News in Brief Should We Be Told Who Funds Political Attack Ads? On the value of campaign finance disclosure. See More
News in Brief The Legal Loophole Pirates Used to Nab Captain Phillips Why was an aid ship sailing through pirate-infested waters without an escort? See More
News in Brief One Reason Why White People in Southern States Still Have a Higher Rate of Bias Against Black Americans New research finds that white Americans are more likely to hold unconscious biases against black Americans if their home region was once heavily dependent on slavery. See More