Sociology
Texas prosecutors are calling a teenage shooting spree ‘terrorism’ – the case could reshape American criminal law
When does a shooting become terrorism? A Texas case could help define the answer.
How public celebrations quietly remake what it means to be American
From a synagogue’s 5K to Appalachia’s Hillbilly Days, shared celebrations pull strangers together.
US violent crime is at its lowest in more than a century – but the funding that helped reduce it is disappearing
A historic drop in violent crime, including the murder rate, is at risk after the cancellation of federal funding for programs that helped make the decline possible.