Black Dignity Matters
Research shows that police do subject African Americans to much greater unwarranted scrutiny and harsher treatment
Political Science
The Demise of the Republican Party, and Duverger's Law
Melding socially liberal businesspeople, non-warmongering Democrats, and avowed libertarians into a new party
In the Age of Trump, Republicans Are In for a Reckoning—Or a Realignment
Breaking and remaking the party system
Nobel Peace Prize: In Tunisia Alone Is the "Arab Spring" Still Green
Here's hoping that the award will help safeguard Tunisia's nascent democracy.
The Great Bob Dylan Conspiracy
A new book sheds light on the singer-songwriter's evangelical years.
Voter ID, Suppression Fail
If voter ID laws were created to suppress minority voting, they're actually not doing that.
A Frustrated President Wants But Doesn't Expect New Gun Controls
Why the Charleston church massacre isn't likely to lead to stricter gun laws
This Chart Shows How Much Freedom the World Has Won and Lost Since 1972
Looking at Freedom House's data from the perspective of individuals instead of states
Are Demographics Destiny?
Self-interest, sex, snakes, and the making of our political preferences
Remember When 2,000 to 5,000 Al Qaeda Operatives Had Supposedly Infiltrated America?
A litany of failed forecasts about terrorism
Centralized Policing Is the Wrong Solution
Elinor Ostrom and the case against centralization
More Aid to the Syrian Rebels Would Not Have Stopped ISIS
The if-only-we'd-intervened-more crowd has a new argument.
The Rule of Nobody: Saving America from Dead Laws and Broken Government
Q and A with Philip K. Howard
Why Bombing Syria Isn't Likely to Work
Air power coercion succeeds only about a third of the time
How to "Spin" Conservatives Into Worrying About the Environment
Make them feel disgust, say researchers.
Practical Anarchy
James C. Scott's latest book makes a low-key case for a little bit of anarchism.
Why Economic Backwardness Persists
Elites prefer to rule an impoverished citizenry to not ruling at all.
Election Mysteries: The Big Blue Driftless Area
What Mitt Romney and a glacier have in common.
War Is Still a Racket
They say war is a fight between forces seeking victory. But sometimes the conflict is more complicated than that.
