Newly released video disputes police claims about a black social worker’s violent arrest earlier this year while talking to a 911 dispatcher during a traffic stop in Houston. A police officer pulled over Earledreka White in March for...

It has been said that it’s Mo Farah’s distinctive running technique that has allowed him to become Britain’s greatest ever runner. And given his success in the London 2012 Olympics, there are high hopes for Rio when he will again be competing in...

As we watch Bernie Sanders’ supporters struggling to come to terms with the nomination of Hillary Clinton, it makes sense to ask why leftists are involved in the Democratic Party in the first place. It started in 1934 when Upton Sinclair, author...

Observing a pianist at a recital – converting musical notations into precisely timed finger movements on a piano – can be a powerful emotional experience. As a researcher of neuroscience and a pianist myself, I understand that the mastering of...

Supporters of Donald Trump’s campaign have recently employed an unorthodox tactic to secure additional votes in Pennsylvania and Ohio – forming a super PAC to mobilize Amish voters. The aptly named Amish PAC has already purchased billboard and...

In June, California utility Pacific Gas and Electric announced plans for phasing out its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, located on the central California coast. If the current timetable holds, late summer 2025 will see the first time in over...

Stephen Colbert brought back Timmy, the schoolyard bully, on Wednesday night’s “Late Show” to explain Republican nominee Donald Trump’s latest decision to attack the Republican Party. “That guy is way too childish...

In 1993, Denis Leary graced us with his famous song “Asshole,” where he mocks handicapped people and promises to destroy the environment while “wiping [his] mouth on the American flag.” Since it came out the same year as...

According to new data, supporters of Donald Trump prefer to get their news from television and enjoy watching crime dramas. These findings might sound insignificant. But they actually offer insight into Trump’s rise. As a presidential candidate,...

In the past two weeks, judges have ruled against voter-ID laws and other limits on voting in five states. As Donald Trump enmeshed himself in a bitter fight with the parents of an American Muslim military hero — and Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell...

So how exactly are Trump loyalists psychologically or neurologically different from everyone else? What is going on in their brains that makes them so blindly devoted?