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Scaling theory of armed-conflict avalanches
Armed conflict data display features consistent with scaling and universal dynamics in both social and physical properties like fatalities and geographic extent. We propose a randomly branching armed conflict model to relate the multiple properties...
[Essay] Is America Ungovernable?, By David Bromwich | Harper's Magazine
The difference between protest and reform
Home | Scholars and Writers for America
A preliminary list of scholars and writers for Trump 2020.
'Hocus Pocus' Is Not A Good Movie
It's a Halloween classic, but is 'Hocus Pocus' actually any good? No, says Dana Schwartz.
Kayleigh McEnany once praised Biden as a 'man of the people' who resonates with "middle class" over 'tycoon' Trump
Prior to becoming a prominent backer of Donald Trump, Kayleigh McEnany praised then-Vice President Joe Biden as "funny and likable" and a "man of the people" who resonates with "middle class voters."
Amy Coney Barrett sworn in as newest Supreme Court justice
Barrett was confirmed in Senate by a vote of 52 to 48, with only one Republican voting against her.
The Voucher Promise
An in-depth look at America’s largest rental assistance program and how it shapes the lives of residents in one low-income Baltimore neighborhood
A Good Debate, and It’s Not Quite Over
Biden has a formidable lead, but not a flawless campaign. And a few signs point in Trump’s direction.
WSJ News Exclusive | Health Agency Scraps Coronavirus Ad Campaign, Leaving Santa Claus in the Cold
A federal health agency halted a public-service coronavirus advertising campaign funded by $250 million in taxpayer money after it offered a special vaccine deal to an unusual set of essential workers: Santa Claus performers.
Members of Pence’s Inner Circle Test Positive for Coronavirus
Along with Marc Short, the vice president’s chief of staff, another staff member and a Pence adviser have also tested positive, according to people briefed on the developments.
Pack the Court, Save the Vote
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears poised to entrench minoritarian rule without the consent of the electorate.
Trump Family Ally Is Arrested on Cyberstalking Charge
Ken Kurson, a close friend of the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, was arrested in connection with incidents stemming from his divorce.
The Resistance Is Just Warming Up
How anti-Trump women in America’s suburbs are ushering in a new era of political activism
Cultural Resentment Is Conservatives’ New Religion
Trump believes that liberals somehow rule America despite having minority political power. Even his Republican skeptics are ready to preach that lie if he loses the election.
Dutch Ethical Hacker Logs into Trump’s Twitter Account
Last week a Dutch security researcher succeeded in logging into the Twitter account of the American President Donald Trump. Trump, an active Twitte...
Biden Has Narrow Lead in Iowa, and Senate Race Is Tight, Poll Shows
The latest New York Times/Siena College poll shows President Trump struggling in a state he won comfortably in 2016 and Senator Joni Ernst facing a tough re-election challenge.
Jacob Lawrence Painting, Missing for Decades, Is Found by Met Visitor
The panel by the renowned Black artist, part of his “American Struggle” series, was last seen in 1960. But someone had a hunch where it was.