Failings leading up to the Arab-Israeli War of 50 years ago cost the then Israeli prime minister their job. Could history…
The Palestinian fighters who launched deadly attacks into Israel on Oct. 7 are not Iranian puppets – but they are doing…
The unusual candidacy of former President Donald Trump has made election polling especially appealing, more than a year…
Argentinians will vote in a new president on Oct. 22, 2023. But the front-runner’s plans to slash health funding might…
Calling something a ‘tragedy’ serves to minimize human responsibility for its causes, which can be convenient for the…
Using the rhetoric of the First Amendment, a string of US Supreme Court cases has allowed members of some religious groups…
Beloved in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter became the 39th US president and used his office to make human…
Long gridlocked by fighting between the two major political parties, the US House is now split by conflict within the GOP,…
The Nobel Peace Prize has recognized some legendary leaders and peace activists, but it has a mixed track record of recognizing…
Thirty years after the Battle of Mogadishu, the US continues waging war in Somalia, with little public knowledge, scrutiny…
The collapse of the self-proclaimed republic ushers in a new reality in the South Caucasus. For Armenia, the first concern…
Republicans Mike Pence and Mitt Romney both spoke recently about the conservative ideals that animate their politics −…
Popular culture often describes scalping − the forceful removing of a person’s scalp − as an indigenous practice.…
The Biden administration directed agencies to consider the cost of greenhouse gas emissions in their future purchasing and…
Current precedent relies on a 1982 case in which five justices generally agreed there were limits on a school’s power…
One US senator has died, another is facing criminal charges and one more is dealing with health problems. Who replaces a…
The ‘most divided’ Supreme Court ever may have been in 1941, when seven of the nine justices were New Deal supporters…
ChatGPT and its ilk give propagandists and intelligence agents a powerful new tool for interfering in politics. The clock…
Since 2020, Alabama lawmakers have failed to draw political districts that give Black voters an equal chance of selecting…
During the civil rights era, Black teachers were valued members of the community and often taught generations of family…