The Democratic Party’s nomination of Hillary Clinton this past week has revived an old controversy in a new way: presidential third terms.

It is a controversy as old as the nation itself.

The father of the nation sets a precedent

The third term issue first surfaced during George Washington’s second presidential term, which ran from March...

On August 25, 2016, the National Park Service (NPS) will celebrate its 100th birthday. But what’s a party without people? In fact, while many Americans think of national parks as places to experience nature, they also preserve unique...

Tonight at the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton formally accepted the nomination of the Democratic Party.

Last week, Republican nominee Donald Trump did the same at the Republican National Convention.

Which candidate did a better job of delivering a speech that hit just the right emotional notes to win over voters? The study of languag...

Hillary Clinton made history this week as the first female presidential candidate ever nominated by a major political party in the United States.

Not surprisingly, Clinton and her campaign surrogates have emphasized the groundbreaking nature of her candidacy.

In a poignant moment during the Democratic convention on Tuesday, Clinton appeared via...

We’ve all heard that “practice makes perfect,” or at least that “perfect practice makes perfect.” Is this true?

Some would unequivocally say “yes.” In 1993, psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and colleagues proposed the deliberate practice view, which suggests that high-quality practice – deliberate...

The Rio Summer Olympics are only days away, but a cloud of performance-enhancing drug (PEDs) scandals hovers over the Olympic Games.

Earlier this year, Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova tested positive for meldonium, a drug that increases blood flow so more oxygen can be carried...

We live in the age of social media. Indeed, many of us likely saw something about the Republican and Democratic conventions on Facebook, Twitter or even Instagram over the last few weeks.

A recent Pew Research Center study finds that the public is getting more of their news this election cycle from social media than ever before.

This finding makes...

In 2008, the United States elected its first African-American president. But in the last year of Obama’s final term, the paradox and tragedy of race is as apparent now as any time in recent American history. A poll released earlier this month...

The shadow of the Zika virus hangs over the Rio Olympic Games, with visitors and even high-profile athletes citing worries about Zika as a reason to stay away (even if the risk is probably quite low). The public’s concerns are a striking example of the need...

The failed July 15 coup in Turkey has prompted a tsunami of responses by the government that is likely to have a lasting impact on all aspects of politics and society, including the economy.

The initial arrest of military personnel who were involved or suspected of participating in the coup did not come as a shock. The next phase did, however, as...