This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American There is a new incumbent in the White House, ...

Is it wrong for political operatives from one party to draw congressional lines? Is it wrong to suspend congressional district maps painstakingly drawn by an independent commission in favor of maps ...

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. Few communities in America prospered as much as Texarkana during President Joe Biden’s four ...