When the draft of a Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked to the press, many of us who have been…
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called the federal election for May 21. What do the polls say, and how do we know if they are…
The economic sanctions levied upon Russia as a consequence of its invasion of Ukraine target the Russian economy and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest personal…
There’s been a good deal of crying foul about what are being called anti-democratic new state laws that make it harder to vote. But it…
Americans may be tempted to view the war in Ukraine as an unfortunate, but far away, crisis. As an economist, I know the world is…
This is the way democracy ends: with a whimper. The day after President Biden’s fiery Jan. 12 speech in favor of eliminating or reforming the…
As Western news outlets warn of a “countdown to war,” Kremlin-controlled Russian television has a different take, accusing the U.S. of “hysteria” in its insistence…
In a legal blow for Donald Trump, the Supreme Court has cleared the way for presidential records dating from his time in office to be…
President Joe Biden chose Atlanta – the historic home of the 20th century’s battle for civil and voting rights – to make a strong argument…
When Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Jan. 5, 2022, that he would prosecute anyone involved in the Capitol riots, he was not only laying…