Supreme Court likely to reject limits on concealed carry but uphold bans on gun possession by drug usersMorgan Marietta, University of Tennessee
George Washington’s foreign policy was built on respect for other nations and patient consideration of future burdensMaurizio Valsania, Università di Torino
One cure for sour feelings about politics − getting people to love their hometownsSean Richey, Georgia State University
The ‘drug threat’ that justified the US ouster of Maduro won’t be fixed by his arrestEduardo Gamarra, Florida International University
Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracyKonstantin Zhukov, Indiana University; Institute for Humane Studies
Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship heads to the Supreme CourtJean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California
The Trump administration’s anti-immigrant housing policy reflects a long history of xenophobia in public housingRahim Kurwa, University of Illinois Chicago
‘These people do it naturally’: President Trump’s views on immigrant farmworkers reflect a long history of how farming has been idealized and practiced in AmericaDoug Sackman, University of Puget Sound
How the conservative Federalist Society will affect the Supreme Court for decades to comePaul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst and Tim Komatsu, UMass Amherst
Pete Hegseth could be investigated for illegal orders by 5 different bodies – but none are likely to lead to chargesJoshua Kastenberg, University of New Mexico
Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of CongressCharlie Hunt, Boise State University
Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’Laura Beers, American University
As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve more attention than the powerful men in his ‘client list’Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University
Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judgesCassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University
Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phraseMorgan Marietta, University of Tennessee
Federal judges are frustrated by defiance from the Trump administration and fuzziness from the Supreme CourtJohn E. Jones III, Dickinson College
Trump administration’s immigrant detention policy broadly rejected by federal judgesCassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University
Why free speech rights got left out of the Constitution – and added in later via the First AmendmentDonald Nieman, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Polarizing political events are leading Americans to increasingly call for a national divorceRyan D. Griffiths, Syracuse University
‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for foodTracy Roof, University of Richmond
Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at largeFrank J. Cilluffo, Auburn University
House speaker’s refusal to seat Arizona representative is supported by history and lawJennifer Selin, Arizona State University
Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slaveryNeil K R Sehgal, University of Pennsylvania and Ashwini Sehgal, Case Western Reserve University
The disgraceful history of erasing Black cemeteries in the United StatesChip Colwell, University of Colorado Denver
Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudiceLinn Washington, Jr., Temple University
60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US historyPhilip Klinkner, Hamilton College and Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania
Racial profiling by ICE agents mirrors the targeting of Japanese Americans during World War IIAnna Storti, Duke University
Why rural Maine may back Democrat Graham Platner’s populism in the Senate campaign − but not his partyNicholas Jacobs, Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies
Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize itChristine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology
Philadelphia continues long history of Black-led protest meetings aimed at fighting racial inequity and prejudiceLinn Washington, Jr., Temple University
Zohran Mamdani’s transformative child care plan builds on a history of NYC social innovationsSimon Black, Brock University
Trump’s ability to counter Netanyahu’s spoiler tactics in public may have been key to advancing a ceasefire in GazaBoaz Atzili, American University School of International Service
Syria’s mass graves: Accounting for the dead and disappeared is crucial for the nation to healStefan Schmitt, Florida International University
Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflictChristine Leuenberger, Cornell University
Palestinians have long resisted resettlement – Trump’s plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza won’t change thatMaha Nassar, University of Arizona
Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorizationJeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Today Venezuela, tomorrow Iran: can the Islamic Republic survive a second Trump presidency?Aaron Pilkington, University of Denver
As the Kremlin eyes a thaw with the White House, Russia’s pro-war hawks aren’t too happyAdam Lenton, Wake Forest University
Is a united European voice possible in the age of Trump, Putin and far-right politics? Germany’s new leader intends to find outJulia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Colorado State University
