Gerald Ford Archives

Why are the deaths of sitting Supreme Court justices so rare?

Scott Boddery - February 18, 2016

[caption id="attachment_35811" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Justice Antonin Scalia in 2005. (J.

Joshua Shifrinson - February 4, 2016

[caption id="attachment_35230" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks

Andrew Rudalevige - January 13, 2016

President Obama delivered his seventh, and presumably last, State of

Alex Bollfrass - October 7, 2015

[caption id="attachment_30384" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] A scene from "Deutschland 83." (SundanceTV)[/caption]

Leah Rigueur - September 10, 2015

[caption id="attachment_29237" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson takes

Nolan McCarty - February 25, 2015

Political scientists have long puzzled over the veto. Professional legislators

Justin Vaughn and Brandon Rottinghaus - February 16, 2015

Although it has been celebrated officially since 1879, Presidents' Day

Kim Yi Dionne - February 15, 2015

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fell earlier this month after losing his

John Sides - June 16, 2014

[caption id="attachment_11920" align="aligncenter" width="620"] (Win McNamee/Getty Images)[/caption] A reporter inquires:

Andrew Gelman - December 31, 2012

A year ago, I wrote: I wouldn’t be surprised if,