Politics

What can D.C.'s history tell us about its future prospects for inclusion and its hopes for political representation?

Foreign affairs predicaments like this highlight the difficulty in assessing the trade-offs between incomparable values in situations of uncertainty.

Is identity politics threatening to further fracture our fragile bonds or is it the path to reconciliation?

The ongoing debate over Montanelli's legacy reminds us of the impossibility in fully capturing the complexity of another's life.

What obligations might news organizations have to the public in regards to choosing which opinions are fit to print?

Statistics have long been manipulated and misrepresented. Numbers rarely speak for themselves, and (intentionally or not) we don't speak well for them.

Government's claim to be the last word on free speech raises a number of legal and philosophical challenges.

How can we balance deference to experts with the need for inclusive political discourse?

The Trump administration has redefined the role of the federal government and our understanding of who it operates on behalf of and what kinds of collective interests it pursues.

The ambiguity in the Surgeon General's remarks communicates a troubling message further complicated by the public position from which it was delivered.

A number of Congress members stand accused of insider trading and disaster profiteering, but do we have the tools to hold them accountable?

Do news outlets have a responsibility to relay White House briefings in full or has analysis and commentary become essential to communicating the facts?

When it comes to government benefits (like the COVID-19 relief package) what does a fair distribution look like?

The current pandemic is but another opportunity to observe the perennial conflict between private interest and public good.

The idea of "party raiding" raises interesting questions not only about our motivations at the ballot booth, but also the way we go about preference ordering.

Do we, as voters, have an obligation to be informed? Where could such a duty come from? Who might we owe it to?

Self-funding one's political campaign seems like a noble endeavor, but it also raises a host of concerns.

How should we understand the politics behind Trump's designation of "beauty"? What is at stake in the architectural design of federal buildings?

How precise are our meanings and how precise is our usage? We use terms like "social construct" and "socialist," but can intend very different things by them.

What makes the US Senate the proper place to judge impeachment? Does the "world's greatest deliberative body" still deserve it's name?