Mocking the police got an Ohio man arrested – and the Supreme Court ignored The Onion's plea to defi
A satirist posted a parody of a police Facebook page. He was arrested and jailed for four days. How far do free speech protections…
A satirist posted a parody of a police Facebook page. He was arrested and jailed for four days. How far do free speech protections…
Waco has been used as a rallying cry for decades, two scholars of domestic extremism explain.
With the Church of England considering gender-neutral language to refer to God, a feminist theologian explains how Christianity…
An environmental health lawyer explains why some states have weaker rules than others, and how you can make your concerns…
Less than a century ago, Colorado hunted, trapped and poisoned all the wolves within its borders. Today it’s restoring…
A local legend of a mysterious bird with big eyes grew into the discovery of the Príncipe scops owl. A biologist on the…
A media scholar who studied Carter and interviewed him explains how he attempted to translate Jesus’ teachings into action…
Poppy seeds can become contaminated with opiates during harvesting. For the US Defense Department, invoking a ‘poppy seed…
The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it’s a prehistoric…
Many genocide classes review the Holocaust or Cambodia’s Killing Fields. A scholar wanted to show that genocide, war crimes,…
President Joe Biden may be nicer to reporters than his predecessor, but he’s not actually responsive to the press. He…
Secularization has fascinated sociologists for 200 years – but that doesn’t mean they always agree on what it is, or…
Food, shelter and medical supplies are important but not the only things that help people get back on their feet.
A biologist who studies how viruses spread from animals to people explains the process of spillover and the risks posed…
Questions about whether warring parties agree about how the war will end and the costs of war or peace are all key factors…