Rank. At one level, the word suggests an outdated preoccupation with fixed social hierarchies. In Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Mrs Norris bemoans ...

USDA to invest up to $100 million for projects to combat bird flu The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it plans to invest up to $100 million in projects that will help fund research ...

The Dallas Cowboys will be looking for a new backup quarterback in 2025 after losing Cooper Rush to the Baltimore Ravens in NFL free agency. Trey Lance, the team's other backup, is also a free ...

Italy is often thought of as a political laboratory, anticipating events in other countries: fascism in the 1920s; the showman-businessman turned politician in the 1990s; populism in the 2010s. Great ...

In a significant victory for free speech and accuracy, Douglas Murray, the prominent political commentator and journalist, has successfully resolved a libel lawsuit against The Observer which has seen ...

Doug Belkin covers higher education and national news out of the Chicago bureau of The Wall Street Journal.

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