If you still think you can’t write an argumentative essay, think again. Remember the last time you convinced your roommate to get the pizza topping you like. Or that time you ranted on TikTok about ...

Empirical SCOTUS is a recurring series by Adam Feldman that looks at Supreme Court data, primarily in the form of opinions and oral arguments, to provide insights into the justices’ decision making ...

• Major case: The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in a major case that threatens to undermine the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Louisiana v. Callais centers on the creation of a second ...

Arguing is hard enough in and of itself, but doing it with an emotionally immature person makes it all the more difficult. People who are emotionally immature struggle to communicate effectively. As a ...

The quote came from an essay titled "Real Patriots Ask Questions," which Sagan co-authored with Ann Druyan, his widow and frequent collaborator. What's Undetermined Because of the nature of the ...

To strip the power from an emotional abuser, you must recognize their argument tactics for what they are: logical fallacies. Narcissists tend to vastly overestimate the accuracy of their own beliefs.

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on May 15 wrestled with whether to let President Donald Trump broadly enforce his changes to birthright citizenship as courts consider whether those changes are ...

On May 15, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the federal government’s efforts to be able to generally implement President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship – the ...

At the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, the justices seemed poised to throw out Mexico's lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers for allegedly aiding and abetting the gushing pipeline of weapons from the ...

Since last week’s newsletter offered a favorite argument for the existence of God, it’s only fair to balance the scales by considering a strong argument against religious faith, against the existence ...

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