Boarded ships, terrorized fishermen and lawless coastlines. It’s a 21st-century version of an old menace.

When Christians turfed Muslims out of Spain, they gave rise to a badass Islamic queen. By Seth Ferranti.

Don’t expect to get a free doughnut from Krispy Kreme on Talk Like a Pirate Day this year.

Britain’s practice of transporting convicts to American colonies was a fearsome punishment, but not for the chronic criminal James Dalton. By Christine Ro.

In 1701, in Middletown, New Jersey, Moses Butterworth languished in a jail, accused of piracy. Like many young men based in England or her colonies, he had joined a crew that sailed the Indian Oc

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Anti-establishment group receives mandate for power-sharing pact after talks to build five-party coalition fail.

The fate of Aaron Burr's daughter remains a topic of contention. By Hadley Meares. [It's Hadley.]

In Russia's Arctic north, a new kind of gold rush is under way. By Amos Chapple.

Krispy Kreme always comes through on Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Yes your dear and beloved Pirate Captain did compete in GISHWHES this year. As a pirate Captain I feel it is my duty to show bravery in the face of cringe and adversity. I will never regret the things that I have done in war or in the pursuit of raising money for charity. Next year I will be even more prepared as this was my first GISHWHES.

"Section 512 of the DMCA was a no harm, no foul approach to rights management that placed the burden on the copyright holder to police their own work on the internet." By William Buckley Jr.

Today, some tour operators and cultural historians are calling attention to the country’s little-known Jewish heritage. By Ross Kenneth Urken.

After a long summer of pestering and work the Pirate Festival has sprung to life.

Spanning the globe and centuries, we introduce you to the infamous she-pirates of the seven seas. By Kristy Puchko.

Forty years ago, six young, Florida beach boys and a shrimper named Bubba smuggled more Jamaican weed into America than the nation had ever seen. Visit some old weed pirates — and the man who eventually ended their way of life. By Jodi Cash.