Jesus would have protected his flock from the coronavirus

Why masks are a religious issue

Are masks a religious matter, or is religion being used to suit people’s political agendas? A scholar of Christian conservatism and culture argues both can be true.

Vaccine mandates vs. religious beliefs: The legal arguments for the upcoming coronavirus lawsuits

A public health lawyer and ethicist explores the thorny issue of whether requiring people to be vaccinated against COVID-19 might be necessary. And if so, can people object citing their faith?

Black people have been waiting too long for equal protection under the law

When police stop Black men, the effects reach into their homes and families

As the country reels from a series of killings of Black men by the police, two scholars report that their research shows that stops by police of Black men can hurt their families.

George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery deaths: Racism causes life-threatening conditions for black men every day

Police killings of black men gain widespread attention, but black men's life-and-death issues are ignored on a daily basis, a physician who studies health gaps explains.

Society turned to prejudice to justify exploiting French-Canadian children as labor

Have we forgotten the true meaning of Labor Day?

The holiday began as a strike against excessive workweeks but now bears little resemblance to its worker-centric origins, even as the founders' gains are slowly lost.

Political forecast models aren’t necessarily more accurate than polls – or the weather

Can political prediction models pick the election winner better than the polls, the weather or Washington's football team?

Stop bashing polls and learn how to read them

In defense of our obsession with horse-race politics.