David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
Interesting Fact #4 – The Statue of Liberty was originally going to be a Muslim woman.
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most iconic symbols of America but did you know that it was originally going to be a Muslim woman? The design of the statue was inspired by a Muslim woman but the…
America Would Never Do That. Or why you need to know about Operation Northwoods
Americans are very confident that they would know if their government fakes “terrorist attacks” and uses them in arguing for war. But Operation Northwoods tells us how wrong we can be. Fortunately, Operation Northwoods was shot down by President John…
Something Is Always Burning: Fire’s Role in American History
In America, fire was a deadly hazard throughout history, but it also made life better, providing warmth in winter, heat for safer cooking and more. Let’s look at how fire has played out in American history. by David Stone Assorted…
How long does it take to get forwarded mail? Six months or infinity?
I was excited when I got my first mail forwarded by the U.S. Postal Service. Seemed like it took forever, but it was only a little under seven months. For the rest of it, infinity might be more accurate. By…
Adult Crybaby: Why Are So Many of Us Afraid to Grow Up?
Crybaby? We knew who they were, and we shunned them. They were wet blankets, whiners who must get their way or force their grievances on everyone else. I know. I was one. But when did being an adult crybaby become…
A PLAN TO END POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES
A new congressional resolution asserts it’s not only possible to end poverty, but morally necessary. By Sarah Anderson | June 2, 2021 Originally published in OtherWords Amidst partisan haggling over President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, the Poor People’s Campaign and several lawmakers recently…
Texas distorts its past – and Sam Houston’s legacy – to defend Confederate monuments
At least 160 Confederate symbols were removed from public spaces across the United States in 2020, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Even Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy, has removed a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee…
There was a time reparations were actually paid out – just not to formerly enslaved people
The cost of slavery and its legacy of systemic racism to generations of Black Americans has been clear over the past year – seen in both the racial disparities of the pandemic and widespread protests over police brutality. Thomas Craemer,…
House restarts conversation about reparations for Black Americans
The discussion of payments from the federal government comes as the administration focuses on racial equity. House lawmakers on Wednesday debated proposed legislation to create a commission to study whether and how Black Americans should receive reparations from the federal…
George Washington’s biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves’ teeth
William Maloney, New York University We have all heard the tales about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree, throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River and, of course, wearing wooden teeth.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor