One of the thorniest problems in the history of American sports concerned which organization governed amateur athletics: the AAU or the NCAA. The conflict spanned over 50 years and repeatedly threatened the United States’ participation in the Olympic Games. The U.S. government finally resolved the issue in 1978 with the passage of the Amateur Athletics Act..

The five things everyone should know about the U.S. Congress.

This article examines the nearly 3,000 bills and resolutions on sports introduced in Congress from 1972 to 2022. There are a number of Constitutional provisions that allow Congress to regulate athletics. But while Congress introduces a lot of sports bills, very few become public law.

I propose a new way to see if Americans are growing further apart in their foreign policy preferences. No surprise: they are.

Has Trump turned the Republican Party into trade protectionists? Not quite.

Do “elites” and the American public have different opinions on foreign policy? An interactive chart allows you to see for yourself.

Is TikTok spying on you? Young people say, “Who cares?”

Take an interactive ride through American history and watch as political moderates disappear from the United States Congress.

Politics-as-branding.

Why we should listen to political scientists (and other experts). Or maybe just listen to me

If you think you’re participating in a selection process when you vote, think again. Voting is about expression and there is no such thing as a “wasted vote.”

Campaign donations don’t buy votes and lobbyists are usually honest. No, really.

We don’t really know what we’re talking about on most issues. But don’t worry: accepting that fact is the key to good thinking.