In a first, House Democrats elected a Black leader. Here’s what that means.
Hakeem Jeffries will be the next House minority leader. That could affect national politics in these four ways.
Are Iran’s hijab protests different from past protest waves?
Broader and broader swaths of society are showing that they’re outraged, with grievances that won’t soon go away.
Gorbachev didn’t set out to open the door to democracy
The former Soviet leader learned the hard way that reining in political changes is harder than making them
In many states with antiabortion laws, majorities favor abortion rights
Will purple states’ laws eventually reflect their voters’ views?
When Twitter suspends users, their views get more extreme
A new Texas law seeks to make it harder to “deplatform” users
Is there a difference between ‘defensive’ and ‘offensive’ weapons?
In Ukraine and beyond, skills, determination and tactics matter more than the mix of weapons
Why democracies win more wars than autocracies
Like Putin, dictators tend to start risky wars, our research shows
In words and deeds, Putin shows he’s rejecting even Soviet-era borders
His speech this week makes it clear he’s out to restore “historic Russia”
Inflation may be a problem. But it’s also a political opportunity.
Since economists don’t agree on what’s causing it, someone will likely use it to sell other policies.