Protecting yourself from edged weapon assault with practical techniques ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Florida's Stand Your Ground law allows deadly force in self-defense without a duty to retreat. What about warning shots?

BEIJING—Chinese authorities are ramping up pressure on lawyers defending a group of jailed Christian church leaders, whose arrests last year drew condemnation from the U.S. government, as Beijing ...

Although words are our main tools for thinking about the world, in public life they’re used most relentlessly to keep us from thinking at all. As we discussed last month, demagogues twist language ...

Laura Flanders speaks with Christopher Armitage and Sumathy Kumar about “soft secession” and building a government that actually works for people. The courts are issuing rulings that the Trump ...

is how long it has been since the passage of the 14th Amendment. Birthright citizenship has long been one of the clearest expressions of the American promise: that anyone born here is part of our ...

Our Founding Fathers risked their lives, fortunes and sacred honor 250 years ago when they signed the Declaration of Independence and established the American republic, one nation, under God, ...

Two Bergen County residents fought back against intruders recently. Here's what to keep in mind before you make that decision ...

The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to leave its key overnight lending rate unchanged for the second time this year was expected. But in addition to a disappointing February jobs report and other ...

The NYPD is not constitutionally required to help a person being attacked by an angry mob, lawyers for the city argued in a recent court filing. The argument came in response to a claim filed by ...