Gold-backed borrowing remains a widely used financial option due to the relative accessibility of pledged assets and structured repayment frameworks. As digital platforms expand access to calculation ...

We have reached the third Sunday in Advent, known as “Gaudete Sunday.” In the Western church, “gaudete,” the Latin word for “rejoice,” was the first word of the appointed “introit,” or psalm of the ...

Politicians and policy experts like to talk about the “root causes” of crime, homelessness, poverty, rising prices and other problems. If they want to understand the root cause of political ...

It is an unfortunate result of being human that we are biased by our first impressions. For example, we are often blinded when we encounter a subject area’s data for the first time. The initial data ...

Mr. Toobin is a contributing Opinion writer and the author of “The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy.” Donald Trump has enemies. Richard Nixon had a list of them. The differences in how these ...

Psychiatrists and psychologists are two key types of mental health experts. Both have advanced degrees based in the sciences, both undergo clinical training in the diagnosis and care of people with ...

That First Amendment is a pain in the neck. In a recent dispute on social media, I argued heatedly that I was sick and tired of people calling some of my friends “Nazis” and “fascists” because they ...

Apple is preparing to launch two versions of the AirPods Pro 3 over 2025 and 2026, according to a Weibo leaker. Yesterday, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple is planning to debut ...

Years ago I was walking through Central Park in New York City when a person working for Schick asked if I wanted to try a new razor. If you’ve ever lived in the Big Apple, then you know that freebies ...

Have you ever seen two pictures that look the same, but something feels different? That’s what a “spot the difference” puzzle is all about. These puzzles test how good you are at noticing small ...