Two trucks are driving at each other on a collision course. Each driver knows they are on the right path, and neither is willing to deviate because this is their path—they know they are right. This ...

President Donald Trump's address to Congress on March 4 was one of many examples of how political leaders of both parties no longer model civil discourse. The acrimony on both sides made clear just ...

In the 2024 presidential debate between former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, it became clear that political discourse in America had fully merged with internet culture. Within ...

In an era of American history in which people are increasingly reluctant to hear others’ viewpoints — and in which members of different political parties often vilify each other — two political ...

One of the distinctive features of the United States as a polity is the outsize role that think tanks, foundations, philanthropists, nonprofits and advocacy groups play in shaping political discourse ...

This article is featured in the 2024 Freshman special issue. Between the regular Town meetings, historical first-in-the-nation primary and the country’s second-largest legislature — trailing only the ...

The University of Alabama System is committed to the First Amendment Rights of free speech and expression for all members of the System community. As a public institution of higher education, UAB ...

“He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas” is an old-time idiom delineating cause and effect. A lot has been ascribed to the deteriorating state of our mental health locally, but few dare ...

In the Republican National Committee's (RNC) statement censuring Republican Representatives Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the RNC referred to the January 6 Capitol riots as ...

Happy Friday, and welcome to another roundup of the week’s news about the judiciary. This week, the group Speak Up for Justice held another remote event for lawyers about the rule of law, where former ...