Government and Politics

With the thousands of washboard-abbed world-class athletes in London, who would have ever guessed that one of the most charismatic figures of the Games would be their host, a pasty, rather doughy bloke who's rarely...

The wave of revolutions that toppled governments from Tunisia to Yemen changed the lives of many London Olympians—for better and worse

THE 1956 MELBOURNE OLYMPICS WERE PLUNGED INTO COLD WAR INTRIGUE AS DOZENS OF HUNGARIAN ATHLETES, UNWILLING TO RETURN HOME AFTER SOVIET TANKS CRUSHED A POPULAR UPRISING AGAINST COMMUNIST RULE, DEFECTED TO FREEDOM—WITH...

How the law has evolved through 40 years of legal challenges

What do you see, America? What do you see when 13 black males stand before you, their faces partially obscured by hoodies? Do you see a group or a gang? Men or menace? Such a powerful image circulated last week, a...