How politicians decide who pays taxes, and how much they pay.

How the government visits every American home, and how and why we pay for it.

To kick off Civic Learning Week, we see how students are (and aren't) being civically prepared.

Meet your president's Cabinet!

Meet your president's Cabinet.

Ariel Lawhon discusses the real-life early American midwife at the center of her novel The Frozen River.

What would happen if the press couldn't tell the truth?

The White House counsel, the Department of Justice, and the unprecedented appointments and moves being made by the Trump administration

You keep using that word...

When a president makes law all by themselves. With some help.

Cities and towns all over the country add fluoride to their water supply. That wasn't always the case, and the... more

A slew of executive orders and promises kept.

Not many people have ever heard of Wong Kim Ark and the landmark Supreme Court decision that decided both his... more

Dismantling the Department of Ed? It's been tried before.

What should we expect from his second term when it comes to the environment?

How do we mourn our presidents? We break down the history and mystery of presidential funerals.

In our latest edition of Holiday Trivia, a rundown of some of the quirky food, drinks, and celebratory ephemera at... more

What they are, who pays them, and how they might affect our lives.

What happens when the people have no power?