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Fielding candidates in unfavorable districts might seem like a waste of precious resources to a party—and most of the time, it is—but it's also a responsibility.

Crimes targeting black and transgender Americans persist, but they are under-reported and under-recorded.

Having a decent number of staffers available gives state legislators a better ability to make competent, independent decisions and to resist the influence of other actors.

An experiment suggests that some measure of selfishness is the default, and being fair takes self-control and mental effort.

The urban environment functions as more than just a setting. It also gives meaning to demonstrations, like the one happening in Paris.

Mistrust and resentment may make arrestees more violent once they’re in prison.

Getting into the United States is harder for Latin American immigrants, a new study finds.

The recent Colorado race raises questions about how Bannock Street Project tactics could hold up in future contests.

Buying a cheap car for your kid can have dangerous repercussions.

Research shows that we're pretty bad at following through.

According to a study released in November, body cameras can help drastically reduce levels of violence by—and against—cops.

The quest to localize fresh food is as much an anti-big-ag endeavor as it is an anti-regulatory one.

This whole Sony hack should teach us, above all else, a lesson on password security.

But almost none of them actually use apps to help manage their diabetes.

American cities often try to mimic their more economically successful counterparts. A new study suggests that it's time to stop.

Is there something to the idea that a politician who no longer faces re-election is free to pursue new policy solutions without needing to kowtow to special interests?

A new study shows that texting while driving becomes even more dangerous with age.

But all that solo Call of Duty has.

New research says offices that encourage talk of religion actually make for happier workplaces.

Vanderbilt University’s Jonathan Metzl and Kenneth MacLeish address our anxieties and correct our assumptions.

Bootleg cigarette sales could be leading Canadian teens to more serious drugs, a recent study finds.

This was the year the job broke, the year we accepted a re-interpretation of its fundamental bargain and bought in to the push to get us to all work for ourselves rather than each other.

That old myth of home field bias isn’t a myth at all; it’s a statistical fact.

And this is the most exciting part.