The Khmissa, also known as the Khamsa and the Hand of Fatima, is the symbol of the five-fingered hand well known across the Middle East and North Africa as a symbol of protection. The symbol is ...

The Liberty Bell, previously called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell, is an iconic symbol of American independence, located in Philadelphia, Penn. Once placed in the steeple of the ...

June 12, 2024 — Rising to power in the wake of the Classic Maya collapse, Chichen Itz was among the largest and most influential cities of the ancient Maya, but much about its political ...

A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest ...

The 2,000-year-old geoglyphs offer clues to the ancient Nazca people and their rituals.

Nearly half of states have laws restricting political apparel, per NCSL. The Brennan Center’s Veronica Degraffenreid was former acting secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and served as ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular ...

His research focuses on Greek, Roman, and early Christian moral and political thought. In addition, he works on the modern reception of ancient political thought. He is the author of Cicero on ...

Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington and the campaign trail. They don't just tell you what happened. They tell you why it matters.

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought provides a guide to understanding the central texts and problems in ancient Greek political thought, from Homer through the Stoics and ...

There’s a lot to see when we set politics aside. This year ... His dad had told him lighthouses were a symbol of hope: When people are in trouble, lighthouses are a sign that there’s someone ...

May 14, 2024 — The latest 'Florida Climate Resilience Survey' found that 90% of Floridians believe that climate change is happening. Belief in human-caused climate change has surged among ...