An appropriate description of President Donald Trump’s grand strategy has been widely debated. While it has been labeled anywhere from one of “reciprocity” to “illiberal hegemony,” his second term suggests a more volatile reality: “predat...
In 1984, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed a report alleging that federal judges improperly used funds to “influence pending legislation.” Specifically, the concern was that judges might have misused resources allo...
In 1895, following nearly four centuries of colonial rule, Cuba launched its third and final war of independence against the Spanish Empire. Almost immediately, the American population was theatrically captured by the plight of the Cuban people, sway...
Anthony Foxx is the current United States Secretary of Transportation. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2013. Secretary Foxx previously served as Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. He was first elected to Charlotte Cit...
Anthony Foxx is the current United States Secretary of Transportation. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2013. Secretary Foxx previously served as Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. He was first elected to Charlotte Cit...
Imagine living in virtual darkness: zero access to Internet connection in your home; shut out from scientific and technological innovations; unaffected by the explosion of digital information in the last two decades; sealed off from the ever-bustling...
Imagine living in virtual darkness: zero access to Internet connection in your home; shut out from scientific and technological innovations; unaffected by the explosion of digital information in the last two decades; sealed off from the ever-bustling...
It’s a rare occurrence for a large corporation to lose a lawsuit to the federal government and have it result in a hefty fine. But when it does happen, it’s a NYT-alert worthy moment. Cases like Toyota’s, in which it was charged a $1.2 billio...
It’s a rare occurrence for a large corporation to lose a lawsuit to the federal government and have it result in a hefty fine. But when it does happen, it’s a NYT-alert worthy moment. Cases like Toyota’s, in which it was charged a $1.2 billio...
Live results and analysis of the 2016 US elections...
Live results and analysis of the 2016 US elections...
Before hemp became known as a mascot for hippies everywhere, it was used as a crop in various civilizations around the world for more than 10,000 years. One of the first crops ever to be spun into fiber, hemp has an astounding number of functionaliti...
Before hemp became known as a mascot for hippies everywhere, it was used as a crop in various civilizations around the world for more than 10,000 years. One of the first crops ever to be spun into fiber, hemp has an astounding number of functionaliti...
While the proposition to legalize marijuana has taken up the most oxygen of Massachusetts’ ballot initiatives, another issue is just as consequential: charter schools. Question 2, if approved, would expand existing charter schools and/or authorize ...
While the proposition to legalize marijuana has taken up the most oxygen of Massachusetts’ ballot initiatives, another issue is just as consequential: charter schools. Question 2, if approved, would expand existing charter schools and/or authorize ...
Since tuna fish became a staple food for the Baby Boomer Generation, the tuna fish industry has enjoyed an outsized role in the American diet. The United States consumes 29 percent of all canned tuna produced worldwide, and until recently, tuna was t...
Since tuna fish became a staple food for the Baby Boomer Generation, the tuna fish industry has enjoyed an outsized role in the American diet. The United States consumes 29 percent of all canned tuna produced worldwide, and until recently, tuna was t...
Statistically speaking, the US government understands poverty about as well as Marie Antoinette did. For the last 60 years, the United States’ poverty threshold has determined low-income Americans’ eligibility for Medicaid, food stamps, and a lit...
Statistically speaking, the US government understands poverty about as well as Marie Antoinette did. For the last 60 years, the United States’ poverty threshold has determined low-income Americans’ eligibility for Medicaid, food stamps, and a lit...
The first day of a Trump presidency would include a seemingly mundane priority: asking Congress to change the language contained on an obscure page of the IRS tax code. Focusing on a law passed in 1954 called the Johnson Amendment, Trump has joined a...
The first day of a Trump presidency would include a seemingly mundane priority: asking Congress to change the language contained on an obscure page of the IRS tax code. Focusing on a law passed in 1954 called the Johnson Amendment, Trump has joined a...
Despite winning the last two presidential elections, Democrats are in serious trouble at just about every other level of government. Currently, Republicans control both chambers in 30 state legislatures – the most since the 1920s – while Democrat...
Despite winning the last two presidential elections, Democrats are in serious trouble at just about every other level of government. Currently, Republicans control both chambers in 30 state legislatures – the most since the 1920s – while Democrat...
In 2015, the UN High Commission on Refugees interviewed over 400 children who had been taken into custody by the US federal government for illegally crossing the border while unaccompanied by adults. Their stories were heart-wrenching. Maritza, a 15-...
In 2015, the UN High Commission on Refugees interviewed over 400 children who had been taken into custody by the US federal government for illegally crossing the border while unaccompanied by adults. Their stories were heart-wrenching. Maritza, a 15-...
Few Americans remember Amelia Bloomer, the fabled feminist who introduced women to the phenomenon of pants. In the 1850s, coinciding with the early American women’s suffrage movement and the Seneca Falls convention, Amelia Bloomer set new standards...
Few Americans remember Amelia Bloomer, the fabled feminist who introduced women to the phenomenon of pants. In the 1850s, coinciding with the early American women’s suffrage movement and the Seneca Falls convention, Amelia Bloomer set new standards...