Bombs are part of American political history
Bombs have long been a tool for devotees of the range of fringe American political thought. From anarchists to racists, their methods have wrought havoc – but also have created backlash.
Primary Results
Capitol mob wasn’t just angry men – there were angry women as well
To distill the violent insurrection at the US Capitol into a tale of angry male rage is to overlook the threat that women in the mob posed.
Election officials are hard at work to deliver fair, secure and accurate elections – despite a constant flow of attacks
The people who run US elections are, according to a scholar who studies them, politically neutral professionals who uphold the law with transparency and integrity − and do it in tough circumstances.
Young, female voters were the key to defeating populists in Poland’s election – providing a blueprint to reverse democracy’s decline
The autocratic Law and Justice Party looks set to be turfed out by a center-left coalition, which gained more than half of all votes.
Liz Cheney trounced: ‘Black sheep effect’ and GOP partisan identity explain her decisive defeat after criticizing Trump
Liz Cheney has been a conservative GOP congressional policymaker since 2016. But when she turned against Donald Trump, GOP voters in Wyoming turned against her.
Big Tech’s swift reaction to Capitol rioters reveals new face of corporate political power – and a threat to American democracy
Apple, Twitter and other tech companies were able to unilaterally shut down much of Trump’s communication infrastructure. That’s a lot of power.
The US‑Iran conflict and the consequences of international law‑breaking
The US and other countries set up the modern system of international law after World War II. Does the US killing of an Iranian general violate those laws? What about Iran’s attack on US bases in Iraq?
Biden’s plain speaking on Ukraine inspires support without sparking a wider war – an echo of the Truman Doctrine, 75 years ago
The way two presidents used language to ask Americans to support intervening in a foreign conflict shows the power of a leader who uses plain speaking – and sets limits on intervention.
That time private US media companies stepped in to silence the falsehoods and incitements of a major public figure … in 1938
Broadcasters silenced Father Charles Coughlin in 1938, just as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook have shut down pro-Trump incitements to violence in 2021.
In a world of cyber threats, the push for cyber peace is growing
Dozens of countries and hundreds of firms and nonprofits are fed up with digital violence and are working toward greater cybersecurity for all.