Qatar is taking the heat for FIFA corruption Dan Hough - November 20, 2022 Investigations into FIFA’s actions reveal the global soccer organization has a long history of bribery and money-laundering. Will that change?
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a cultural icon John Schiemann and Bruce Peabody - September 27, 2020 Americans still long for public figures with extraordinary intellectual, physical and moral achievements.
Is it really time to scrap democracy? Let’s examine the evidence. Andrew Gelman - February 17, 2020 Roslyn Fuller’s new book takes apart the pessimists’ arguments
Can the president be indicted? Let’s see what the Greeks had to say about the rule of law. David Lay Williams - December 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81978" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III
Why authoritarian rule is not Russia’s history — or destiny Daniel Rowland - March 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70155" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Editorial cartoon by Joel Pett, Lexington
Why the poor don’t vote to soak the rich Daniel Treisman - February 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69815" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (iStock)[/caption] In a democracy, income inequality
The Founders hated excessive flattery. What would they think about the Trump administration? Daniel Kapust - January 22, 2018 George Washington warned America to avoid "superfluous compliments."
What comes next under a President Trump? E.J. Graff - November 24, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50062" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President-elect Donald Trump waves as he
What Socrates, Aristotle and Leo Strauss can teach us about Donald Trump Sam Goldman - November 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49586" align="aligncenter" width="715"] The Death of Socrates (by Jacques-Louis
If you want a more powerful President Trump, impose term limits on Congress Thad Kousser - October 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48055" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds