50+ min ago  (1695+ words) A deeper look at inflation in today's economy'beyond money printing. Explore how trade fragmentation, geopolitics, tariffs, and industrial policy are driving structural inflation and rising costs in the U. S. A familiar conservative argument is back: inflation is the result of government…...

40+ min ago  (1773+ words) America's 250th comes amid a deep literacy decline with profound democratic consequences. As literacy declines in America, what happens to democracy? This essay explores how falling reading levels, digital media, and the loss of "deep literacy" threaten self-government and the foundations…...

56+ min ago  (1713+ words) Funeral, cemetery and hands with rose on tombstone for remembrance, ceremony and memorial service. Depression, sadness and person with flower on gravestone for mourning, grief and loss in graveyard There is much debate around the world regarding both physician-assisted dying…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (1610+ words) Climate change is driving a hidden crisis: rising sexual and gender-based violence. This analysis explores how disasters, displacement, and resource scarcity are increasing risks for women and girls'and why climate policy must address it. As the world marks Earth Day…...

20+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1698+ words) Gerrymandering, the strategic manipulation of voting district boundaries to benefit certain political parties or candidates, has once again taken center stage as this year's primary elections approach. Though redistricting is typically marked by the decennial census, mid-decade redistricting has become…...

1+ day, 38+ min ago  (706+ words) How political rhetoric, religion, and digital media are reshaping American democracy. From Trump's rise to the erosion of civil discourse, Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson examines polarization, the power of language, and the urgent need to restore humane and ethical public…...

21+ hour ago  (1679+ words) x AI's push to give chatbots constitutional rights falters as states defend AI rules. Elon Musk's x AI company is challenging AI regulations in Colorado after losing in California, arguing that limits on artificial intelligence violate free speech. As Connecticut…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1707+ words) Congress advances a reconciliation bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security while passing key rural legislation. As debates over ICE funding, wildfire policy, and broadband expansion unfold, lawmakers also face new questions about the use of AI in government....

20+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1704+ words) Americans believe in democracy. What they don't believe in is losing. That distinction matters. Democracy depends on its participants' willingness to accept loss. Without that, elections stop resolving conflict and start producing it. Americans expect democracy to deliver the "right…...

2+ day, 28+ min ago  (1813+ words) A government meant to reflect the will of the people now reflects dysfunction, loyalty tests, and a blueprint for unchecked power. An in-depth examination of the erosion of checks and balances in the United States, exploring Project 2025, executive overreach, and…...