How redefining one word strips the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat
The majority of endangered species listings over the years have involved habitat loss, from Chinook salmon to island foxes…
The majority of endangered species listings over the years have involved habitat loss, from Chinook salmon to island foxes…
Two communication scholars explain how what Americans eat became shorthand for who they are.
Most people credit policing or the lack of it, but the real story tracks three trends that rose and fell together.
Jackson’s concurrence traces the 14th Amendment to work done by people ‘beyond Congress’ and Black Americans who ‘helped…
Colorado watered down its AI legislation but may still face litigation from the Department of Justice.
Graham Platner’s Senate campaign has imploded amid credible accusations of rape. A Maine political scientist looks at…
Florida’s population boom has fizzled to just 0.9% growth as domestic migration slows to a trickle.
The boundaries of heterosexuality are bending for women but not for men, who appear to have less room to explore and are…
Philadelphia police revoked the carry licenses of five members of the Black Lion Party for International Solidarity, citing…
How will Democrats in Congress deal with the DSA-affiliated candidates likely to join their ranks in the new year? There…
A little-known law called ERISA bars millions of patients from suing for damages when health insurers wrongly deny claims.
Mail-in voting was created during the Civil War so soldiers could vote. That legacy helped shape how the Supreme Court ruled…
Montesquieu shaped how Americans understood liberty, and his warning about a ‘tyranny of opinion’ speaks to today’s…
New legislation in Denver created a program to build, repair and maintain sidewalks throughout the city.
A former federal judge analyzes key Supreme Court decisions this term, reflects on growing judicial invective evident in…
The US Supreme Court ruled that states could exclude transgender athletes from girls and women’s sports teams.
Data center proposals are often local controversies with significant underlying principles at stake.
From a synagogue’s 5K to Appalachia’s Hillbilly Days, shared celebrations pull strangers together.