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David Maywald on the female wage premium, the rites of passage boys no longer have, and why the science on sex differences keeps losing to ideology.
Increasingly, sociologists are expected to avoid research questions and theories that involve the role of culture in shaping societal inequalities.
The upcoming Dune installment got me thinking about the burden of following two great films.
The basic issue is not whether the Iranian economy is sinking into the abyss - it certainly is - but whether the regime will collapse
The prospect that the kingdom could enrich uranium has drawn opposition from Democrats and revived concerns about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state will sue again after the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling allowed Trump's mail-in voting restrictions.
Ms. Graham, who is temporarily filling the seat long held by her late brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, prevailed in a runoff and will be heavily favored in November.
The Republican gay rights group has decided to no longer focus on transgender issues.
The GOP needs to show that the party hasn’t lost its conscience. Candidates need to educate America about the realities of blue-state abortion policy.
President Trump went all in for Senator Darline Graham in a primary runoff on Tuesday. It worked, preserving his undefeated streak in Republican Senate primaries this year.
Gary, Indiana went dark for two weeks after a storm. Activists blamed
Mr. Drummond, the state attorney general, faces an opponent backed by President Trump and Gov. Kevin Stitt. The campaign has highlighted his independent streak.
There is a rather large difference between the banned books promoted by celebrities and genuinely transgressive and provocative writing.
Trump ordered American flags lowered nationwide for one week in honor of Dolly Parton, calling her death "a true loss for millions of people."
Frank LaRose vows to appeal after a Clinton-appointed judge blocked Ohio's voter registration citizenship proof law, citing federal conflicts.
On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the Trump administration's planned "economic D-Day" for Iran: a patient campaign to financially strangle the regime in Tehran.
The president cited his tariff fight in a social media post, saying the United States doesn’t expect to be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.”
During a meeting with tech leaders at the White House last week, President Donald Trump championed the rapid construction of artificial intelligence data centers across the U.S. as political common sense.
The disgraced academic was a pathological liar and lifelong con artist whose misdeeds were covered up for years by self-serving academic administrators. Exposing this kind of rot in elite institutions is our job.
The trip came as Ukrainian forces have stepped up attacks deep inside Russia, including in the capital.
The ruling is not the final word in a fast-moving legal fight over the administration’s efforts to change voting rules before the midterms.
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
The 11th Circuit said Georgia’s 2021 redistricting maps must be reevaluated under the Supreme Court’s newly clarified racial-discrimination standard.
UNICEF’s recent findings show that the famine allegation was a flimsy lie.
A new exhibition curated by Lars von Trier provides a fascinating look at who and what has influenced one of the world’s most prodigiously gifted and provocative filmmakers.
In many Democratic-controlled states, officials have weakened or repealed commonsense pro-life laws.
Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at 80, built a career on refusing to take political sides despite repeated pressure involving Trump and Clinton.
Republicans had hoped that a Supreme Court decision allowing party committees to coordinate with candidates would also entitle them to lower ad rates. On Tuesday, an appeals court said otherwise.
Ms. Graham is currently serving out the term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham. She has argued that her lack of political experience is a strength.
The action targets Rep. Richard Hudson, chair of House Republicans’ campaign arm. Rules bar lawmakers from using recordings of official proceedings for campaigns.
Election experts say confusion, rather than actual changes to law, will be the main hindrance to voter participation in November.
Dolly Parton was one of those rare celebrities who are truly worthy of admiration.
More than a dozen New York sheriffs are suing state officials over a new state law that prohibits law enforcement from cooperating with ICE.
Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.
Why the new American left should take up the quest for peace if the Democratic Party wins control of Congress this November, and of the presidency in 2028.
The vice president thinks the dollar’s global status is a curse.
The jokes we told in a Venezuelan prison.
Everton Blair Jr. will serve until January in the seat long held by Mr. Scott, who died in April. Mr. Blair is not competing in the general election for the next full term in the deep-blue district.
Mike Mazzei secured Trump's endorsement and defeated Gentner Drummond in Oklahoma's GOP governor runoff, promising to eliminate the state's income tax.
