The Supreme Court made it harder for states to ban sex offenders from social media. Here’s why
The court ruled unanimously that access to social media is an essential right.
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Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?
Presidents past have used this nearly limitless power to halt criminal prosecutions before. What's to stop Trump?
Dunkirk survivors’ terror didn’t end when they were rescued
Moviegoers get a hint of why Dunkirk stayed with those who lived through it, but an online archive of survivors' stories offers more depth.
Republicans fail on health care. Here’s why the rest of Trump’s agenda won’t be ‘so easy,’ either
It turns out a unified government isn't enough to get bills passed.
Engaging Colombia’s students may be key to long-term peace
Ending violence is only a first step. Research from Colombian universities sheds light on the role of education in peace-building.
Digital database captures voices from inside America’s prisons
Those on the receiving end of Jeff Sessions' 'tough on crime' policies are speaking out from behind bars.
Why police reforms rarely succeed: Lessons from Latin America
Research shows how politics can easily halt reforms that require time to take effect.
Why some are applauding Donald Trump Jr’s ‘win at all costs’ attitude
Yes, American politics is getting uglier. Here's why.
America’s public housing crisis may worsen with Trump budget
Since the 1990s, the supply of deeply subsidized housing has decreased as the US population and need for housing have increased. Trump's proposed cuts to HUD won't help.
Inside the minds of Trump’s ‘true believers’
What sort of beliefs made a mass movement succeed?
Would impeaching Trump restore the rule of law? Lessons from Latin America
Ousting an executive leader from office doesn't always have the intended effect, as these examples from Central and South America show.
Is the world ready for a strong German leader?
Merkel’s popularity at home and on the global stage continues to grow as she runs for a fourth term as chancellor.
Is it ever a good idea to arm violent nonstate actors?
The US is doing so with increasing frequency around the world – most recently with Kurdish fighters in Syria. A scholar explains what can go wrong, and why this approach is likely to continue.
Why did sanctions against North Korea’s missile program fail?
The international community has been trying to stop North Korea from developing long-range missiles for decades. So how did North Korea get one?
Trump’s friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations
A foreign policy expert takes a look at how the high-profile exchange between the U.S. and Russian leaders went down.
Can Congress pressure the White House on human rights?
Congress is trying to curb the president's ties to human rights abusers, harkening back to landmark legislation of the 1970s.
Is Trump actually popular in Poland?
A historian who studies Poland witnesses the president’s visit to Warsaw, and casts a skeptical eye at the crowd that took in the president’s speech.
4 things to know about North and South Korea
North and South Korea explained in four questions and answers.
Is Indonesia’s ‘pious democracy’ safe from Islamic extremism?
An expert on Islam and democracy examines the threat to the world's largest Muslim majority country.
How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement
The 1920s and early ‘30's looked like the beginning of the end for centuries of gay intolerance. Then came fascism and the Nazis.
Why Abraham Lincoln is an icon for Republicans and Democrats alike
Even Donald Trump has paid his respects to Lincoln as an emblem of unity.
Will women vote for women in 2018? It depends on if they’re married
Research shows that married women tend not to relate as much to other women. This makes a big difference when a woman is on the ballot.
The Venezuelan government’s newest opponent is a state-funded orchestra
Musicians who learned how to play through a state-funded program called El Sistema are taking their instruments to the streets to protest the government.
Macron and Trudeau shouldn’t be so proud of appointing women to their Cabinets
Having the same number of Cabinet positions doesn't mean women have the same amount of power.
Behind Modi: The growing influence of the India lobby
A small, but wealthy, population of Indian-Americans is playing a role in transforming US foreign policy toward India.