Seven-minute Explainers

Donald Trump has made illegal immigration a major part of his presidential campaign. But America's illegal immigration controversy is a lot more complex than Trump's sound bites and policies. Let's dig into it.

Three years after it became law, the Affordable Care Act is facing a litany of problems. How serious are they? Here's everything you need to know.

In 1916, a group of women who were fed up with how men were running their small Oregon town decided do something about it. This is the story of the Petticoat Revolution.

To better understand Donald Trump and the effects he produces, let's name some of his go-to rhetorical moves, from Meflection to Cookie-Grubbing.

Fanny Crosby wrote more than 9,000 hymns in her lifetime

It's a rich man's world after all

Believe it or not, job interviews have rules.

In 1972, the New York Congresswoman ran for president under the slogan "Unbought and Unbossed" and her tenure in politics proved she was a dedicated catalyst for change.

Everything you need to know about why we have allergies

Practical advice from someone who’s been there, done that

You can trace the debate back to 1066, and it's not as simple as a southern accent versus a northern one. The linguistic basis for pecan pronunciation is much more complex.

Jungle sounds? Chia pets? This is getting out of hand.

The first competition in Athens was a rather modest affair

Victoria Woodhull notched several historic firsts before running for the country's highest political office in the 1872 election.

And why we insist on saying things that make no literal sense

Parties still play a vital role in organizing political life and enabling people to understand the choices they have in a representative democracy

Trapped on a boat during the War of 1812, lawyer Francis Scott Key was inspired to write a poem...

A massive, decade-long "dude" research project has finally yielded convincing results

It's easy, actually: Be funny. Be confident. Be a bully. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Close with the emotion. Win.

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