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By Austin Sarat, Associate Provost and Associate Dean of the Faculty and Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College The Republican Party made it clear in its national convention that it intends to make restoring “law and order” central...

Trump’s call for the Proud Boys and other armed far-right paramilitaries to “stand by” has finally shed light on the real threat of physical intimidation around the election, to add to the threats of cyberattacks and abuses of the legal system. His call to arms is...

By Wendong Zhang, Assistant Professor of Economics, Iowa State University; and Minghao Li, Assistant Professor of Economics, New Mexico State University American farmers have suffered a lot in the past few years: The trade war with China, natural disasters, and the...

The bipartisan commission that oversees voting in the swing state has deadlocked along party lines on key issues, resulting in inconsistency, turmoil, and delays. As ballots began pouring in by mail after Wisconsin’s April 7 primary, local election officials became...

By Michael S. Jaffee, Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, University of Florida For most of the United States, the clock goes back one hour on Sunday morning, November 1, the “fall back” for daylight saving time. Many of us appreciate the extra hour of sleep. But for...

By Nigel Gibson, Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College Psychiatric hospitals tend to create institutionalized patients, thus further alienating them from their communities. But what also became clear to philosopher Frantz Fanon, while...

By Bethany Albertson, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin President Donald Trump’s rhetoric is often referred to as “dog whistle politics.” In politician speak, a dog whistle is language that conveys a particular meaning to a group of potential...