Contrary to predictions President Obama has rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline across the United States-Canada border.

When the Supreme Court invalidated same-sex marriage bans in June, the Justices acknowledged they had the kids in mind.

The recent revelations that Volkswagen rigged in-vehicle software to defeat emissions tests are but the latest example of efforts to evade regulations that protect human health and the environment.

Peter Krapp, University of California, Irvine Why would anyone use their official work or school email address to register for a website that promises to facilitate extramarital affairs? Reports indicate that there are 74,468 unique “.edu” email addresses in the recently hacked user database of AshleyMadison.com. Might we not expect …

The Katrina experience has much to teach us about the ways in which disaster relief programs interact with poverty and social welfare programs.

Democratic parties in four states have recently removed the names of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson from their annual fundraising dinners, a move now under consideration in at least five other states.