Children in the United States are often taught that most colonial settlers left Britain to avoid religious persecution. This classic...

On February 17, 2022 the Florida Senate advanced legislation that would ban discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in...

As President Joe Biden seeks to build a Cabinet that “looks like America,” one nomination stands out as especially significant: Deb...

Since the 2020 elections, gridlock in the United States Senate has transformed from a pressing political problem to a fact of political...

The dangerous facilitation of disinformation and misinformation online is now a defining characteristic of social media platforms....

Jose Santiago was arrested just one month after his 16th birthday after stealing an iPod and spent a year and a half in prison. He didn’t...

In response to nationwide protests throughout the summer of 2020, Democratic politicians across the US vowed to enact bold changes to...

Despite an ongoing pandemic, the number of undocumented immigrants trying to enter the U.S. continues to rise, so much that Biden has...

In the new legislative session of 2021, Alabama’s elected officials have their work cut out for them. In Alabama, there have been 392,790...

The United States, from its Native American predecessors who immigrated to North America around twenty thousand years ago to the millions...

If there is one enduring legacy of American democracy, it is a profound commitment to preventing people from voting. Under the...

As the majority of US voters celebrate President-elect Joe Biden’s seemingly convincing victory in last week’s election, political...

David Thibodeau is a survivor of the 1993 siege against Mount Carmel, the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch Davidians...

Gary Noesner was Chief Hostage Negotiator for the first half of the siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. The Branch...

In 2015, Finnish millionaire Reima Kuisla paid the equivalent of $59,677 after driving fifteen miles per hour above the speed limit. For...

In February 2019, a federal judge in Texas ruled that it’s unconstitutional for women not to be required to register for the Selective...

The recent passage of a gun control law in New Mexico has sparked debate over a new type of “sanctuary city.” The law closes a loophole...

Immediately after the terror attacks of 9/11, Congress quickly passed the PATRIOT Act to strengthen counterterrorism efforts across the...

What happens when you are no longer the sole owner of your face? We live in a networked reality, meaning that the realities that dwell...

With more than 2.3 million Americans currently in prison, it’s no secret that our country has a massive and flawed system of...