This paradox — a fragile order upheld by instruments of chaos — raises pressing questions. Can the precarious equilibrium endure?
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Trump Administration Guts Program for Families Struggling to Pay Utility Bills
Federal funding for LIHEAP is approved by Congress and funneled through state programs which use the money to pay energy providers directly in order to help low-income families avoid shutoffs.
Federal funding for LIHEAP is approved by Congress and funneled through state programs which use the money to pay energy providers directly in order to help low-income families avoid shutoffs.
How Welfare Policy Affects Immigration Attitudes
Recent decades have brought about rising immigration, stringent economic constraints, and deepening welfare retrenchment.
Recent decades have brought about rising immigration, stringent economic constraints, and deepening welfare retrenchment.
Russia’s Changing Arctic Policy: From Economic Ambitions to Military Dominance
The Arctic is no longer an indiscoverable and frozen area but a strategic arena for global energy and trade.
The Arctic is no longer an indiscoverable and frozen area but a strategic arena for global energy and trade.
US Tariffs Aren’t About Money, They’re About Taking Control
US tax game then vs now.
US tax game then vs now.
The Politics of Eating: Why Facts and Social Norms Don’t Shift Diets
Governments the world over are striving for net-zero emissions, tackling obesity and malnutrition, and confronting the role of food systems as major polluters.
Governments the world over are striving for net-zero emissions, tackling obesity and malnutrition, and confronting the role of food systems as major polluters.
Do a Celebrity’s Political Views Really Matter?
The majority of Americans don’t want to know how their favorite celeb votes, according to new research.
The majority of Americans don’t want to know how their favorite celeb votes, according to new research.
The Biggest Lie of 75,000
“I will stop the war in one day.”
“I will stop the war in one day.”
Gulf of America: Rewriting the Rules of Public Discourse
Spreading disinformation is a tactic for populists in politics and autocrats in hybrid and cognitive warfare.
Spreading disinformation is a tactic for populists in politics and autocrats in hybrid and cognitive warfare.
What Native American Democracies Can Teach Modern Politics
Centuries before the U.S. Constitution, Native American nations had already mastered the balance of power through advanced democratic systems.
Centuries before the U.S. Constitution, Native American nations had already mastered the balance of power through advanced democratic systems.
I Co-Wrote Biden’s Antisemitism Strategy. Trump Is Making the Threat Worse
Going after colleges and universities risks putting Jews in greater peril — not less.
Going after colleges and universities risks putting Jews in greater peril — not less.
Minting Pennies, Legalities and Economics of Executive Authority
Does the U.S. president have the authority to halt penny production, or is congressional approval required under federal coinage laws?
Does the U.S. president have the authority to halt penny production, or is congressional approval required under federal coinage laws?
How to Monitor a New Ceasefire in Ukraine
Examining the experience of the monitors who observed the previous ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is essential in light of current discussions about ending the Russia-Ukraine War.
Examining the experience of the monitors who observed the previous ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is essential in light of current discussions about ending the Russia-Ukraine War.
Trump’s Tariff Tax Explained: How One Policy Is Shaking the Global Economy
Why Trump’s 2025 Tariff Tax Is Sending Shockwaves Through Trade, Markets, and Daily Life Around the Globe
Why Trump’s 2025 Tariff Tax Is Sending Shockwaves Through Trade, Markets, and Daily Life Around the Globe
Explaining the Trump Loyalty Cult Phenomenon
An idealistic sense of a radical mission is the essential feature, coupled with personal authority and extraordinary qualities that set the leader apart from ordinary folk.
An idealistic sense of a radical mission is the essential feature, coupled with personal authority and extraordinary qualities that set the leader apart from ordinary folk.
🌈 Sexism in Politics: A Barrier to Women’s Representation
Our recent study examines sexism during the June 2024 regional, federal, and European elections in Belgium.
Our recent study examines sexism during the June 2024 regional, federal, and European elections in Belgium.