A note from...
Jeff Inglis
Politics + Society Editor
The Senate is expected to decide today whether to call witnesses and examine more documents in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. House managers urged senators to call former national security adviser John Bolton and others, while Trump’s defense team and most Republicans pushed for a speedy acquittal, which appeared likely.
Given the stakes, it’s worth asking: What would the Founders do?
Constitutional scholar Clark Cunningham from Georgia State University has studied what Benjamin Franklin, George Mason and other Founding Fathers said about impeachment while drafting the Constitution. Limiting the inquiry, he argues, would ignore the Founders’ intent that impeachment be a regular check on abuses of presidential power.
Australian scientists have grown the Wuhan virus in a lab, and that will speed up the search for a vaccine. It also will help scientists understand how the virus is transmitted from person to person.
The World Health Organization declared the new coronavirus to be a public health emergency on Jan. 30, 2020. Does the action really change anything? An expert answers four questions.
Unlike when Kobe Bryant went straight from high school to the NBA, future superstars must now spend at least one year in college or overseas. A sports scholar explains how that could soon change.
An economist who has studied new ways to improve measures of gross domestic product explains what GDP is and how it could better reflect an economy and the well-being of its inhabitants.
Long in the making, the US administration's Middle East plan was quickly rejected by Palestinian leaders. It was hardly surprising, as they took no part in its drafting.
During the Nazi era, roughly 300,000 additional Jewish refugees could have gained entry to the US. But the immigration law’s 'likely to become a public charge' clause kept them out.
What will happen to campaign workers after the Feb. 3 caucuses? It's a question that's in the cold Iowa air, carrying with it a subtle message about the state of democratic politics.
Whether in situations relating to scientific consensus, economic history or current political events, denialism has its roots in what psychologists call 'motivated reasoning.'
Pressure is mounting on fashion producers to stop using skins from Australian native animals. But Indigenous people are reviving traditions and there are ethical ways for trade to continue.
'Life of Brian' is a perfect introduction to how a seemingly-irreverent parody of films about the historical Jesus can offer stronger historical insights than more earnest fare.