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Likely win in Thuringia and second place in Saxony highlight how eastern voters are asserting their own political identity

In his new book, the eminent law professor points to a source of growing disunion – the constitution itself

Sure, expanding the Supreme Court would help — but limiting its powers is even more important

Supreme Court justices should get term limits and an enforceable standard of ethics requiring recusal in conflicts of interest.

But it hasn't ended: Almost immediately after her first interview, there were calls for a press conference

Sudan’s war has been raging since April 2023. The country was on a bumpy road to democracy after mass uprisings in 2019 ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir. This all came to a halt when troops from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force, attacked a military airstrip in the…

Paramount Plus' September schedule features a multitude of genres spanning decades of cinema. Here's everything new in September 2024.

The president’s refusal to appoint a new PM from the left displays breathtaking arrogance – and undermines our democracy, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The forthcoming Cato Supreme Court Review article is now available on SSRN. It critiques the Supreme Court's decision in the Trump Section 3 disqualification case.

Tunisian President Kais Saied is standing for a second term in an election set for October 6. Accused of authoritarianism by the opposition, the incumbent is maintaining an iron grip on the country’s political life, which has seen arrests of potential candidates and the recent replacement of 19 ministers. FRANCE…

Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election not only failed, but some of them also rested on a misreading of the U.S. Constitution, as our new analysis argues. The relevant constitutional provision dates back to just after the Civil War, and contemporaries recognized it as…