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How Lindsey Graham's keen ability to read the moment propelled him to political relevance for 3 decades - Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University

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As lawmakers politicize the 250th anniversary, Americans are looking for unity over division -- Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst and Adam Eichen, UMass Amherst

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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 Wyoming

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Graham Platner's campaign implosion highlights the hollowness of America's political parties and how they can be hijacked by insurgents -- Nicholas Jacobs, Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies

6 days ago

The US murder rate fell to historic lows in 2025 – here's why -- James Tuttle, University of Montana

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Justice Jackson's birthright citizenship opinion includes Black Americans in the story of the nation's search for equality -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

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When a congressman beat a senator unconscious, America confronted the limits of free speech -- Paul Quigley, Virginia Tech

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For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different -- Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Miami University

2 days ago

Young women are identifying as less straight; young men, not so much -- Sean G. Massey, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Ann M. Merriwether, Binghamton University, State University of New York, and Melissa Hardesty, Binghamton University, State University of New York

6 days ago

Democratic socialists aren't the only young, progressive Democrats dividing the party -- Charlie Hunt, Boise State University

8 days ago

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Washington DC's physical appearance has long been a battleground for competing national ideals and presidential visions -- Allison M. Prasch, University of Wisconsin-Madison

15 days ago

In deep-red Idaho, even Republicans break with Trump on farm labor -- Lisa Meierotto, Boise State University; Matthew May, Boise State University, and Rebecca Som Castellano, Boise State University

22 days ago

Prediction markets are opening many new opportunities for unregulated insider trading and unethical bets – in the name of making a game out of politics -- Matt Motta, Boston University and Robert Ralston, University of Birmingham

29 days ago

Cuba's future remains in limbo while Trump's unpredictable foreign policy offers no clear path forward -- Juan Carlos Albarran, Miami University

2 days ago

How public celebrations quietly remake what it means to be American -- Catherine Simpson Bueker, Emmanuel College

13 days ago

Banning transgender girls from school sports affects all children – why allowing strangers to scrutinize children's bodies may put all girls at risk of harassment -- Megan Gandy, West Virginia University

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Data center fights pit social values, democracy and capitalism against each other -- Lauren Mullenbach, University of Michigan

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Americans keep voting for scandal-prone candidates because they just don't want the other party to win -- Charlie Hunt, Boise State University

22 days ago

Military voters were at the heart of the Supreme Court's mail-in ballot decision -- Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst

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'In the end the court did its job' – a former federal judge reviews a Supreme Court term full of momentous decisions -- John E. Jones III, Dickinson College

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In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, emphasizing the promise of equality in the Declaration of Independence -- Morgan Marietta, University of Tennessee

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Political parties can now spend unlimited money supporting candidates, after Supreme Court overturns decades of precedent -- John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University

13 days ago

As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease -- Robert A. Ballingall, University of Maine

8 days 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 York

20 days ago

How a tiny Caribbean island made American independence possible -- R. Grant Gilmore III, College of Charleston

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How out-of-work fishermen saved the American Revolution -- Christopher Magra, University of Tennessee

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Why Colorado replaced its AI discrimination law with a transparency requirement that the feds might challenge anyway -- Stefani Langehennig, University of Denver

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Florida's proposed property tax cuts rely on a population boom that has slowed dramatically -- Matt Brooks, Florida State University and Karin Brewster, Florida State University

7 days ago

Why the DOJ is investigating Philadelphia after police stripped gun permits from Black Panthers-inspired group -- Jonathan S. Goldstein, University of Pennsylvania and George A. Mocsary, University of Wyoming; Institute for Humane Studies

8 days ago

Why Denver stopped treating sidewalk repair as a DIY project – lessons for other cities and homeowners -- Wes Marshall, University of Colorado Denver

13 days ago

How redefining one word strips the Endangered Species Act's ability to protect vital habitat -- Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Karrigan Börk, University of California, Davis

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