The history of Britain's vote to exit from the European Union, known as Brexit, is not a tale of populist resentment…
Democracies survive if political norms and traditions are upheld. So the recent actions of GOP legislators in Wisconsin…
A survey done of transgender people right after they read a story on the government's move to deny transgender identity…
The Constitution's guarantee of due process means this effort should not be taken lightly, legal scholars argue.
In Myanmar, spousal abuse is legal and stigma stop most women from reporting sexual violence. A bill championed by feminists…
On Dec. 10, 1903, the US military leased 45 square miles of Cuban territory to build a naval base. How did Guantanamo Bay…
Strikes and rallies have gripped Colombia for months. That's bad news for its new government but a sign of progress…
President Trump has been criticized for the appointment of political allies as attorney general. But history is filled with…
For decades, international law did not allow one country to attack another that was using chemical weapons on its own people.…
It planted the seeds of the tea party and the Trump administration.
American military personnel must pass a fitness for duty exam before they serve. Nuclear weapons handlers undergo a rigorous…
Facebook retired its 'Move fast and break things' slogan – perhaps because, as new research from Brazil confirms,…
Law enforcement's historical tendency to treat crimes committed by white power groups as isolated incidents has allowed…
Health care dominated 2018's political ads. Digital advertising grew, but hasn't yet killed TV's share. And…
Between November 2016 and October 2018, more than 130 government officials were publicly accused of sexual harassment or…
The first President Bush had some impressive foreign policies wins, but could he be best remembered for getting the US entangled…
Before the courts, LGBTQ asylum-seekers have historically had to face bias and ignorance about gender identity and sexuality.…
In the five months since Mexicans elected the leftist firebrand to 'transform' their country, Andrés Manuel López…
American anti-Semitism took an organized form in the 20th century. The German American Bund and the Silver Legion developed…
Presidents past have used a nearly limitless power of pardon to halt criminal prosecutions before. What's to stop Trump?