Despite the intense scrutiny of the health care debate sparked by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Americans have overlooked a simmering...

Since Sputnik kicked off the space race, humans have steadily littered Earth’s orbit with derelict satellites, spent rocket stages and...

South Dakota might have one Washington on Mount Rushmore, but North Dakota has pockets lined with Benjamins. The state is experiencing an...

Long lines, shoddy preparations and incomprehensible rules: The US voting process is marred by these well-documented problems. But these...

The Republican Party is like a bunch of awkward guys on dates — trying very hard, but having trouble winning over women. With the midterm...

The NBA announced last Monday they had reached a groundbreaking deal with ESPN and Turner Sports that is going to fundamentally change...

On October 15, Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy is hosting the Providence mayoral debate. Democrat Jorge Elorza,...

Every morning, for six weeks this summer, I made the short walk from Union Station in Washington, DC to the Hart Senate Office Building,...

On August 14, 2014, Phoenix Police arrived at Michelle Cusseaux’s home to fulfill a court-ordered transport to a mental health facility....

As fights for control of state and national offices continue to dominate the news, the bulk of public attention is drawn to candidates...

Roger Cohen wrote a recent op-ed in the New York Times lamenting what he referred to in the title of his column as “The Great...

On April 28, 2010, Florida Governor Charlie Crist left the Republican Party. His announcement came after one of the most sudden and...

It seems that campaign finance has evolved into a problem of epic proportions – at least, according to some lawmakers. “James Madison...

On March 20, 2012, the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department pulled over Nelly Moreira’s car. Moreira was not present; her son...

An unlikely friendship is brewing in the Republican Party between John Kasich, Republican Governor of Ohio, and Chris Christie,...

Rick Perry, Republican governor of Texas and former candidate for the United States presidency, speaking about regulation on oil and gas...

A new piece of wreckage recently floated onto the NBA’s shore, riding the waves of racism that emerged from the Donald Sterling debacle....

In a nation founded on a premise of religious freedom, politicians are struggling with a new dimension of faith: atheism. The United...

As the August recess approached, congressional attention was seized by a slew of unexpected agenda items. The human rights crisis...

Sam Brownback, the Republican governor of Kansas, expected to waltz into reelection, but recent polls showing his Democratic opponent...