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...
Fantasy football has exploded in the past decade, but daily fantasy sports, led mainly by two giants, FanDuel and DraftKings, allow fans to create lineups for only one week and have recently added a whole other twist to fantasy football gaming. Both ...
Fantasy football has exploded in the past decade, but daily fantasy sports, led mainly by two giants, FanDuel and DraftKings, allow fans to create lineups for only one week and have recently added a whole other twist to fantasy football gaming. Both ...
When Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, threw his hat into the presidential race, he was widely expected to be to the left of Hillary Clinton on every issue. But Sanders, like many other populist, rural, progressives, holds one po...
When Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, threw his hat into the presidential race, he was widely expected to be to the left of Hillary Clinton on every issue. But Sanders, like many other populist, rural, progressives, holds one po...
The Political Theory Project hosts Bernard Harcourt, from Columbia Law School, and Naomi Murakawa, from Princeton University. Together, they present alternative narratives about mass incarceration in America....
The Political Theory Project hosts Bernard Harcourt, from Columbia Law School, and Naomi Murakawa, from Princeton University. Together, they present alternative narratives about mass incarceration in America....
Amid the search for John Boehner’s replacement as Speaker of the House and the ever-mounting frenzy of the 2016 presidential election, it can be easy for the public to overlook other important items on the Congressional agenda. One of the more pres...
Amid the search for John Boehner’s replacement as Speaker of the House and the ever-mounting frenzy of the 2016 presidential election, it can be easy for the public to overlook other important items on the Congressional agenda. One of the more pres...
According to Gallup, only 14 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. This lack of faith in the government is evident in voter turnout: In the 2014 election, only 36.3 percent of eligible voters came out to vote, the lowest turnout ...
According to Gallup, only 14 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. This lack of faith in the government is evident in voter turnout: In the 2014 election, only 36.3 percent of eligible voters came out to vote, the lowest turnout ...
The Fifth Amendment encompasses so much more than TV crime shows would lead you to believe; it’s not solely “pleading the fifth,” refusing to answer incriminating questions. In reality, the amendment details five rights of citizens with respec...
The Fifth Amendment encompasses so much more than TV crime shows would lead you to believe; it’s not solely “pleading the fifth,” refusing to answer incriminating questions. In reality, the amendment details five rights of citizens with respec...
Nina Totenberg, award-winning legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio, will discuss current and historic Supreme Court cases — on issues from social justice and inequality to voting rights and campaign finance reform — and their imp...
Nina Totenberg, award-winning legal affairs correspondent for National Public Radio, will discuss current and historic Supreme Court cases — on issues from social justice and inequality to voting rights and campaign finance reform — and their imp...
Over the past couple of years, Republicans have felt increasing pressure to put forth free market proposals to combat poverty. Accordingly, many, like Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, have begun proposing solutions — a reassuring trend for an ...
Over the past couple of years, Republicans have felt increasing pressure to put forth free market proposals to combat poverty. Accordingly, many, like Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, have begun proposing solutions — a reassuring trend for an ...
Amidst the overthrow of governments in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies remarked that the nation of Syria looked like nothing more than “a lovely country with olive groves and rollin...
Amidst the overthrow of governments in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies remarked that the nation of Syria looked like nothing more than “a lovely country with olive groves and rollin...
To Presidential Candidate Ben Carson, “the likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed,” as he said in a recent interview with Wolf Blitzer. The comments almost immediate...
To Presidential Candidate Ben Carson, “the likelihood of Hitler being able to accomplish his goals would have been greatly diminished if the people had been armed,” as he said in a recent interview with Wolf Blitzer. The comments almost immediate...
On October 3, Saturday Night Live’s forty-first season premiered with a cold opener mocking Donald and Melania Trump. The skit portrayed Donald as arrogant and irreverent and Melania as clueless, and it routinely made references to Trump’s sexis...
On October 3, Saturday Night Live’s forty-first season premiered with a cold opener mocking Donald and Melania Trump. The skit portrayed Donald as arrogant and irreverent and Melania as clueless, and it routinely made references to Trump’s sexis...
Every day, more and more Swedish workers are working less and less. This is not because of unemployment or laziness, but due to a societal shift towards a six-hour workday. Many companies across the Scandinavian country have formally adopted the shor...
Every day, more and more Swedish workers are working less and less. This is not because of unemployment or laziness, but due to a societal shift towards a six-hour workday. Many companies across the Scandinavian country have formally adopted the shor...