by Jamie Rowen, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Memorial Day is an apt time to reflect on the long-term consequences of war. Among…
by Austin Sarat, Amherst College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists. He believed that insurrectionists…
by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 20, 2026 Two Republican-appointed Georgia Supreme Court justices managed to fend off a…
by Jonathan Shorman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 18, 2026 When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map to…
by Sonali Chakravarti, Wesleyan University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Mercy,” a film released in January 2026, depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in the near…
by Sam D. Hayes, Simmons University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in…
by Sam D. Hayes, Simmons University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a major ruling that would permit weakening the voting power of minorities in…
by Jonathan Shorman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 27, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared likely to allow law…
by Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The recent publication of confidential Supreme Court memoranda by The New York Times has brought…
by Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Washington is buzzing with the possibility that President Donald Trump might name one…