Xay Khamsyvoravong is the former mayor of Newport, Rhode Island, known for his focus on community development and sustainable growth. During his tenure, he prioritized initiatives aimed at preserving Newport’s historic charm while fostering economi...
The first mental illness attributed to women, and one of the most prolific for four millennia, was so-called “female hysteria.” An amalgamation of symptoms that would be considered both mood and personality disorders in the modern Diagnostic and ...
“We need double the energy we currently have in the United States—can you imagine? For AI to really be as big as we want to have it,” President Donald Trump proclaimed at the World Economic Forum in January 2025. In his first action fulfilling ...
As the presidential primary schedule rumbles to life, Republican candidates are looking to the South to give themselves a leg up. In recent memory, the South has been taken for granted as a particularly dark shade of red, prone to being overlooked by...
As the presidential primary schedule rumbles to life, Republican candidates are looking to the South to give themselves a leg up. In recent memory, the South has been taken for granted as a particularly dark shade of red, prone to being overlooked by...
Twenty-three million people watched the primetime GOP debate in mid-September — a record for CNN as the most watched program in its history. Given the pervasive dialogue surrounding political apathy, low voter turnout, and a collective frustration ...
Twenty-three million people watched the primetime GOP debate in mid-September — a record for CNN as the most watched program in its history. Given the pervasive dialogue surrounding political apathy, low voter turnout, and a collective frustration ...
It has already been over seven months since the 2016 campaign trail began winding its way through Iowa and New Hampshire, but a long road remains for the candidates. The first primaries are still months ahead, and Election Day is more than a year out...
It has already been over seven months since the 2016 campaign trail began winding its way through Iowa and New Hampshire, but a long road remains for the candidates. The first primaries are still months ahead, and Election Day is more than a year out...
Donald Trump does not seem quite real. With his seemingly endless stream of offensive quotes, egregious wealth, and frankly ridiculous haircut he appears more like a cartoon or a sitcom character than someone who might one day sit in the White House....
Donald Trump does not seem quite real. With his seemingly endless stream of offensive quotes, egregious wealth, and frankly ridiculous haircut he appears more like a cartoon or a sitcom character than someone who might one day sit in the White House....
The U.S. spends more on defense than the next seven nations combined. Yet military spending, as a percentage of GDP, is the lowest it has been in fifty years; and is only one-fifth what we spend on entitlements and debt service. Many policymakers wor...
The U.S. spends more on defense than the next seven nations combined. Yet military spending, as a percentage of GDP, is the lowest it has been in fifty years; and is only one-fifth what we spend on entitlements and debt service. Many policymakers wor...
This article was written in response to the Political Theory Project’s Constitution Day lecture on The Right to Face Your Accuser: Child Abuse and the Sixth Amendment. Should courts treat a child’s testimony the same way they treat nonhuman e...
This article was written in response to the Political Theory Project’s Constitution Day lecture on The Right to Face Your Accuser: Child Abuse and the Sixth Amendment. Should courts treat a child’s testimony the same way they treat nonhuman e...
Charles Blow is the Visual Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, where his weekly column appears every Saturday. Blow’s columns tackle hot-button issues such as teen pregnancy, the national debt, the presidential race, gender roles, and the ga...
Charles Blow is the Visual Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, where his weekly column appears every Saturday. Blow’s columns tackle hot-button issues such as teen pregnancy, the national debt, the presidential race, gender roles, and the ga...
Should the Confrontation Clause limit the admissibility of children’s statements to mandatory child abuse reporters? Richard Friedman (University of Michigan Law School) and Thomas Lyon (USC Gould School of Law) will discuss alternative perspec...
Should the Confrontation Clause limit the admissibility of children’s statements to mandatory child abuse reporters? Richard Friedman (University of Michigan Law School) and Thomas Lyon (USC Gould School of Law) will discuss alternative perspec...
Over the past year, the professional sports world has seen many landmark firsts: the first female NBA coach, NFL referee, NFL coach, and professional baseball player. While some of these breakthroughs have received more attention than others, the av...
Over the past year, the professional sports world has seen many landmark firsts: the first female NBA coach, NFL referee, NFL coach, and professional baseball player. While some of these breakthroughs have received more attention than others, the av...
The Democratic Party has monopolized the black vote for decades. Since 1976 the Democrats have received more than 80 percent of the black vote, and at least 90 percent during both the 2012 and 2008 presidential elections. Yet, Bernie Sanders, the Ind...
The Democratic Party has monopolized the black vote for decades. Since 1976 the Democrats have received more than 80 percent of the black vote, and at least 90 percent during both the 2012 and 2008 presidential elections. Yet, Bernie Sanders, the Ind...
Despite their competing egos and ideologies, the candidates had time to mention God 19 times in the first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 cycle. This number is nearly four times higher than its counterpart from the first GOP presidential debate o...
Despite their competing egos and ideologies, the candidates had time to mention God 19 times in the first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 cycle. This number is nearly four times higher than its counterpart from the first GOP presidential debate o...
For the future of American infrastructure, the August Congressional recess looms large. Since the passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, federal lawmakers have passed 34 short-term extensions for the bill’s funding. The most recent one, pa...
For the future of American infrastructure, the August Congressional recess looms large. Since the passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, federal lawmakers have passed 34 short-term extensions for the bill’s funding. The most recent one, pa...