The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the…
A scholar explains why the Trump administration’s actions may violate the constitution.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vision for US health policy prioritizes deregulation and leaves Americans…
Government officials with classified information clearance typically have a range of secure ways they can view or discuss…
Rewriting the map can influence the public psyche in ways subtle and not so subtle.
The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this destabilizing…
While President Donald Trump appears to govern with the flourish of a head of state, he is more invested in the job’s…
During the Nixon era, the US encouraged a split between the Soviet Union and communist China. But things have changed since…
Trump wants Ukraine to repay the US for the military aid it sent Kyiv. Once upon a time, the US was more generous: It rebuilt…
Public lands are quintessentially American, and in many ways they define and shape the American identity. There are a few…
The more Americans isolate themselves from people in the other political party, the more stereotypes take over. In turn,…
Military personnel at all levels are now facing the question of whether they will stand up for the military’s independent…
Britain’s George III has gotten a bad rap. He was not the all-powerful monarch that President Trump allegedly aspires…
The current case focused on the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants raises concerns about whether the president will continue…
In 2020, British Conservatives cited cost-cutting to force the UK’s foreign aid office into a merger. Five years later,…
The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gases emissions from power plants,…
Every democracy needs a national archive. Trump’s staffing shake-up is endangering an institution that preserves the nation’s…
Detroit’s Black population grew sixfold from 1910 to 1920, and many businesses that sprouted to welcome the newcomers…
Overwhelming people with a deluge of announcements makes it difficult to easily track and understand what is happening in…
Pushback works.