Wednesday, September 16, 2026 9:33 PM ET
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8 RULES TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING REVEALS ABOUT INFLUENCE AND SUPPORT – OR DOESN'T -- Robert Boatright, Clark University; Institute for Humane Studies11 hours ago
How 'portfolio reasoning' explains Trump's constant reevaluation of America's value -- J. Christian Spielvogel, Penn State12 hours ago
Why the Supreme Court blocked Trump and the Postal Service from restricting mail-in voting for the midterms -- John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University1 day ago
How anti-bribery laws apply to Trump's promise of $5,000 payments if Republicans keep control of Congress -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College1 day 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 Technology5 days ago
The Pentagon is using polygraphs to hunt leakers, but the tests are more theater than fact -- Brian O'Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology5 days ago
Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple as it is elusive -- Kenneth Michael White, Kennesaw State University6 days 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 California7 days ago
What we remember when we remember 9/11 -- Jennifer Talarico, Lafayette College6 days ago
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From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders' agenda in Congress -- SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia and Charlie Hunt, Boise State University13 days ago
Lake Ontario to Lake America – who gets to decide what goes on maps? -- Innisfree McKinnon, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic16 days ago
USS Abraham Lincoln's record deployment highlights shortfalls of US military readiness -- Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University19 days ago
Darline Graham's inherited Senate seat revives the 'widow's mandate' with a sibling twist -- Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University23 days ago
Why Democrats are amplifying corruption talk: A historical strategy for parties out of power -- Robert Boatright, Clark University; Institute for Humane Studies20 days ago
White House ballroom cleared for now, but question remains: Can president legally use donations to build it? -- Ellen P. Aprill, University of California, Los Angeles15 days ago
After Supreme Court setback, Trump again targets immigration by expanding definition of birthright citizenship -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College27 days ago
Don't trust the name on the PAC -- Brian Sheppard, Seton Hall University and Andrew Moshirnia, Monash University1 month ago
25 years after 9/11, what disasters reveal about Americans' ability to reconnect -- Tonya Cross Hansel, University of Texas at Arlington12 days ago
What we forget when we remember 9/11 -- Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University12 days ago
Labor votes: Discontent will accompany blue‑collar voters to the polls in the midterms -- Robert Forrant, UMass Lowell13 days ago
Indictments against a top extremism researcher and the SPLC force a reckoning on research ethics – an extremism scholar reflects on the field's challenges -- Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell14 days ago
Immigration enforcement is supplying a long-standing economic market for prisoners -- Ella Siegrist, Washington University in St. Louis19 days ago
Tiny house villages are increasingly responding to the homeless crisis in America's fast-growing cities -- Yetimoni Kpeebi, University of North Carolina – Charlotte and Brandon Marc Finn, University of Michigan21 days ago
The United States' human rights practices are taking a nosedive -- K. Chad Clay, University of Georgia22 days ago
What Luigi Mangione's celebrity says about Gen Z -- Evan Clarkson, Utah Valley University28 days ago
What to do if your vote is challenged: Practical advice for midterm elections -- Karen Figueroa-Clewett, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences14 days ago
Narrow mail-in voting ruling by Supreme Court adds uncertainty to midterm elections without addressing constitutionality of Trump's executive order -- John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University21 days ago
How state constitutions became the battleground for American rights and liberties – on both the left and right -- Quinn Yeargain, Michigan State University1 month ago
Mail-in voting: Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to revive executive order setting limits, rejected by lower courts -- John E. Jones III, Dickinson College1 month ago
Texas prosecutors are calling a teenage shooting spree 'terrorism' – the case could reshape American criminal law -- Art Jipson, University of Dayton1 month ago
Is withholding federal counterterrorism funds from states – as FEMA has threatened – legal? -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College1 month ago
When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure? -- Aaron Walayat, University of Dayton1 month ago
Mail ballot mirages aren't fraud, but mail ballot fraud isn't a complete myth -- Andrew E. Busch, University of Tennessee1 month ago
Pennsylvania is suing TikTok over 'addictive' features – but that's messier than it sounds -- Jonathan Caulkins, Carnegie Mellon University7 days ago
How students at Colorado State helped teach their community to stop talking past each other and manage complex problems -- Martin Carcasson, Colorado State University15 days ago
Trust is a behavior, not a credential – and that explains the Rodgers-Fauci divide -- John C. Besley, Michigan State University16 days ago
Colorado is facing a housing shortage - building more duplexes and townhomes could be part of the solution -- Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, University of Denver and Susan D. Daggett, University of Denver27 days ago
Syringe litter did not increase after a needle exchange ban was overturned in Pueblo, Colorado, but health services suffered -- Pranav Padmanabhan, University of Colorado Anschutz; Katherine LeMasters, University of Colorado Boulder, and Paul Christine, University of Colorado Anschutz22 days ago
Michigan's local election officials are confident in voting integrity ahead of November's midterm election -- Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan1 month ago
Michigan progressive Abdul El-Sayed won a combative Democratic nomination for US Senate – he'll face new attacks this fall -- Michael Traugott, University of Michigan1 month ago
A Colorado jail hasn't allowed in-person visits in nearly 20 years – here's what research says about visitation's effects -- Jillian Turanovic, University of Colorado Boulder and Melinda Tasca, University of Texas at El Paso1 month ago
Supreme Court to decide on whether Trump's voting-by-mail rules can go into effect – but might not rule yet on whether they're constitutional -- John E. Jones III, Dickinson College7 days ago