Apparently, eating meat—or not—plays a huge role in the political process, and accusations of meat avoidance, regardless of whether they’re true, can be a potent rhetorical weapon.
These efforts reflect concerted efforts to protect large corporations from consumers’ claims that products have harmed them and to prevent states from holding companies accountable when federal regulation falls short.
Members of the America’s founding generation were familiar with the concept of distinct spheres of authority between religion and government and the necessity of keeping those functions separate.
The hubbub over the Reflecting Pool holds a mirror up to assumptions about how to solve pressing environmental challenges. The idea of just engineering one’s way out of any environmental crisis has limits.
The court seems to have concluded that they can’t fight the new logic: Americans have a constitutional right to guns; Americans smoke weed; so weed can’t justify a denial of constitutional rights.
Understanding that process helps demystify the court and reveals how nine unelected justices can shape the meaning of the Constitution and, in turn, influence the everyday lives of millions of Americans.
Texas history is both the story of people who dedicated their lives to the work of advancing freedom and the story of powerful people and forces that stood against it.
Americans might expect both sides to put forward their best, brightest and most electorally compelling candidates to try to win. But thanks to polarization and negative partisanship, it isn’t always so.
The Strait of Hormuz proved to be a better deterrent than a nuclear bomb. Thousands of lives were lost to arrive back to square one. Nobody has won, though both sides will say they did.
Racist conspiracy theories still plague American politics, from baseless accusations that Barack Obama was born in Kenya to false assertions that global elites are engineering a “great replacement” of white Americans.
Social Security’s next crisis won’t arrive suddenly. It’s arriving in slow motion. The question isn’t whether the program can be fixed, but whether elected officials will act while they still have room to choose among less costly options.
The world’s digital infrastructure runs through data centers, and that is not changing. But expanding this infrastructure without protecting the health of surrounding communities is an unacceptable option.
The most recent research shows mass deportations don’t create new job opportunities for American citizens. Presidents seeking to strengthen the labor market will need to look elsewhere.