By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Over the weekend, the U.S. government’s dramatic “leadership decapitation” action to arrest Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on drug charges shocked…
By Mark Woolsey A March 10 special election has been set to fill the 14th District U.S. House seat vacancy resulting from the resignation of GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. The…
by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 5, 2026 A Democratic state lawmaker resigned her seat days before she was…
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by Niles Francis, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 18, 2025 Gov. Brian Kemp is entering his final year in office. Georgia…
by Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The culture wars have arrived at the U.S. Mint. Commemorative coins aimed at…
by Morgan Marietta, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over…
This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser November 26, 2025 BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Near the back corner of the local…
by Jennifer Shutt, Ariana Figueroa, and Shauneen Miranda, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 12, 2025 This report has been updated. WASHINGTON…