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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

11 hours 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

11 hours ago

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

2 days ago

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

5 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

2 days ago

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

6 days ago

Election officials are fighting wavering voter trust by making mundane processes visible and recruiting citizens to help -- Robert Glover, University of Maine

6 days ago

2 midterm elections that brought on new eras in US politics -- Robert A. Strong, University of Virginia

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

No cheery time for election pollsters in run-up to US midterms -- W. Joseph Campbell, American University School of Communication

8 days ago

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How red went from the color of revolution to the color of Republicans in US politics -- Andrew Latham, Macalester College

9 days ago

Ron DeSantis' 2 terms in office fundamentally altered Florida's political landscape, cementing conservative policies through strategic control of state institutions -- Liv Coleman, University of Tampa

11 hours ago

Why Hispanic Americans are losing faith in the American Dream -- Diana Orcés, American University

12 days ago

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14 days ago

How 'portfolio reasoning' explains Trump's constant reevaluation of America's value -- J. Christian Spielvogel, Penn State

14 days ago

Why the Supreme Court blocked Trump and the Postal Service from restricting mail-in voting for the midterms -- John J. Martin, Quinnipiac University

15 days ago

How anti-bribery laws apply to Trump's promise of $5,000 payments if Republicans keep control of Congress -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

15 days ago

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 University

27 days ago

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

6 days ago

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

9 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

19 days ago

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

19 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 California

21 days ago

Lake Ontario to Lake America – who gets to decide what goes on maps? -- Innisfree McKinnon, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic

30 days ago

USS Abraham Lincoln's record deployment highlights shortfalls of US military readiness -- Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University

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Russia is trying to force Ukrainian children to become Russian, with reeducation, forcible transfers and camps -- Thom Reilly, Arizona State University

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

13 days ago

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

20 days ago

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

20 days ago

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

26 days ago

What we forget when we remember 9/11 -- Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University

26 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 Lowell

28 days ago

Immigration enforcement is supplying a long-standing economic market for prisoners -- Ella Siegrist, Washington University in St. Louis

1 month 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 Michigan

1 month 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

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Slaughter turbocharges presidential power -- Graham G. Dodds, Concordia University

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

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

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ICE arrests at Philadelphia International evoke time when airport police helped military catch AWOL Vietnam War soldiers in 1960s -- Menika Dirkson, Morgan State University

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Pennsylvania is suing TikTok over 'addictive' features – but that's messier than it sounds -- Jonathan Caulkins, Carnegie Mellon University

21 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 University

29 days ago

Trust is a behavior, not a credential – and that explains the Rodgers-Fauci divide -- John C. Besley, Michigan State University

30 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 Denver

1 month 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 Anschutz

1 month ago

Why fuel prices may go higher still -- Joshua Busby, The University of Texas at Austin and Greg Pollock, Georgetown University

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