What do Barack Obama and a five-time bank robber have in common? They both passed the Character and Fitness test to become lawyers. To verify their moral character as part of the Bar Exam, law school graduates must complete a 36-page questionnaire ab...
Picture a field peppered with wildflowers, tall grass swaying in the wind. A picnic blanket cradles plates of fresh fruit while friends frolic nearby. They collapse on the ground, exhausted but elated, savoring the joy of existing alongside one anoth...
Internment camps; raids in schools, hospitals, and churches; and a “small army” of private citizens—efforts are underway to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportations of undocumented residents with the goal of remo...
While both liberals and conservatives have historically drifted from their party’s norms about states rights in order to maneuver their agendas, Trump’s use of executive orders has been particularly pernicious. Ever since the days of Federalists ...
While both liberals and conservatives have historically drifted from their party’s norms about states rights in order to maneuver their agendas, Trump’s use of executive orders has been particularly pernicious. Ever since the days of Federalists ...
Steeped in a climate of Cold War anxiety, the 1983 box office hit WarGames was a satirical product of the doomsdayish-thriller psychology of the American public in an era of nuclear proliferation. The movie humorously preyed upon the sentiments of a ...
Steeped in a climate of Cold War anxiety, the 1983 box office hit WarGames was a satirical product of the doomsdayish-thriller psychology of the American public in an era of nuclear proliferation. The movie humorously preyed upon the sentiments of a ...
On October 26, 2017, the Trump administration began the latest wave of declassifying documents relating to the Kennedy assassination. Close to 3,000 documents containing detailed findings of the Warren Commission were released online, including thous...
On October 26, 2017, the Trump administration began the latest wave of declassifying documents relating to the Kennedy assassination. Close to 3,000 documents containing detailed findings of the Warren Commission were released online, including thous...
No state escaped deindustrialization, but some weathered it better than others. Rhode Island was not one of those states. At the turn of the 20th century, Rhode Island was one of the wealthiest states, per capita, in the country. Industrial growth ...
No state escaped deindustrialization, but some weathered it better than others. Rhode Island was not one of those states. At the turn of the 20th century, Rhode Island was one of the wealthiest states, per capita, in the country. Industrial growth ...
The United States Senate is an institution steeped in tradition: From the filibuster to the amendment process, senators on both sides of the aisle take pride in their chamber’s status as the “world’s greatest deliberative body.” Among the...
The United States Senate is an institution steeped in tradition: From the filibuster to the amendment process, senators on both sides of the aisle take pride in their chamber’s status as the “world’s greatest deliberative body.” Among the...
In January of 2016, Walmart announced that it would be closing 154 of its locations in the US. This included all 102 Walmart Express stores—the company’s smallest type of store—which were intended to compete with stores in rural areas. And Walm...
In January of 2016, Walmart announced that it would be closing 154 of its locations in the US. This included all 102 Walmart Express stores—the company’s smallest type of store—which were intended to compete with stores in rural areas. And Walm...
From Hollywood to Silicon Valley, Americans have long looked west for guidance on what is new and important. It is unsurprising, then, that as Americans begin to think more critically about the endemic sexism in American culture, California is at the...
From Hollywood to Silicon Valley, Americans have long looked west for guidance on what is new and important. It is unsurprising, then, that as Americans begin to think more critically about the endemic sexism in American culture, California is at the...
The Equifax hack shocked Americans in both its scope and preventability. The Social Security numbers of over 143 million citizens were exposed, despite the fact that a patch for the exploited vulnerability had been available for months prior to the b...
The Equifax hack shocked Americans in both its scope and preventability. The Social Security numbers of over 143 million citizens were exposed, despite the fact that a patch for the exploited vulnerability had been available for months prior to the b...
In the present-day United States, no landmark political decision is insulated from commercial interests: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, not only reflects the cautious diplomacy between the Unite...
In the present-day United States, no landmark political decision is insulated from commercial interests: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, not only reflects the cautious diplomacy between the Unite...
In the wake of the crisis of 2007-8, central banks became understandably more willing to try out new monetary policies. Quantitative easing, combined with the traditional slashing of interest rates, was meant to solve the United States’ liquidity p...
In the wake of the crisis of 2007-8, central banks became understandably more willing to try out new monetary policies. Quantitative easing, combined with the traditional slashing of interest rates, was meant to solve the United States’ liquidity p...
The United States announced on October 12th 2017 that it will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018, because of claims deeming the organization in need of “fundamental reform,” and accusations of an “anti-Israel bias.” UNESCO is the United ...
The United States announced on October 12th 2017 that it will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018, because of claims deeming the organization in need of “fundamental reform,” and accusations of an “anti-Israel bias.” UNESCO is the United ...
America’s passenger rail is struggling. American rail is far slower, more expensive and less reliable than its global counterparts. American rail fare is almost twice as much per mile as that of Europe; even so, those trips almost always average sl...
America’s passenger rail is struggling. American rail is far slower, more expensive and less reliable than its global counterparts. American rail fare is almost twice as much per mile as that of Europe; even so, those trips almost always average sl...