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Curses, superstitions and pre-game rituals have been part of baseball for as long as the game has been around. What’s behind the magical tra...

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on why he feels ambivalent about the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence....

President Trump promised regime change in Iran, no nuclear development and a restabilization of the region. Now that the U.S. and Iran have...

In 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered what many consider the best abolitionist speech of all time. He asked, “What, to the American slave, i...

In 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered what many consider the best abolitionist speech of all time. He asked, “What, to the American slave, i...

As America’s 250th anniversary approaches – the birth of this nation will be celebrated by millions. But what does it mean to be truly patri...

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Meghna sits down with American historian and author of the popular Substack "Letters from an American." They discuss America's 250th birthda...

A Google engineer and member of special forces have been arrested for placing illegal bets on prediction markets. And these are just example...

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the Trump administration’s war on the concept of climate change. *** Thank you for listening. Help powe...

Eldest daughters have a reputation for being Type A and bossy. But they can also do emotional heavy lifting in families. What does science s...

Health Secretary RFK Jr. doesn't think so. That's why the Trump Administration is investing millions of federal dollars to reduce Lyme disea...

The Supreme Court will issue its decision on President Trump’s effort to overturn birthright citizenship within days. Historian Heather Cox...

John Quincy Adams was a one term president. He then entered Congress where he presented so many anti-slavery petitions that Southern Congres...

New Mexico’s Democratic governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has a robust list of progressive achievements – including making her state the first...

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the impossibility of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller’s vision for the U.S. as a nation...

The Centers for Disease Control has lost as much as a third of its staff under the Trump administration. How the Ebola outbreak in Africa ex...

Historian Beverly Gage hit the road to learn about our country's history. She visited more than 300 historic sites -- from museums and battl...

President Trump heaped praise on China’s President Xi after their recent summit. While the Chinese leader’s rhetoric was much more restraine...

Pope Leo XIV has published his first major document. The encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” focuses on AI and what the pope calls the “distort...