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,...
Presidents have a long history of condescension, indifference and outright racism toward Black Americans
Stephen A. Jones, Central Michigan University and Eric Freedman, Michigan State University The fury over racial injustice that erupted in the wake of George Floyd’s killing has forced Americans to confront their history. That’s unfamiliar territory for most Americans, whose…
America the Beautiful Versus the Star-Spangled Banner as National Anthem
If we make room for a second American national anthem, it’s America the Beautiful, a song so rounded and inclusive, it’s a national hymn, if not an official anthem. by David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small America the Beautiful…
The icy backstory to that ‘clink clink’ you’ll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020
If ever there was a year to toast drawing to an end, it’s this one. Over the festive period, people around the world will be raising a glass to better times ahead. Accompanying sighs of relief will likely be the…
How COVID-19 Hollowed Out a Generation of Young Black Men
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. By by Akilah Johnson and Nina Martin/ProPublica The Rev. Dr. Kejuane Artez Bates…
Why the Puritans cracked down on celebrating Christmas
When winter cold settles in across the U.S., the alleged “War on Christmas” heats up. In recent years, department store greeters and Starbucks cups have sparked furor by wishing customers “happy holidays.” This year, with state officials warning of holiday…
America’s hidden world of handmade pornography
Lisa Z. Sigel, DePaul University “To live among the handmade,” philosopher and antiques dealer Leon Rosenstein once said, “is to live among the human.” Well, there’s nothing more human than handmade pornography. When you hear “pornography,” you might think of…
American individualism and our collective crisis
Q&A — Political scientist Deborah Schildkraut Our national and social identity is deeply rooted in values like freedom, equality and order. A political scientist explores how these ideas have affected the US response to the worsening pandemic. By Anil Ananthaswamy…
In the 1620s, Plymouth Plantation had its own #MeToo moment
Carla Gardina Pestana, University of California, Los Angeles In the many celebrations, reflections and histories of Plymouth colony, the settlement’s gender dynamics often get short shrift. But not unlike today, men possessed power and privilege, women feared voicing their views…
Explore Why Gone With The Wind Is The Worst Movie Ever Made
Is it really the worst movie ever made…? Every time Gone With The Wind fills the screen with its dishonest portrait of the Old South and the mythical “Lost Cause,” I cringe. By David Stone Assorted Ideas, Large & Small…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor