Making sense of the Supreme Court’s historic year Amanda Hollis-Brusky - December 26, 2022 The TMC 2022 roundups: U.S. Supreme Court
Are gun laws constitutional? Courts must now look at history to decide. Jacob D. Charles - June 30, 2022 Would the founders have regulated high-capacity magazines? Courts will be struggling to apply the Supreme Court’s latest Second Amendment decision for years.
Discharge, ‘They Declare It’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - June 24, 2022 SCOTUS declares a further extension of gun rights.
Justice Breyer announced he will retire. Here’s what happens next. Paul Collins and Lori Ringhand - January 27, 2022 If Biden fulfills his promise to appoint a Black woman, he’ll make the Supreme Court more representative of the U.S. population
Supreme Court justices sounded suspicious of New York’s gun law. Here’s what might come next. Jake Charles - November 4, 2021 Will the court listen to empirical evidence about safety, or just strike down any regulations that didn’t exist in the 18th century?
Three reasons the U.S. hasn’t passed more gun regulations (and one reason this time might be different). Eulalie Laschever and David Meyer - May 6, 2021 The NRA is in free fall.
The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a Second Amendment case. That’s bad news for gun regulation advocates. Amanda Hollis-Brusky - April 27, 2021 But if its decision goes too far, the Supreme Court might be handing ammunition to liberals who want to overhaul the court.
Senators treat female Supreme Court nominees differently. Here’s the evidence. Paul Collins, Lori Ringhand, and Christina L. Boyd - September 28, 2020 Our research looks at every question and answer in confirmation hearings since 1939
Prosecutors claim that a ‘boogaloo’ killed two cops. What’s a boogaloo? Yonatan Lupu, Rhys Leahy, and Nicolás Velásquez Hernandez - June 16, 2020 The loosely organized far-right movement is associated with a distinctive look and discordant politics
Why ‘constitutionalist sheriffs’ won’t enforce coronavirus restrictions Zoe Nemerever - April 22, 2020 For years, these locally elected officials have been leading rebellions against government authority.
Should college athletes profit from endorsements? White Americans are split by racial attitudes. Tatishe M. Nteta, Lauren McCarthy, and Kevin Wallsten - October 24, 2019 This new study shows a stark divide.
How Southern politicians defended white supremacy — and made the South poorer John Lapinski, Ira Katznelson, and David Bateman - November 26, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80638" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Confederate battle flag flies over
Which Americans support the Second Amendment? The answer depends on whether whites or blacks have the guns. Logan Strother and Daniel Bennett - November 24, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80531" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Fox News host Laura Ingraham supported
Five things to know about ‘false flag’ conspiracy theories Joseph Uscinski - October 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79463" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Police with a bomb-sniffing dog work
In July, the Trump-era wave of protests started taking a back seat to campaign rallies Jeremy Pressman and Erica Chenoweth - October 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79083" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump arrives to cheers at
The NRA sees a bleak Hobbesian world. So why does it want to arm individuals with guns? Ryan Reed and Christopher Hallenbrook - April 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72430" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Anti-NRA signs are passed out during
Yes, the Parkland kids could change U.S. gun policy. Here’s what it would take. Erin Mayo-Adam - March 15, 2018 Could the nascent post-Parkland movement against gun violence — led
Three reasons you should expect congressional gridlock on gun control Sarah Binder - February 27, 2018 Since the February 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., Marjory
Why is it so hard to regulate guns — even though gun regulation is so popular? Benjamin Bishin - February 16, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69345" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Students Kelsey Friend and David Hogg
Youth Brigade, ‘Violence’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - August 12, 2016 This week: Donald Trump stumbles into what his opponents say
Why are the protests at the Republican Convention so small? Michael Heaney - July 21, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44228" align="alignnone" width="589"] Outside the Republican National Convention in
How racial prejudice helps drive opposition to gun control Alexandra Filindra - June 21, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42468" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this 2012 photo, three variations
Bill O’Reilly will flee to Ireland if Sanders is elected. He’s in for a shock. Henry Farrell - January 16, 2016 Bill O'Reilly, the host of Fox News's "The O'Reilly Factor,"
You can print your own guns at home. Next it will be nuclear weapons. Really. James Gilley and Daniel Tirone - September 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29190" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] An undated image released by Defense
Read and explore the world’s constitutions at this Web site - December 16, 2014 223 years ago today, the American public woke up to
Read and explore the world's constitutions at this Web site John Sides - December 16, 2014 223 years ago today, the American public woke up to
Should We Rewrite the Second Amendment? John Sides - April 5, 2013 Political scientist (and my co-author and friend) Zachary Elkins says
More Evidence that People are Still Talking about Gun Control Joshua Tucker - January 31, 2013 Apropos of John's post from earlier in the week, here's
Slippery Slopes, the Second Amendment, and Political Compromises on Gun Control Erik Voeten - December 18, 2012 Last Saturday, I questioned skeptics who claim that the 2nd
Why The Second Amendment Rulings May Make a Ban on Assault Weapons More Likely Erik Voeten - December 15, 2012 In the aftermath of yesterday's tragedy, several experts argue that
More on Commas and Gun Control - December 20, 2007 As a follow-up to my previous post on the controversy
Commas and the Right to Bear Arms - December 17, 2007 Over at the Language Log, Mark Liberman's simultaneously pedantic and