The census has always been political. Especially when it comes to race, ethnicity, and national origin. Shom Mazumder - March 30, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68907" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In 2015, activists hold signs during
Could Trump be the president who finishes off the State of the Union address? Andrew Rudalevige - January 31, 2018 Last night, President Trump became the latest commander in chief to
Trump’s judicial nominations would put a lot of white men on federal courts Rorie Solberg and Eric Waltenburg - November 28, 2017 [caption id="attachment_49518" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Supreme Court building. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)[/caption]
For women’s equality day, here’s the key question: Was women’s suffrage a failure? Kevin Corder and Christina Wolbrecht - August 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_45738" align="aligncenter" width="800"] League of Women Voters members in
Here’s everything you need to know about how the Constitution created the judicial branch, in a 15-minute video Andrew Rudalevige - July 26, 2017 Welcome back to The Monkey Cage’s weekly presentation of Founding
Why does Congress have such a hard time passing laws? Let’s blame the Constitution. Andrew Rudalevige - July 11, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58773" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (iStock)[/caption] Welcome back to The Monkey
Puerto Rico votes on statehood on Sunday — for the fifth time. Here’s what’s at stake. Katy Collin - June 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59539" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People carry a large Puerto Rican
So what exactly counts as an impeachable offense? Keith Whittington - May 24, 2017 The U.S. Constitution’s provision that federal officers are impeachable for
A Trump moratorium on international treaties could roll back human rights — here at home Emily Ritter and Courtenay Conrad - March 1, 2017 [caption id="attachment_40399" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Somali refugee girls attend Koran classes
Muslims are the least popular religious group in the U.S. They’re disliked even more than atheists. Kerem Kalkan - February 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54549" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Khizr Khan, whose son, Humayun S.M.