American Culture
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What is at the root of United States’ ills? A lack of intellectual humility
A growing body of research points to the importance of one personality trait – intellectual humility.
Frank T McAndrew, The Conversation
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‘Ramparts’, the muck-racking San Francisco magazine that helped spawn ‘Rolling Stone’
Ramparts started as a Catholic literary magazine but later shifted its focus to politics.
Peter Richardson, The Conversation
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The twilight of the mom and pop motel in the US
What does the shuttering of traditional roadside motels say about America's relationship with travel and freedom?
Andrew Wood, The Conversation
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Is the spelling bee success of Indian-Americans a legacy of British colonialism?
What do recent National Spelling Bee successes reveal about the role of Indian-Americans in brain sports?
Shalini Shankar, The Conversation
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Why so many Americans think they’re #blessed
The prosperity gospel – a uniquely American strand of Christian theology – creates a dilemma for its adherents.
Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation