S cholars and observers have long noted that the academy leans leftward. In the 1970s, the sociologist and political scientist Seymour Martin Lipset conducted a survey of professors and found that ...

George Mason University professor emeritus writes that state Supreme Court case will determine constitutional balance of power Governors appoint university boards, but the General Assembly must ...

FILE - A person holds a copy of the Constitution of the United States of America and Declaration of Independence at a May Day rally for the Rule of Law, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, ...

Amid a looming administration showdown with the Supreme Court over the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, Americans should remember that litigation on ...

The Founding Fathers presumed that the legislature and courts would keep an authoritarian leader in check. Were they right?

The Kansas Legislature passed 116 bills in 2025, a productive session marked by a shift in power dynamics. While bipartisan cooperation was evident, a record 14 vetoes by Gov. Laura Kelly were ...

ATLANTA (AP) — It’s what one historian calls an “elaborate, clunky machine,” one that’s been fundamental to American democracy for more than two centuries. The principle of “checks and balances” is ...

A person holds a copy of the Constitution of the United States of America and Declaration of Independence at a May Day rally for the Rule of Law May 1 in New York. ATLANTA — It’s what one historian ...