In the past decade, corporations have become increasingly involved in the culture war--taking liberal stands on controversial moral policy issues that tap key ethical and often religious values. Most political science literature sees corporations as crudely conservative entities, motivated by...
The U.S. Supreme Court is often thought of as the final arbiter in the policymaking process, either affirming or rejecting the constitutionality of federal, state, or local laws. In some instances, however, the Court can also be an early-stage actor, providing criteria or guidelines in its...
Throughout American history, military veterans as a percentage of the overall population have often been over-represented in Congress. This over-representation, labeled the “veteran surplus” by scholars, reached its peak in the 1970 when a nation of only 14% veterans elected a Congress with over...