Legislation sent to the governor allows more children to be locked up and for longer. It also requires new, previously unsuccessful treatment options to be funded.
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Synthetic Dissidents: How AI Protects Dissent Under Repression
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved to the foreground of political communication.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved to the foreground of political communication.
In an Age of Distrust, Ordinary Voters Are Rewriting the Rules of Democracy
The question is no longer only who wins and loses elections, but whether people believe the system belongs to them at all.
The question is no longer only who wins and loses elections, but whether people believe the system belongs to them at all.
Transatlantic TikTok Propaganda and the End of Localised Populism
In January 2026, the UK Home Office launched @SecureBordersUK on TikTok.
In January 2026, the UK Home Office launched @SecureBordersUK on TikTok.
🎈 How Public Consultations Can Spark Local Innovation
Local governance consultation mechanisms remain weakly connected to decision-making. Citizens are rarely invited to co-decide
Local governance consultation mechanisms remain weakly connected to decision-making. Citizens are rarely invited to co-decide
45 Degrees North: Voting While Female
In this era of performative politics, it’s hard to know which legislative actions are credible threats and which are useful distractions. So let’s be clear: This is one threat to act on now, while there’s time to acquire needed documents.
In this era of performative politics, it’s hard to know which legislative actions are credible threats and which are useful distractions. So let’s be clear: This is one threat to act on now, while there’s time to acquire needed documents.
It’s Not Finance, It’s Your Pensions
Why do some countries have vast financial markets while others do not?
Why do some countries have vast financial markets while others do not?
To Become a True Arctic Power, the US Should Follow the EU’s Example
What many brushed off as a clumsy, offhand remark in 2019 has now turned serious.
What many brushed off as a clumsy, offhand remark in 2019 has now turned serious.
Greenland Is a Test of US Power – And Trump Is Failing It
American power stands on a paradox that many policymakers have forgotten. The US is not powerful despite its alliances.
American power stands on a paradox that many policymakers have forgotten. The US is not powerful despite its alliances.
Epstein Tracked #Metoo Fallout and Advised Accused Men Behind the Scenes
New files released by the Justice Department show Jeffrey Epstein joking about being in a "pariahs club" and discussing the fate of powerful men who had been accused of wrongdoing.
New files released by the Justice Department show Jeffrey Epstein joking about being in a “pariahs club” and discussing the fate of powerful men who had been accused of wrongdoing.
☢️ Nuclear Euphemisms: How ‘Deterrence’ Masks Escalation
Analysis has long shown that such shifts may signal attempts by politicians to influence public discourse to further their own agendas.
Analysis has long shown that such shifts may signal attempts by politicians to influence public discourse to further their own agendas.
Kansas Republicans Want Citizenship Status Listed on Driver’s Licenses
Supporters say the proposal would reduce noncitizen voting, even though that is very rare. One study says it happens 0.0001% of the time.
Supporters say the proposal would reduce noncitizen voting, even though that is very rare. One study says it happens 0.0001% of the time.
Politics Isn’t Worth Ending Relationships Over, but Morality Is.
This kind of inhumanity demands a response that affirms our humanity.
This kind of inhumanity demands a response that affirms our humanity.
Trump Says People Will ‘Find Out’ How Far He’s Willing to Go to Acquire Greenland
Trump’s insistence that the United States gain control of the Arctic island from Denmark came just hours before he was set to travel to Davos, Switzerland, to meet with other world leaders at the World Economic Forum.
Trump’s insistence that the United States gain control of the Arctic island from Denmark came just hours before he was set to travel to Davos, Switzerland, to meet with other world leaders at the World Economic Forum.
Why We Need to Rethink What We Know About Public Views on Immigration
Public debate is quick to conclude that many people harbour entrenched false beliefs about immigration.
Public debate is quick to conclude that many people harbour entrenched false beliefs about immigration.
One Year of Donald Trump: Alarms Sound Over Relentless Expansion of Presidential Powers
Historians, political scientists and legal experts have sounded the alarm, with some saying the United States has reached authoritarianism, even as Trump has shown no signs of slowing down.
Historians, political scientists and legal experts have sounded the alarm, with some saying the United States has reached authoritarianism, even as Trump has shown no signs of slowing down.