Can “At-Large” Districts Push Extremists Out of Congress?

It’s not a silver bullet, but it’s one way to reduce polarization.

After the “Politically Motivated” Minnesota Shootings, A Grim Reality for Politicians, Judges

The alleged Minnesota assassin, said to be a Trump voter, renews speculation on what forces propel zealots to take up arms.

A scholar who studies white nationalism shares his data and insights on America in the age of January 6 and the Trump indictment.

How a group of conspiratorial far-right business tycoons in the 1950s and ‘60s helped lay the groundwork for the MAGA movement decades later.

A new report makes a nuanced case for what post-secondary graduates need to get ahead.

by Bruno V. Manno

Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.

by Bruno V. Manno

High costs, political attacks take a toll as fewer students come, top scholars leave.

by Jon Marcus

New survey data suggests that more Americans might see the value of a degree if schools simplified their pricing systems.

by Michael T. Nietzel