A video aired on Iranian state media depicts locations tied to Barron Trump and offers a suggested $10 million reward for his exact location.
Marcye Scott fell short against former Gwinnett County school board chairman Everton Blair in her bid to finish the final months of her late father’s House term after leading the first round of voting.
Trump's deficits and ballooning U.S. debt are rattling the bond market. Clinton's approach to budget surpluses offer a blueprint.
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democr…
Tucker Carlson, the one-time king of American cable news-turned-conspiracist podcaster, made waves this month by releasing a 10-point vision for America that bears suspicious resemblance to a presidential campaign platform.
The Trump administration gave its own explanation for why sanctions against Tehran won't work.
The president's latest construction project involves changing the lawn's slope to bring it flush with his new helipad.
N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas defeated Jim Priest in the runoff race for the Democratic Senate nomination in Oklahoma.
A Seattle man allegedly told authorities he planned to surveil Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson's mansion and harm anyone standing in his way inside.
Mr. Norman, a five-term congressman, is a hard-line conservative running against the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
The White House took unusual steps to conceal John Ratcliffe’s itinerary, and no one in the administration is commenting on the trip for the record.
The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marria…
Critics argue that liberalism has not delivered broad-based prosperity.
Foreign ambassadors were promised free food and drinks, misting fans and shaded seats during the event. Then some of them were uninvited.
Fund manager Geoff Wilson tells Claire Lehmann that Labor’s new capital gains tax will drive Australian capital out of growth companies and into franked dividends—and push a generation of founders offshore.
Ohio’s law requiring proof of citizenship at Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ offices conflicts with the federal National Voter Registration Act, the court said.
Twenty-four centuries ago, Xenophon and his 10,000-man Greek army found themselves trapped at the heart of the Persian Empire. Their amazing escape, described in a new book by Robert L. O’Connell, is a tale for the ages.
The rise, fall, and rise again of one of the 20th century’s most important journalists.
The tech titan last year had offered voters a chance at a $1 million prize.
‘Managing’ prices, to use a euphemism, is to suppress valuable information — and it is all too likely to end in a shambles.
We've been telling women for decades that motherhood is one of the worst things that can happen to them. So is it any surprise that so many moms now see child-killing mom Lindsay Clancy as a martyr?
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The footage, reportedly released by media linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, claimed a $10 million bounty had been placed on the president’s youngest son.
President Donald Trump's endorsement and an $800,000 MAGA Inc. blitz helped Darline Graham defeat Ralph Norman in the South Carolina Senate runoff.
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It will be interesting to see whether the residents of S.C. decide to look past Trump’s endorsement in this race.
A preliminary Supreme Court ruling could leave voters confused about casting ballots by mail, even as President Trump’s executive order is being litigated in the lower courts, experts said.
The knowledge and infrastructure needed to engineer a pandemic pathogen, once confined to a handful of elite military and civilian research institutions, are quietly becoming more accessible.
Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics.
President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts.
The former state senator, who was endorsed by President Trump, spent millions of dollars of his own money on the race.
The threat of higher prices for gas, cars, hockey sticks and more gave fresh life to Democratic arguments that the president is destabilizing the economy.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The great and iconic Dolly Parton passed away Tuesday at the age of 80, leaving behind a legacy of music that feels impossible to summarize.
After the Supreme Court's ruling on Monday, where do things stand in the lawsuits over President Donald Trump's attempt to limit who can cast ballots by mail?
Sen. Darline Graham won the GOP Senate runoff in South Carolina on Tuesday night, CBS News projects, defeating Rep. Ralph Norman in the special primary to replace Graham's late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the ballot.
The vision of a France that isn’t afraid of AC, where people don’t fear a social penalty for installing it, is a healthy development.
Israeli governments have never decided what to do with the West Bank—so the settlers have begun deciding for them.
On behalf of a grateful nation.
It's striking that a Republican vice president would invoke Long when discussing the Trump administration's efforts to help working-class Americans.