A new study in Public Opinion Quarterly shows that moral arguments appealing to care and fairness can persuade both liberals and conservatives in the United States. By contrast, arguments grounded in ...

Ever had a song stuck in your head long after the music stopped? Or found yourself replaying an argument—what you said, what you wish you had said, or how it might unfold next time? These mental loops ...

Nearly a quarter-century ago, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge in Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Federal Republican Campaign Committee to the constitutionality of limits on the amount ...

Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making ...

The Supreme Court has heard oral argument in a case to determine whether the Trump administration’s sweeping tariff regime, imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), is ...

As local anxiety builds, Illinois officials say the deployment of Guard troops violates state sovereignty, while the White House says the troops’ presence is needed. By Mitch Smith Reporting from ...

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Texas – After eight days of testimony, both sides delivered closing arguments on Wednesday in Sarah Hartsfield’s insulin murder trial, leaving the Chambers County jury of 12 to decide ...

Formal logic helps us build and evaluate rational arguments, which helps us to test claims, explain our reasoning, and keep discussions clear. The first step in learning formal logic is learning about ...

On the face of it, George and Josh Kohler are just like any other father and son duo — only these two men are on an extraordinary mission. Having set off from home in the east of England in March this ...

Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk, who is from Turkey, talks to reporters in Boston on May 10, 2025, a day after she was released from a Louisiana immigration detention center on the orders of a ...