government

U.S. Supreme Court justices receive lifetime appointments to the bench, but many wonder if indefinite terms do more harm to our legal system than good.

Ranking the world’s most corrupt nations for 2018.

Have you been feeling like democracy is in trouble lately? According to this report, you’re right. 

“Anarchy” is often used as a synonym for chaos. Does the historical record match up with that? 

An Ivy League education without the Ivy League price tag. 

A new study finds a link between a desire for uniqueness and a willingness to believe in conspiracy theories.

For our future’s sake, let’s demand government funding for ‘little science’, says Hertz fellow Avideh Zakhor.

What if the vision wasn’t just to have politicians who are science literate, but actual scientists running the joint – would it be any better than it is now?

A new nonprofit organization aims to elect more scientists to the U.S government.

With President Trump appointing officials who want to abolish the departments they hope to lead, one might ask, “What is the rationale for this?”. Milton Friedman offers us an answer. 

Peel off your tin-foil hat like a Hershey’s Kiss, because Bill Nye has a reality check for the alien conspiracy theorists out there.

Neil deGrasse Tyson proposed an ideal form of government and caused a viral debate.