‘I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years on the bench’ – a former federal judge looks at the ‘relentless bad behavior’ of the Trump administration in court
'You just didn't mess around with federal judges,' says a former federal judge. 'It was a good way to get your head handed to you...
With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future by looking to the past
Keith Haring paints a mural in New York City on Aug. 20, 1987.Mark Hinjosa/Newsday RM via Getty ImagesIn a February 2025 Truth Soc...
Crime is nonpartisan and the blame game on crime in cities is wrong – on both sides
Neither party – Democrats nor Republicans – is doing a better job at fixing crime.Carl Ballou - iStock/Getty Images Pl...
As views on spanking shift worldwide, most US adults support it, and 19 states allow physical punishment in schools
Spanking in the U.S. generally ends around age 12, when children become big enough to resist or fight back. Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/...
All models are wrong − a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful
When engineers design things, they use models to predict how the things will work in the natural world. But all models h…
Lawsuits seeking to address climate change have promise but face uncertain future
Kelsey Juliana, a lead plaintiff in a federal lawsuit over responsibility for climate change, speaks at a 2019 rally in …
Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling…
Nearly every country in the world has a central bank – a public institution that manages a country’s currenc…
Claims of ‘anti-Christian bias’ sound to some voters like a message about race, not just religion
A 2024 study examined how voters perceive claims that Christians experience widespread discrimination.JTSorrell/iStock v…
How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for how neurons encode new information
Neurons that fire together sometimes wire together.PASIEKA/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesEvery day, people are c…
Patriots’ Day: How far-right groups hijack history and patriotic symbols to advance their cause, according to an expert on extremism
Anti-government protestors use the American flag to draw attention to their cause at a protest on Aug. 8, 2020, in Colum…
International students infuse tens of millions of dollars into local economies across the US. What happens if they stay home?
The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of more than 1,300 foreign college students – detainingso…
Why people with autism struggle to get hired − and how businesses can help by changing how they look at…
First impressions matter − they shape how we’re judged in mere seconds, research shows. People are quick to …
Popular AIs head-to-head: OpenAI beats DeepSeek on sentence-level reasoning
DeepSeek's language AI rocked the tech industry, but it comes up short on one measure.Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty I…
Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change
Refrigerators were the target of the very first energy efficiency standards for appliances, back in 1974.Justin Sullivan…
Why deregulating online platforms is actually bad for free speech
Free speech requires freedom from fear and intimidation.AP Photo/Schalk van ZuydamOne of the first executive orders that…
Ethical leadership can boost well-being and performance in remote work environments
Managers can still provide ethical leadership in remote environments if they're able to convey genuine care for employee…
Is a ‘friend-apist’ what we really want from therapy?
'Shrinking' portrays a tangled web of care and connection, where therapists and patients are enmeshed in one another's p…
Could you accidentally sign a contract by texting an emoji? Here’s what the law says
Parkova/ShutterstockCould someone take you to court over an agreement you made – or at least appeared to make &nda…