Is the ‘China Model’ Better Than Liberal Democracy?

“One person, one vote isn’t the only morally legitimate way to select leaders,” a political theorist says. By Eric Fish.
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Infographic: 730 North American Birds In A Single Chart

Pop Chart Labs' latest looks like it came off the wall of a science class in the 1970s.
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The Rhythm of the Tide

When I heard data from an island had proven humans are still evolving, I had to visit. By Scott Solomon.
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Four UK Bird Species Including Puffins 'Face Extinction'

Puffins and turtle doves are among four UK bird species now at risk of extinction, according to the latest revision of a global conservation database.
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American Horror Story: The Cecil Hotel

On January 27, 2013, 21-year-old Elisa Lam stepped off a train from San Diego in downtown Los Angeles, gathered her belongings, and walked to a hostel on Main Street. It was, like most every mid-winter day in LA, sunny and in the mid-60s, the kind of weather that makes people never want to leave. Under such conditions — when a warm, low-angle winter sun softens the entire landscape — it’s possible to not fully absorb the reality that this 54-block section of LA...
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'Everything Is Ordained': A Holocaust Survivor's Indefatigable Spirit

In an animated interview, Bettine Le Beau tells her story of escape and reconciliation.
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Graffiti in Central Europe

Shots of some that caught my eye over the past few years when I've been on the road. The really angry ones were in Athens while others are more whimsical and lots of stencils.
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