The Roman army at the Battle of Cannae. The painting depicts the death of Roman consul Paulus Aemilius.
John Trumbull (The Athenaeum / Yale University Art Gallery), via Wikimedia Commons
Tom Sapsford, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
An ancient Roman fable imagines a cinaedus, well-known for his brazen effeminacy, fighting heroically. This story raises concerns over gender identity in the military like those seen in current times.
People watch news on missile launch in Pyongyang, North Korea.
AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin
Refresh your knowledge on the origins of North Korea's nuclear threat and the options world leaders have to deal with it.
When President Bill Cllinton officially ended welfare as we knew it, he was flanked by women who had received Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
Reuters/Stephen Jaffee
Nadia Rubaii, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Max Pensky, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Some worry the US is losing its global moral authority under the Trump administration. But a close look at history reveals US leadership is not as strong as it seems.
An officer and his dog walk the halls at a school in Indianapolis.
AP Photo/Michael Conroy
When police coax information from low-level offenders with threats of harsh sentencing, it breeds distrust in the community and ultimately contributes to mass incarceration.
Chrysler auto assembly workers work on the line assembling Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos in Detroit, Michigan.
Reuters/Rebecca Cook
The administration's objectives for NAFTA negotiations with Canada and Mexico, set to begin in August, will do little to help American workers, let alone create shared prosperity across the continent.
Browns Canyon National Monument, Colorado.
Bob Wick, BLM
Within the next month, the Trump administration may move to abolish or shrink up to two dozen national monuments. Our experts explain why these sites matter and whether presidents can undo them.
Relatively few low-income Americans are getting welfare payments these days.
Christine Hoi/Shutterstock.com
Misleading stereotypes help explain why the share of families living in poverty who benefit from a core assistance program has plummeted -- and why Trump wants new cuts.
Trump has made some big promises on trade.
EPA/Tannen Maury
Una Osili, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Economic trends, not politics, typically influence how money money Americans donate to charity. Yet some advocacy groups say their donations surged after the 2016 presidential election.
Then-candidate Donald Trump hugs his son Donald Trump Jr. at a campaign rally in 2016.
Reuters/Aaron Josefczyk
Randal Quarles, the president's first nominee to the Federal Reserve's board of governors, has argued the bank should use rules to make decisions. But could such a shift prove disastrous in a crisis?
Merkel’s popularity at home and on the global stage continues to grow as she runs for a fourth term as chancellor.
U.S. President Donald Trump stands with Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. after delivering keynote address at commencement in Lynchburg, Virginia, May 13, 2017.
Yuri Gripas/Reuters
Richard Flory, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Falwell Sr. was a pastor who founded the Moral Majority, a conservative Christian political lobbying group. He changed the way American Christians think about their faith and politics.
Environmentalists are not fans of EPA chief Scott Pruitt.
Reuters/Mike Theiler
Green groups fighting Trump's anti-environmental agenda should heed precedents from the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations. They can also learn from the Australian experience.
President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit
AP Photo/Evan Vucci
