Three separate controversies involving leaked text messages from private online group chats have rocked US political circles ...

By Tim Reid and Bianca Flowers WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three separate controversies involving leaked text messages from private ...

Two: Blame Trump. He destroyed norms and mainstreamed vulgarity and violent rhetoric. And since he’s been the dominant ...

Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, concluded a marathon speech on the Senate floor Wednesday evening after 22 hours ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) concluded his marathon speech on Wednesday afternoon, having held the floor for 22 hours and 39 ...

Deidre Henderson said the Utah Legislature does a good job of putting principle over policy. Dignity Index co-founder Tim ...

Debate is raging across Europe over whether governments have overreached in restricting hate speech, but criticism from ...

Trump’s complete turnabout on speech is indicative of the contradictions and ironies in the bedrock principle of the American ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The assassination in September 2025 of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has heightened attention on the relationship between political rhetoric and political violence. Even before ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gregory P. Magarian, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) The ...

A Florida man was visited by two armed police officers after sending a postcard to the state's CFO. The postcard, which read "YOU LACK VALUES," was considered an act of political expression by the ...