At The Chronicle of Higher Education, “journalistic standards” are of the double kind. And incivility is a firing offense — unless you’re criticizing a conservative, in which case nasty smears are all the rage

Obama's decision to campaign -- er, conduct official business -- on university campuses last week was not surprising. According to exit polls, there was no surge of young voters in 2008.

Is it panic time at Obama headquarters in Chicago? You might get that impression from watching events -- and the polls -- over the past few weeks.

This is the season of generational twaddle. At graduation ceremonies across the country, politicians, authors, actors, and businessmen take to the stage to tell young people they are fantastic simply because they are young. This year, the ritual is more pathetic than usual because there’s a presidential election in the offing.

After the completion of the 2000 presidential race, Americans were left with many questions concerning the Electoral College. How are disputed presidential elections resolved? Why do we have an electoral college? Is the Electoral College still necessary? The latest edition of After the People Vote: A Guide to...

The new edition of this popular guide provides a short history of contested elections, including a fresh essay on the 2000 election.

The new edition of this popular guideexamines how the electoral college and postelection processes work andincludes a short history ofcontested elections.

With the threat of a veto hanging over its head, the National Defense Authorization bill heads to the House floor today for debate. Among the provisions are several dealing with the question of a nuclear weapons armed Iran, and what the United States should do to avert a crisis, prepare to handle the threat, or eliminate the threat altogether.