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This recent descent of the Republic into the present abyss will force us to question whether fundamental structures of our political system—structures designed to avoid this very outcome—have failed the test of time and need to be revised and reformed.
Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón, who is also Columbia Law School graduate, has traveled the path from humble beginnings in the Dominican Republic to the upper echelons of diplomatic service.
A SIPA professor reflects on everything from watching the migration of humpback whales to online teaching for students whose locations span 15 time zones.
Biden has gambled by forgoing face-to-face organizing due to the pandemic, relying instead on a virtual campaign to get out the vote. Our new study suggests his gamble will pay off.
A Columbia security expert explains why he has confidence in the voting system.
How will our wildly varied 50-state system of ballot collecting and counting impact when we find out the election results?
If the government won’t regulate funding and source disclosures, then tech companies should volunteer the information.
As part of an ongoing series, Columbia scholars Christopher L. Brown, Eric Foner, Stephanie McCurry, and Bailey Yellen, discuss the Black Lives Matter movement.
Alexander Cooley's Exit from Hegemony examines the US international system from the end of World War II to President Donald Trump.
The ruling highlights a growing trend among the justices in which religious liberty supersedes other rights.
Awards for literary excellence in the writing of history were given to Robert Colby, Charles King and Frances FitzGerald, who received the inaugural Tony Horwitz Prize.
Frank Guridy, Wilmot James, and Charles V. Hamilton share their perspectives on the anti-Black violence that has led an angry public to protest.