Many world leaders and political thinkers believe we're seeing the slow but inevitable decline of the United States, largely led by Donald Trump. While many would relish a shift in power in the larger ...

As President Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland and more, renowned historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is “an empire in decline,” following a predictable pattern of ...

Andrew Bustamante argues the US–Greenland standoff is less about security and more about imperial primacy, dollar dominance, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump promised restoration — twice. The first time, he vowed to “drain the swamp,” revive American industry, tame debt, ...

Are the predictors of doom correct? Will America collapse like so many civilizations before us? If we don't learn from history, that might happen.

President Trump promised restoration — twice. The first time, he vowed to “drain the swamp,” revive American industry, tame debt, rebuild trust, and restore pride. The second time, he returned with a ...

While millions of Americans can name Western Front battles like Belleau Wood or the Meuse-Argonne, almost no one remembers ...

The meaning of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter" has always been a bit unclear, and Paul McCartney's interpretation certainly doesn't clear it up.

After the U.S. toppled Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's new leader bows to Washington, raising doubts about whether the ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’s new film Cover-Up is more than a documentary about the legendary journalist Seymour Hersh—it is an ...

Harvard University, long a symbol of scientific supremacy, has slipped to third place in the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2025, ...

Header image by Michael Afonso on Unsplash The United States has spent more than a century insisting it is not an empire.