Large majorities in eight Western European countries surveyed by Pew Research Center late last year trust the military, ranging from 84% France to 66% Spain. ..…

The highly religious typology groups Sunday Stalwarts, God-and-Country Believers and Diversely Devout tend to have positive views of churches and other religious institutions. ..…

While majority of Americans say in this country is working well, about six-in-ten say significant changes to the fundamental design and structure of government are needed to make it work for current times 38% say the design and structure of government serves the country well and does not need significant..…

me2Research interests politics, economics, government, democracy, history.. ..…

The stranglehold, of support for Israel's increasingly right-wing policies towards Palestinian people, and of Zionism, is slipping in American Jewish community, especially when you look at younger generations of American Jews like you and I.. ..…

Peter Kuznick, Professor of History and Director, Nuclear Studies Institute, American University . ..…

July 9, 2014 Justin Akers Chacón, author of No One is Illegal Fighting Racism and State Violence on U.S.- Mexico Border, explains the background to the surge of young migrants... ..…

U.S ruling class is divided on some issues, they are united on one thing the need to reform the school system.. ..…

Press TV has talked to Michael Lane, president of American Institute for Foreign Policy, former US diplomat, to discuss the importance of this victory.. ..…

Medical malpractice laws Iowa, would be nullified under Congress that could be voted on this week. . ..…

Critics say that decision would enrich giant telecommunications companies and put them in charge of what people see, and do not see, on Internet. . ..…

The conservative justices questions suggested that they felt the grants discriminated against churches, and even Justice Kagan seemed sympathetic to that line of reasoning. this is clear burden on constitutional right in other words, because people of certain religious status being prevented from competing in..…

Syrian forces are in full control of the city of Aleppo, nearly three weeks after Damascus and its allies launched major offensive to recapture the militant-held part of the city. ..…

Afro- German girl Nazi Germany images of Jews, Roma, the disabled, political dissidents, European prisoners of war and others come to mind.  Black people do not come to mind, except they did exist, as their story is forgotten.. ..…

Frum's Atlantic piece on Taunton book is the most detailed one I've read about the affair, and it is devastating to Taunton's already-rickety case.. ..…

Valeo fight also helped inspire Ed Crane, former chairman of Libertarian Party, to create equivalent to the predominant think tanks of the day — Brookings Institution and American Enterprise Institute.. ..…

Exclusive Obama, eager to assuage Saudi Arabia's over Iran nuclear and the failure to achieve regime change Syria, has turned blind eye to Riyadh's savaging of Yemen, writes Jonathan Marshall... ..…

Of 10 nongovernmental institutions included in the survey, majorities say four are having positive effect on the way things going in the small businesses, technology companies, colleges and universities and churches and other religious institutions .. ..…

By strengthening community bonds and helping the poor and needy, Whether religiously affiliated or not, large majorities of Americans say churches and other religious organizations perform important roles American society. ..…

WASHINGTON - The frenzied din of liberal and conservative groups clashing and senators chattering into microphones was audible over the airwaves this weekend, as both sides in the fight over Supreme Court took their battle stations.. ..…

On this day, the court sets modern record six years without vacancy, the period of in its in 177 years. ..…

Glendening expressed disappointment that the issues raised in University of Maryland study that he commissioned on the application of punishment have not been addressed by the governor or General Assembly. ..…

Guidelines like Hillel's, make American Jewish community closed intellectual space, isolated from the experiences and perspectives of roughly half the people under Israeli control. ..…

Daniel Yang is part of new cohort of young leaders in Native American South Minneapolis, half- Native, half-Asian grassroots activist with passion for public service and compassion for refugees. ..…

Bush ordered U.S military to conduct devastating aerial assault on Baghdad, Iraq, known as At the urging of American neoconservatives in 2003, President George W. ..…

Even in the desperate dog days of McCain-Palin campaign, calling Obama., Obama was Muslim and Arab, and calling Obama uppity --they failed miserably.. ..…

The share of Americans who describe themselves from 14% to 26%, while those. ..…

In ongoing series of occasional reports, Religion and Courts The Pillars of Church-State Law, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life explores the complex, relationship between government and religion. ..…

Stuntz laments the fact that criminal statutes have limited the power of judges and juries to reach just decisions in individual cases, while the proliferation and breadth of criminal statutes have given prosecutors and the police so much discretion that they define the law on the street.. ..…

they will wake up one day to find younger, Orthodox-dominated, Zionist leadership. ..…

While CBS was conceding that Brett Kavanaugh will make it onto Supreme Court, ABC's Terry Moran on Thursday fumed about how millions of women will feel annihilated if the Judge is confirmed. ..…

That's probably true regarding that demographic of women who would not vote Republican anyway, to wit, many single and unmarrieds. ..…

The comments injected new level of in already pitched battle over the future of Supreme Court and replacing Justice Anthony Kennedy, frequently the decisive and swing vote on the important issues of the day. ..…