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Each study adds a piece to the puzzle of scientific knowledge. But any one study on its own doesn’t tell you all that…
Democracy cannot thrive, or even survive, when its leaders see themselves as godlike and divide citizens into believers…
The Supreme Court’s ruling that a Black-majority voting district in Louisiana is unconstitutional adds to a long and dismal…
Congress passed a law in 1990 mandating the return of all Native American items that federally funded institutions took…
First Choice, the crisis pregnancy center chain that brought the case, argued that merely issuing a subpoena can deter donors…
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US sanctions on foreign nations have lost some of their power to influence the behavior of other nations – with increasing…
In two online surveys, researchers found that Americans’ concern for future generations is often underestimated.
A case involving the potential dangers of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer sold as Roundup, could affect…
The Trump administration fired the entire board that oversees the National Science Foundation, raising an age-old question…
Geofencing warrants round up the location data of everyone in a specific place and time, whether or not they had any connection…
The conservative majority at the US Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a gerrymandering case that one liberal justice…
Most states have some sort of requirement for a minimum number of lockdown drills a year, but there is no set federal guidance.
Courage is widely considered a fundamental human virtue. A professor of psychology and a university president break down…