Do court-imposed nationwide injunctions, which stop policies for everyone across the country, give too much power to a single…
Many gang members have tattoos to demonstrate their allegiance. But many people with no gang ties will get inked with similar…
Medicare Advantage − the private option that costs taxpayers extra and requires prior approval − is the default for…
Over a dozen federal agencies have offices in the Philly area. Understanding what they do can highlight how mass layoffs…
No president is supposed to serve more than two full terms. That rule became part of the US Constitution in 1951, after…
A common assumption holds that nonreligious Americans vote for liberal candidates. The reality isn’t so simple.
‘40 acres and a mule’ never happened. Now governments and communities across the US are redistributing land and wealth,…
The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the…
A scholar explains why the Trump administration’s actions may violate the constitution.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vision for US health policy prioritizes deregulation and leaves Americans…
Government officials with classified information clearance typically have a range of secure ways they can view or discuss…
Rewriting the map can influence the public psyche in ways subtle and not so subtle.
The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this destabilizing…
While President Donald Trump appears to govern with the flourish of a head of state, he is more invested in the job’s…
During the Nixon era, the US encouraged a split between the Soviet Union and communist China. But things have changed since…
Trump wants Ukraine to repay the US for the military aid it sent Kyiv. Once upon a time, the US was more generous: It rebuilt…
Public lands are quintessentially American, and in many ways they define and shape the American identity. There are a few…
The more Americans isolate themselves from people in the other political party, the more stereotypes take over. In turn,…
Military personnel at all levels are now facing the question of whether they will stand up for the military’s independent…
Britain’s George III has gotten a bad rap. He was not the all-powerful monarch that President Trump allegedly aspires…