What’s a true threat and what’s political hyperbole? A scholar of constitutional and criminal law looks at the charges…
Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep…
The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions,…
Authoritarian governments, including the Trump administration, are reorienting AI safety provisions away from protecting…
Class-war rhetoric from Democratic candidates jams working-class voters into a prefabricated progressive agenda, an expert…
White Americans who watch Fox News are more likely to agree that shadowy political elites are embracing permissive immigration…
A British ban stripped thousands of skilled mariners of their livelihoods overnight – and gave Washington a chance to…
Public awareness campaigns around the World Cup and other sporting events are well intentioned – but not backed by research.
Researchers learned from dozens of interviews that the usual ways of resolving complex cases, escalating issues and holding…
From who gets to vote to how people travel and where taxpayer dollars are funneled, politicians and urban planners wield…
Many jails and prisons are dependent on incarcerated labor to keep costs low.
Does a seashell arrangement in the form of the numerals ‘86 47’ amount to a criminal threat to assassinate President…
A persistent government strategy to sow fear through punitive measures has corroded freedom and democracy.
Latinos were the first Coloradans, and yet they are portrayed by the administration as intruders in an era of immigration…
When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help.…
Camden, New Jersey’s homicide rate in 2025 was four times the national average – still high, but a marked change from…
Property tax reform in Detroit could boost homeownership and attract new residents and businesses.
Short-term humanitarian aid won’t go far in alleviating Cuba’s long-term energy crisis.
Loyalty outranks expertise, and reality bends to the leader’s word. From Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, fascist war machines…
The Judgment Fund’s likely use as a slush fund to pay Trump allies comes after more than a decade of repeated warnings…