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Republicans can confirm a Supreme Court justice if Democrats take the Senate, but at what cost? Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst

15 hours ago

In newly independent US, Americans debated whether public executions taught a lesson or just showed off the state's power to destroy -- Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino

15 hours ago

I've been studying election integrity for 26 years, and here's why I expect a normal election this November instead of chaos -- Justin Levitt, Loyola Law School Los Angeles

15 hours ago

Why the Paramount-Warner merger is a problem for democracy -- Seth Ashley, Colorado State University

1 day ago

Democrats distance themselves from trans rights – close midterm races may show whether that pays off -- Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Ohio State University

1 day ago

When abortion and surrogacy law collide, contracts can't answer the hardest questions -- Sonia Suter, George Washington University and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia

2 days ago

Across the US, people don't want data centers coming to their communities -- Neha Gour, George Mason University; John Kotcher, George Mason University, and Teresa Myers, George Mason University

1 day ago

Today's irreverent politics ignore ancient wisdom: The need to know your limits -- Robert A. Ballingall, University of Maine

1 day ago

Why the assault weapons debate is a culture debate -- Robert Spitzer, State University of New York Cortland

5 days ago

What the law says about armed officers at polling places -- Danielle Friedman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

6 days ago

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8 months ago

Meet the 'independent voters' who will likely decide which party triumphs in the 2026 midterm elections -- Julio Borquez, University of Michigan-Dearborn

6 days ago

These state supreme court races could decide abortion access and trans rights -- Rachel Rebouché, The University of Texas at Austin

6 days ago

We've tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI-generated political ads this year – it's weird -- Travis N. Ridout, Washington State University; Erika Franklin Fowler, Wesleyan University, and Michael Franz, Bowdoin College

8 days ago

How Trump's disaster aid delays and FEMA cuts could galvanize the 'movable middle' in the 2026 elections -- Dana R. Fisher, American University School of International Service

15 hours ago

Armed poll watchers: New Jersey's 1981 racist voter intimidation campaign is a cautionary tale ahead of 2026 midterms -- Mark Krasovic, Rutgers University - Newark

7 days ago

Primary voters are unrepresentative, inconsistent and very powerful -- Robert Boatright, Clark University; Institute for Humane Studies

7 days ago

Up-and-down progress of voting rights in America has been shaped by these 10 key moments -- Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University

13 days ago

As AI political deepfakes go viral, lawmakers struggle to keep up – 2 states' laws show limits of what they can do -- Stefani Langehennig, University of Denver

13 days ago

Trump wants an AI Force like Space Force, but that could make AI's risks harder to manage -- Jason M. Blazakis, Middlebury College

16 days ago

Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security -- Stephen Collins, Kennesaw State University

16 days ago

Other presidents have let white-collar criminals dodge financial penalties – but not like Trump -- Caren Morrison, Georgia State University

21 days ago

How Trump's crypto winnings undermined the industry's push for looser regulation -- Lee Reiners, Duke University

20 days ago

Pete Hegseth is rebuilding the Army's 'brass ceiling' -- Jeremiah Favara, Gonzaga University

23 days ago

Security clearances don't determine whom a president can trust – they reveal risks the president may not know -- Brian O'Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology

1 month ago

The Pentagon is using polygraphs to hunt leakers, but the tests are more theater than fact -- Brian O'Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology

1 month ago

What comes next for the 1 million people who have lost – or will soon lose – Temporary Protected Status -- Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California

1 month ago

White nationalism's appeal runs deeper than partisan politics -- Patrick Egan, New York University; James Bisbee, Vanderbilt University, and Joshua A. Tucker, New York University

9 days ago

The trouble with Flock cameras is the surveillance system's architecture, not just some of its users -- Henry F. Fradella, Arizona State University

12 days ago

Dan Rather has followed the news wherever he goes, in a career that highlights 75 years of evolving journalism -- Walter Podrazik, University of Illinois Chicago

13 days ago

AI tools can help Americans meet their civil legal needs -- Ellen Murphy, Wake Forest University

20 days ago

How the American revolt against Flock cameras mirrors the Boston Tea Party of 1773 -- G. Patrick O'Brien, University of Tampa

27 days ago

What we remember when we remember 9/11 -- Jennifer Talarico, Lafayette College

1 month ago

Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple as it is elusive -- Kenneth Michael White, Kennesaw State University

1 month ago

25 years after 9/11, what disasters reveal about Americans' ability to reconnect -- Tonya Cross Hansel, University of Texas at Arlington

1 month ago

Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest person to endure a failed execution -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

12 days ago

Originalism: What it is, what it isn't and why it's the most democratic option for the Supreme Court -- Brian Fitzpatrick, Vanderbilt University

14 days ago

How due process, not the First Amendment, got the White House ban on reporters blocked in court -- Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University

19 days ago

After Supreme Court setback, Trump again targets immigration by expanding definition of birthright citizenship -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

1 month ago

Texas prosecutors are calling a teenage shooting spree 'terrorism' – the case could reshape American criminal law -- Art Jipson, University of Dayton

2 months ago

Is withholding federal counterterrorism funds from states – as FEMA has threatened – legal? -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

2 months ago

When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure? -- Aaron Walayat, University of Dayton

2 months ago

After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for 'a degree of depravity in mankind' -- Donovan Fifield, University of South Carolina

2 months ago

Philly voters care about local issues, but election integrity fears make them wonder if their vote matters -- Heather LaMarre, Temple University

15 hours ago

Murder of Black suffrage leader Octavius Catto reveals why Election Day 1871 was one of the most violent in Philadelphia history -- Timothy Welbeck, Temple University

1 day ago

More than 119 million Brazilians voted in the Oct. 4 election – including about 21,000 Florida residents -- Rafael R. Ioris, University of Denver

2 days ago

The oil market that sets today's gas prices was invented in western Pennsylvania -- Brian C. Black, Penn State

5 days ago

2026 midterms could be the end of Pennsylvania's split legislature, with effects on affordability, election reform, marijuana and more -- Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State

9 days ago

Can development happen without displacement? Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood is a test case -- Ira Goldstein, University of Pennsylvania

13 days ago

1 in 2 Florida residents live in HOAs – how these private governments are reshaping the American Dream -- Stephanie A. Dhuman, Hamilton College

14 days ago

Pennsylvania's skill games are officially gambling – so should they be at every gas station? -- Jonathan Caulkins, Carnegie Mellon University

14 days ago

Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income -- Tarah Williams, Allegheny College and Andrew Bloeser, Allegheny College

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