Tag: Democracy
Military voters were at the heart of the Supreme Court’s mail‑in...
Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst
In Watson v. RNC, decided June 29, 2026, liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices joined...
As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain...
Robert A. Ballingall, University of Maine
As the 250th anniversary of American independence approaches, many people in the U.S....
The ‘warrior ethos’ promises victory — history says it leads to defeat
John Broich, Case Western Reserve University
At Marine Corps Base Quantico in September 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised...
Justice Department’s effort to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans could face...
Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University and Irina D. Manta, Hofstra University
The Justice Department has identified 384...
Lebanon’s political elites are using displacement and humanitarian crisis to delay...
Jasmin Lilian Diab, Lebanese American University
Lebanon was meant to be preparing for key parliamentary elections in May 2026....
‘Proportional representation’ could reduce polarization in Congress and help more people...
Jennifer Lynn McCoy, Georgia State University
In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United...
2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the...
Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University
The U.S. military operation in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3,...
Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind,...
Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan
According to our recent survey of officials in Michigan communities, local democracy is humming...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
