History shows that when government elites believe that there is a risk that they may lose control of the capital, they escalate…
Approval ratings are usually a good way to predict the winner of the next presidential election. But Trump's numbers…
Abortion has been a huge political issue in the US for the last 50 years. But the abortion debate is not new. It began at…
Despite privacy concerns over police use of DNA uploaded to ancestry websites, many people are just excited that their genetic…
Since Reconstruction, states have leased prisoners to US industries. That diminished in the 20th century, but now it's…
A new bill aims to give the District of Columbia representation in Congress.
The questions go beyond whether massive charitable donations help or hurt society.
Brazil's new president was elected on promises to radically restructure Brazil. But proposed education spending cuts…
In 2010, approximately 1 million children under the age of 5 were not counted in the census. That meant less state funding…
Half a century after the federal government voided Jim Crow laws, the criminal justice system still discriminates against…
Colombia's new president opposes the 2016 peace deal with the FARC guerrillas. As trust between the government and militants…
What's the role of someone who, like Robert Mueller, speaks only facts in a tornado of partisan bombast? Is it a breath…
Stressing out about potentially losing benefits can prolong financial instability. Solving this problem will help low-paid…
How engineers helped the Allies defeat Nazi Germany and win World War II.
Populists didn't do well enough in the EU's recent elections to destroy Europe from within. But with far-right and…
Whether someone is menstruating is none of your business. Even inquiring about it reinforces attitudes and assumptions that…
Publication was justified of information from the FBI that Martin Luther King Jr. witnessed and celebrated a woman’s rape,…
Charisma may be a necessary trait for getting elected – but it also discourages voters from independent moral deliberation…
Twelve reporters have been killed so far this year and 172 are in jail, according to a new report on press freedom worldwide.…
Political fallout from the Vietnam War gave Congress more power to control foreign affairs, but they have been reluctant…