When the electoral process was helped along by practices that either were or appeared to be underhanded, the resulting wounds…
In 2016, drug misuse was cited as the top concern among New Hampshire voters. What remedies are the Democratic primary contenders…
In the 1950s, 'coming out' meant quietly acknowledging one's sexual orientation. Today, the term is used by…
Seven candidates met on the debate stage in New Hampshire on Feb. 7. We asked three scholars to pick out some of the night's…
The Trump administration has proposed a new category that they say will save US$200 million in terminated benefits.
Researchers have analyzed data from the last 50 years of medals to learn what presidents consider important and what legacy…
A new Human Rights Watch report finds many Salvadoran deportees are killed once home, often by the gangs they fled. Rampant…
Immigrants from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania constitute less than 1% of terrorism cases in…
President Trump's impeachment defense that the will of the president is no different from the will of the state and…
It's easy to perceive a political opponent as being uncivil – and that opens the door for an uncivil reply as well.
The self-references and superlatives used by President Trump made his State of the Union much more excessive linguistically…
The conflict between Iran and the US has gone on for decades. A scholar of social movements in Iran asks why the US has…
With electronic voting and vote-counting machines susceptible to hacking, paper ballots ensure recounts are possible –…
Around the world, elections are under attack. U.S. officials could learn from other countries about how to ensure everyone's…
Diversity among officers lags behind the general population. But is police culture a greater problem when it comes to combating…
Simulating some experiences of immigrant life can help nonimmigrants learn to understand, and even trust, people from other…
The Pentagon has spent more than $800 billion on military operations in Iraq. But that doesn't include money needed…
The results of the 1920 census kicked off a bitter, decadelong political squabble. Could the same happen again in 2020?
Children think about politics. And based on surveys from 1950 to today, it seems children hold far less favorable views…
A researcher who fled crime-beset Mexico returns to interview the drug cartels behind so much of the violence, asking 33…