With municipal elections on the horizon this year in several Canadian provinces and territories, local councils have the ...

The media industry is just one American institution that’s been badly shaken. Its revival may be crucial to putting the world ...

Critiquing stereotypes in judicial decisions is a necessary step toward ensuring that courts do not reproduce social ...

ONE of the opening pedagogical directions in any political science or political philosophy beginning classes is to make a comparison between being a politician and being a political scientist. The ...

Student leaders can apply for the new yearlong Viewpoints Fellowship program that will equip them with skills to help reduce polarization and build bridges on campus.

How do new or even “radical” ideas become part of the body politic? The Overton Window provides a way of better way of helping us understand how things change.

Chosen families are evolving but remain a cherished—and vital—lifeline for many. Mention "communal living" and the image that may spring to mind is the free-love, back-to-the-earth hippy communes of ...

A new study on ancient societies from around the world is rewriting what we thought we knew about democracy. A team of researchers analyzed archaeological and historical evidence from 31 ancient ...

Seattle names three neighborhoods for a low-pollution pilot pairing EV charging, traffic calming and green infrastructure.

A hybrid model of assemblies may be the key to bringing in vast numbers of people into the process of forging a new world and governing the one we have.