Modern-day sophistry goes by various names: Disinformation, political spins, propaganda-setting, and now, after Donald ...

Now that Democrats are on top, it's evident that in the absence of two-party competition feuds erupt within the parties ...

Jokes about the elderly are socially acceptable, but it's not so funny when an elder is abused or neglected. In all ...

Gaitas has spent the past four years as a jurist on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and before that spent two years as a ...

Glenn Ellmers on the shortcomings of “Democracy in America” today.

Why is it that we disagree on when autumn begins when compared to the other three seasons? Is it because autumn has unique characteristics that are not found in other seasons? Or is it because, ...

It's an illusion that has left everyone from the worlds of philosophy and science perplexed for thousands of years - but why ...

The Hellenistic period was a veritable cauldron of ambition, betrayal, and sheer bloodlust. It was an era marked by dramatic ...

Election wagers have long been banned in the United States. But for a brief period on Thursday, a regulated prediction market ...

The race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania remains tight between incumbent U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D) and Republican Dave McCormick. A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill shows Casey ...

Russia did not become a liberal democracy, and nor did a number of its former satrapies. Few people have had more opportunity ...

Pope Francis, who said Americans should vote for the “lesser of two evils,” used a phrase that isn't always fully understood.