An opinion writer draws parallels between "Lord of the Flies," the Founding Fathers and today’s political climate, arguing ...

Yale's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques and NYU's Gary Marcus offer a method for separating necessary AI regulation from legislative noise.

In Federalist 51, James Madison recognized the “great difficulty” of self-governance: “[Y]ou must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself ...

The Ducks scored touchdowns on their first five drives. Tom Hauck / Getty Images EUGENE, Ore. — In the afterglow of a 46-yard touchdown pass to Oregon receiver Malik Benson, who was wide open after ...

Discussions of open-records laws and government transparency often sound like they’re born of the digital age. But the philosophical roots of “sunshine laws” run far deeper — straight back to the ...

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, debates about religious freedom continue to occupy the center of American public life. Since taking office for a ...

Today, we celebrate the birthday of President James Madison—the Father of our Constitution and intellectual architect of the American Founding, whose wisdom and commitment to the common good breathed ...

(The Conversation) — The early correspondence of James Madison – who went on to become the fourth U.S president and played a key role in the drafting of the Constitution and Bill of Rights – wrestles ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Johns Hopkins University (THE CONVERSATION) Private companies are ...