The grainy pictures speak for themselves. Or so thought many Americans who watched the video of the March 3rd, 1991, beating of motorist Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.

Whatever the gift, it’s worth stopping to think about how much we really want to entangle our gift-giving with the digital realm.

The photographic pressure to curate our faces is inextricable from the online pressure to curate our lives; to present and perform.

It’s been noted that Donald Trump has been playing a lot of golf since becoming president. Can his habit be explained by his "sky-high extroversion?"

The last clause of the First Amendment guarantees the right to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Where did this idea come from?

The possible futures predicted by fortune-telling happen just often enough to tantalize, preying on our deepest aspirations of catching a "big break."

The recent anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic reminds us of the serious and often-roundabout influence socioeconomic status can ...

The voting patterns of actual independents have long been a topic of study. Who are they, and how do they actually vote?

The recent Gawker vs. Hogan spat is the latest in the long history of journalism, free speech, gossip, and the law.

If you have a life insurance policy, that means your insurance company pays your beneficiaries when you die, ...