Social Justice Conservatives and Highly Religious Folks Are More Likely to Endorse Rape Myths Recent research sheds light on why so many supporters are making excuses for Roy Moore. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief Why Liberals and Conservatives Act Differently About Sexual Predators Capitol Hill and Hollywood are laying out two very different blueprints for dealing with sexual assault allegations. Seth Masket
Economics Key Differences Between the Senate and House Tax Reform Plans Could Set Up a Battle Within the GOP It's unclear how the GOP will bridge the gap between the two chambers' plans. Dwyer Gunn
Economics These Charts Show How the GOP’s Tax Reform Bill Will Spell Trouble for the Middle Class in the Long Run Republicans' tax reform legislation would give middle-class Americans a nice break, but only in the short term. Dwyer Gunn
Economics Here’s How the GOP Wants to Overhaul the Tax Code House Republican leaders unveiled their tax reform plan on Thursday. The opposition lobbying has already begun. Dwyer Gunn
News in Brief The Dangers of a Weakened President Even if no one—inside or outside of the federal government—takes Donald Trump seriously, he could still cause a great deal of damage. Seth Masket
News in Brief More Than Half of Republicans Would Support Postponing 2020 Election at Trump’s Request Elections have been held in the United States on schedule without exception throughout the nation's history. Kate Wheeling
News in Brief Search Warrant Shows FBI Raided GOP Representative’s Campaign Offices The search warrant was not yet supposed to be released, and was only made public this week due to an error. Jack Denton
News in Brief The Battle Over Conservatism It is not an exaggeration to say that conservatism is experiencing a civil war in the Trump era, with William F. Buckley on one side and Sean Hannity on the other. Seth Masket
News in Brief Party Nominations After Trump: This Could Be Just the Beginning of a New Age of Celebrity Candidates Interviews with political activists suggest they think it's time to reconsider just what sorts of candidates should be nominated for office. Seth Masket