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In his latest book, the author of Beautiful Boy describes a new way of treating substance addiction and related mental illnesses. "What we know now is that addicts aren't immoral, they aren't weak," he says. "They're ill."

The shakeup comes as Republicans step up pressure over the agency's failed gun trafficking operation. Kenneth E. Melson has stepped down. B. Todd Jones, U.S. attorney for Minnesota, will be the agency's new acting director.

Is it naive to believe that improved Internet access can help open up truly autocratic regimes like North Korea? Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, authors of The New Digital Age, say the power of information is underrated.

People suffering from rare or chronic diseases often have to wait years for new drugs to get through the complicated regulatory process in the US. But, putting prescription drugs on the market too soon can put patients at risk. On our monthly segment on ethics in science and technology, we'll talk about the ethics of giving patients more of a voice in the regulatory decision-making process.

With President Obama's defeat of Mitt Romney, the Republican Party finds itself in the same place it was four years ago -- once again coming up short in its attempt to win the most powerful office in American democracy.

Most Americans think of prejudice as animosity toward people in other groups. But two psychologists argue that unconscious bias — often in the form of giving some people special treatment — is the way prejudice largely works in America today.

San Diego Unified School District is piloting classes for students who have spent years in U.S. schools without mastering English.

It's not as elegant as some languages, but neither is it as impenetrable as, say, an economics textbook or the iTunes user agreement.

The most heated part of the fight between the Obama administration and religious groups over new rules that require most health plans to cover contraception actually has nothing to do with birth control. It has to do with abortion.

The group National Popular Vote wants presidents to be elected by every voter, not just those who live in swing states.