When far-right and far-left politicians get most of the media attention, it hurts democracy.
If confirmed, US Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico would be the first Native American to run the agency that interacts with…
India's farmers have been protesting for months. An expert on India's agricultural sector explains why governments…
The vote to acquit former President Trump for inciting the attack on the Capitol is a symptom of the dramatic decline of…
In the early 19th century, the British – who had invented impeachment centuries before – decided it no longer served…
'Mind your manners' isn't just something your mother told you. Manners – and civility – are an essential…
'America First' may not be long for this world. Surveys show many GOP members under 35 are closer to Democrats on…
The release of a new movie calls public attention to the US government's treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, and…
The US Armed Forces run 14 programs in over 150 countries, providing education and training for roughly 70,000 foreign military…
President Lincoln was a statesman and abolitionist. John Brown was a radical. That's the traditional view of how each…
Politicians say they want it, but how often, and under what circumstances, does bipartisanship really happen?
The US Supreme Court is often less insulated from partisan politics than many Americans assume.
US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia may have expressed regrets over controversial comments and social media postings.…
Fragmented authority for national cyber defense and global supply chains for building software stack the deck against US…
In the early hours of Feb. 10, 1971, heavily armed officers moved in on a house occupied by Black Panther activists –…
The domed neoclassical Capitol building was inspired by European cathedrals and the Roman Pantheon – shrines to imperial…
Benjamin Franklin spoke and wrote in ways that, if taken up now, could begin to erode the polarization of the current era.
The 45th president of the United States used a specific technique to tell different versions of the very same story, of…
Geographers are documenting slave-built infrastructure, from railroads to ports, in use today. Such work could influence…
Language affects behavior. When words champion aggression, make violence acceptable and embolden audiences to action, incidents…