In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of ...

Simplistic stories about the dangers of polygamy can be compelling and intuitive. But new research suggests some arguments ...

Carolyn Jessop has written a book about her life in a polygamous cult. Oct. 29, 2007 — -- By the time Carolyn Jessop was 18 years old, she had been coerced into an arranged marriage with a ...

The founder of the Mormon Church rocked 19th-century America with his spiritual visions, his belief in polygamy—and even a presidential run. Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder and leader of the Church of ...