The Star Wars heroesoverthrew the evil Galactic Empire and stopped it from returning, but what if Emperor Palpatine had won and carried out his plans to their full potential? Palpatine was brilliant ...

In “The Lethality of Interplanetary Warfare: A Fundamental Constraint on Extraterrestrial Liberty”, researchers Steven Baxter and Ian Crawford reinforces the idea that human beings, even those in a ...

JURIST Guest Columnist Roy Lee discusses the applications of principles from the Star Wars film series to contemporary issues in international relations… In the ever-popular Star Wars series, the Jedi ...

Rebecca Roanhorse's Star Wars: Reign of the Empire - Edge of the Abyss novel delves into the early days of the Galactic ...

“In order to ensure our security and continuing stability,” Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) told the Senate in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, “the Republicwill be ...

Matthew is an avid fan of Star Wars, superhero comics and their respective film franchises (Marvel/MCU, DC/DCEU, etc.), Harry Potter and The Wizarding World, Pixar, and various sci-fi films and TV ...

Lee Pace knows how good it is to be Emperor of the Galaxy but as he takes the lead in AppleTV+’s sprawling “Foundation,” it’s also quite complicated. “Foundation” is an ambitious 10-episode first ...

Editor’s note: The piece below first ran on THE WEEKLY STANDARD’s website in May 2002, upon the release of Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones. It is reprinted here to commemorate Friday’s ...