Politics & Law

Unfortunately for Megyn Kelly, considering he died 2,000 years ago, that classification doesn't make much sense.

Research suggests it’s entirely possible.

And why, in America, it probably doesn't even matter.

Get used to government shutdowns. Serious budget problems are a common feature of large states in decline.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Lincoln screenwriter is very aware of the problems we face as a society, but he has faith in the political process.

Not really, no. So why, then, do we bother to listen to his speeches?

The fancy clothes and charitable works aren't incidental: The dictator’s spouse is an important part of maintaining power.

How national affiliation became such an important part of our personal identity.

His place in the polls continues to drop, but is there hope yet for Anthony Weiner? Research indicates that many politicians tainted by scandal get elected anyway.

Despite every number suggesting they shouldn't, why do American cities keep building sports stadiums funded with public money?

Arguably the greatest long-distance runner ever, Haile Gebrselassie is now aiming for a spot in Ethiopia's parliament.

New research suggests Mexican immigrants in the U.S. are all over the political spectrum—and those on the right are more likely to vote.

Texans are the least politically-engaged Americans.

States place industrial plants near downwind borders to pass on environmental costs, state legislatures have stopped growing to keep up with population growth, and other lessons from the 13th annual State Politics and Policy Conference.

Enlightened economists are starting to recognize that their models must describe a world that is imperfect, unpredictable, and unstable.

How an average fighter used racially coded language to tap into some dark insecurities and rise through the ranks of the UFC.

The Obama administration wants the sequester to hurt immediately so the public will clamor for its reversal. But will this gambit work? Probably not.

The outcome of the Obama-Romney race was pretty close to what the data had predicted.

New research finds people on both sides of the ideological divide caricature the other, but those on the far left are the most guilty.

Why Obama and Romney could have called it quits after the convention

New research suggests Americans give more to charity when a member of their political party is in the White House.