Wednesday, August 12, 2026 7:14 PM ET
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How state constitutions became the battleground for American rights and liberties – on both the left and right -- Quinn Yeargain, Michigan State University9 hours ago
The forgotten racial history of Alligator Alcatraz -- Mark V. Barrow, Jr., Virginia Tech1 day ago
Democrats have a working-class voter problem that progressives like Abdul El-Sayed are still struggling to solve -- Nicholas Jacobs, Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies4 days ago
Why Gen Z turns everything – even murder – into a joke -- Evan Clarkson, Utah Valley University2 days ago
Russia is trying to force Ukrainian children to become Russian, with reeducation, forcible transfers and camps -- Thom Reilly, Arizona State University6 days ago
White parents who tell their kids that race doesn't matter are ignoring the long shadow of racism -- James M. Thomas, University of Mississippi6 days ago
Fauci's COVID-origins hearing shows how conspiracy theories became political weapons -- Art Jipson, University of Dayton12 days ago
How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power -- Jacob Ware, Georgetown University7 days ago
58 years of attacks on the media by powerful leaders trying to deflect criticism, from Nixon to Trump -- Heather Hendershot, Northwestern University12 days ago
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How the Trump administration's rhetoric promotes anti-transgender views -- Julie D. Nelson, University of Tampa15 days ago
Air Force One is more than transportation – it has defined how presidents run the country and meet the world -- Peter Kastor, Washington University in St. Louis15 days ago
Declassified intelligence is not the same as proof -- Brian O'Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology21 days ago
Featuring Trump on US coins and bills would put America in rare company -- Jacques Hymans, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; University of Southern California23 days ago
Public opinion on abortion has shifted 4 years after Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade -- Laurel Elder, Hartwick College; Mary-Kate Lizotte, Augusta University, and Steven Greene, North Carolina State University20 days ago
Why 'democratic neutrality' is an overlooked threat to American democracy -- Matthew Hall, University of Notre Dame; Brittany Solomon, University of Notre Dame, and Tyler Leigh, University of Notre Dame15 days ago
How America's newspapers lost their voice -- Ken Paulson, Middle Tennessee State University23 days ago
Republicans have beef with Texas Rep. James Talarico – why does meat matter in US politics? -- S. Marek Muller, Texas State University and David Rooney, University of Wyoming29 days 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 College13 days ago
Texas prosecutors are calling a teenage shooting spree 'terrorism' – the case could reshape American criminal law -- Art Jipson, University of Dayton16 days ago
Is withholding federal counterterrorism funds from states – as FEMA has threatened – legal? -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College16 days ago
When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure? -- Aaron Walayat, University of Dayton26 days ago
After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for 'a degree of depravity in mankind' -- Donovan Fifield, University of South Carolina27 days ago
As lawmakers politicize the 250th anniversary, Americans are looking for unity over division -- Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst and Adam Eichen, UMass Amherst29 days ago
As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease -- Robert A. Ballingall, University of Maine1 month ago
I study the Declaration of Independence, and here's why the colonists' grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later -- Robert Parkinson, Binghamton University, State University of New York1 month ago
Michigan's local election officials are confident in voting integrity ahead of November's midterm election -- Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan2 hours 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 Michigan9 hours 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 Paso2 days ago
How new SNAP restrictions could hit Greater Pittsburgh's food access and economy -- Amelia B. Finaret, Allegheny College6 days ago
Trump administration's Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity -- Sarah Webber, University of Dayton6 days ago