A one-credit political science course explores the ideas of 1776 and their lasting influence, drawing engagement from students and alumni.

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Iran is often grouped with Arab nations, but it is not an Arab country. Its people are largely Persian, its language is Farsi, and its history stretches back to ancient empires long before Islam. Here ...

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What the defeat of the Lapua Movement in the 1940s can teach the US today.

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Here’s what you need to know about the Republican-backed voting reform bill.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has ruled out talking, sending a clear message that the remaining leadership in Iran is prepared to fight, rather than take instructions from Washington.

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After five decades hosting radio phone-ins and debates, Nicky Campbell reflects on the state of public debate ...

Like it or not, we “vote” with our dollars. Here's how to make sense of a challenging economy and a deeply fraught political environment.