Puerto Rico wants statehood – but only Congress can make it the 51st state in the United States
Lawmakers are unlikely to grant Puerto Rico's request for admission into the Union – unless, perhaps, the Democrats…
Lawmakers are unlikely to grant Puerto Rico's request for admission into the Union – unless, perhaps, the Democrats…
It would seem like a natural fit: Americans are still very religious, while members of the clergy often possess the rhetorical…
High-power microwave weapons are useful for disabling electronics. They might also be behind the ailments suffered by US…
Five scholars explain different aspects of the history, workings and effects of the Electoral College.
Possessing heroin, cocaine, meth and other drugs for personal use is no longer a criminal offense in Oregon. The idea is…
The Electoral College ignores a key democratic principle: one person, one vote.
In order to establish his legitimacy, President-elect Joe Biden has to accomplish several big tasks.
The story of Nigeria's #EndSARS movement shows just how durable law enforcement institutions are – and why the road…
Most methods of determining whether electoral maps are fair require a lot of math and some tough computation. But there…
High-profile media figures are defecting to Substack, where readers will have to pay a subscription to read their work.…
Many countries, ranging from Hungary to Brazil, are using violence and legal measures to control, intimidate and shut down…
As social media platforms fight Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism, online archives offer another possible approach: direct…
An analysis of social media commentary about socialism versus capitalism shows that people are talking past each other,…
Choosing former Secretary of State John Kerry as climate envoy is an important first step. To regain trust, the U.S. will…
The influential civil rights group got its start following a wave of brutal white-led violence against Black people in Springfield,…
For his first presidential Thanksgiving, George Washington aimed to pull his country together in the face of the many internal…
Elections – like Georgia's runoffs – that require majority support can sometimes be used to exclude those in the…
A set of efforts that registered 800,000 new voters since 2018 may have been the key to Georgia turning blue in a presidential…
When it comes to election fraud claims, watch what the lawyers do, not what the politicians say.
Much as the South rejected President Lincoln's election with a massive armed uprising, could President Trump's many…