Here’s What Congress Traded for Today’s Threatened Zika Bill
The White House has already promised to veto Wednesday night’s Zika bill, which snuck by a vote in…
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Thanks to Today’s Immigration Decision, Crimes Will Go Unreported
One thing can be said with certainty about today’s Supreme Court decision on immigration: As a result, more…
A Look at the Science as the Supreme Court Rules on Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court ruled today that the University of Texas may consider race in its admissions. The decision…
Just How Bad Is the Santa Barbara Wildfire?
As California enters its fifth year of severe drought, an ongoing wildfire in Santa Barbara County has prompted…
The Santa Barbara Wildfire Continues to Grow
A wildfire in Santa Barbara, California, has more than tripled in size, growing from 1,200 acres on Thursday…
More News of Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels
For the first time in four million years, carbon dioxide levels in the South Pole exceeded 400 parts…
Colorado Makes a Splash in Interrogation Law
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently signed into law a bill that will require Colorado law enforcement to electronically…
We’re One Step Closer to Having Women Register for the Draft
The United States Senate overwhelmingly approved a defense bill on Tuesday that would, for the first time, require…
The World Health Organization Still Doesn’t See Zika as Reason to Move the Olympics From Rio
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee on Zika re-asserted its stance today against moving or postponing this summer’s…
Why Phil Bryant’s Solidarity Must Be Taken With a Grain of Salt
To center our reaction to the tragedy in Florida around ideological terrorism is to ignore an uncomfortable truth:…