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America was shaken on January 6 as a mob of Donald Trump supporters staged an insurrection at the US Capitol building in Washington, storming the debating chambers and clashing with armed police. The siege was among the worst security breaches in American history and...

The United States will never be at peace so long as Trump is free to create mischief and mayhem. He needs to prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The problem of what to do with Donald Trump after he has left office has been a matter of heated debate. Do nothing,...

Protesters backing President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol on January 6 in a violent clashes with police that forced a delay in the constitutional process to affirm Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. Trump had urged his supporters to come to...

Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley announced on January 5 that he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralyzed and setting off sometimes violent protests in...

By Donald Brand, Professor, Political Science Department, College of the Holy Cross On January 6, the United States Congress will gather in a joint session to tally the votes of the Electoral College, which cast its ballots in state capitols last month. In his role as...

On January 6, the Republicans’ transition to the party of the Confederacy will be complete. A day after Georgia’s runoff elections, at least a dozen lawmakers in the Senate and more than half of the party’s House membership will seek to overturn the results of the...

By Rashid Carlos Jamil Marcano Rivera, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Indiana University Puerto Ricans requested statehood on November 3, 2020, with 52.3% of voters asking to change the island’s status from unincorporated territory to U.S. state. This is the...

During the Republican National Convention on August 26, Vice President Mike Pence closed out his acceptance speech with a biblical sleight of hand. Speaking before a crowd at the Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, he exclaimed, “Let’s fix our eyes on Old...

By Armon Perry, Professor of Social Work, University of Louisville Finding and keeping a good Black man in a relationship has become a cottage industry. From celebrities and reality TV stars to social media influencers, for better or worse, there is no shortage of...

Donald Trump could lose more than just the presidency this January. Twitter has confirmed that when Trump leaves office, he will no longer receive special treatment as a “newsworthy individual.” Twitter’s policy around newsworthiness protects certain people – such as...

By Alex Newhouse, Research Lead, Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury Institute of International Studies Since the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Parler has caught on among right-wing politicians and “influencers” – people with large...

By Libby Richards, Associate Professor of Nursing, Purdue University Many of us have heard: “Don’t go outside without a coat; you’ll catch a cold.” That is not exactly true. As with many things, the reality is more complicated. Here is the distinction: Being cold...