The Politic Blog

While Kristof’s op-ed is motivated by a genuine and indeed important concern about the inaccessibility of research in academic disciplines, it nonetheless makes vast and misleading generalizations.

Unfortunately, Ukraine was not the only violent place in the world this week: Venezuela is also being torn apart by a political conflict

It seems logical that after serving their sentence, felons should reassume voting rights, as their punishment has been served and they must reenter and engage with their communities.

Even when their favorite sports star is not being accused, women who have been raped are often probed with unnecessary questions

The use of the catch-all phrase “frontrunner” obfuscates real differences between Ms. Clinton’s standing in 2008 and 2016.

Scotland might leave its family estate and walk bravely into the unknown, hoping that the costs of its rebellious self-confidence will not outgrow the benefits of its independence.

We live today in a political world that is wracked with indecision, filibusters, and delaying tactics. It can be boring. But House of Cards flips that on its head

Despite the sanitized view of race relations evident in Thomas’s statement, these discussions haven’t impeded equality, justice, and social progress.