers Made in World War II
The first mistake was starting the war in the first place. Most histories mark September 1, 1939, as the date…
Heartbreaking Images of the Rwandan Genocide
The Rwandan genocide was the mass slaughter of the Tutsi in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority government. The…
Here’s What to Know About Lebensborn, the Nazi Human Selective Breeding and Child Abduction Program
The Nazis believed in "good blood" that ought to be sought out, preserved, and expanded, and in "bad blood", which…