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Why the best way to stop strongmen like Putin is to prevent their rise in the first place

  • Written by Joseph Wright, Professor of Political Science, Penn State
imageThere are few ways for the West to deter the rise of another dictator like Russian President Vladimir Putin.Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents foreign policymakers with few good options to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin, or to deter these types of aggressions in the future. The U.S....

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What is going on in Pakistan? And why has the US been dragged into it?

  • Written by Ayesha Jalal, Professor of History, Tufts University
imageStill Pakistan's poster boy? Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images

Pakistan, a nuclear nation that is home to some 220 million people, is in a political mess.

On April 3, 2022, Prime Minister – and former national sporting hero – Imran Khan dissolved Parliament to get ahead of a no-confidence vote. That vote would have seen parliamentarians...

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War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals' support for Putin as a leader of conservative values

  • Written by Melani McAlister, Professor of American Studies and International Affairs, George Washington University
imageVladimir Putin lights a candle as he attends an Orthodox Church service in 2011.AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool

In February 2022, evangelical leader Franklin Graham called on his followers to pray for Vladimir Putin. His tweet acknowledged that it might seem a “strange request” given that Russia was clearly about to invade...

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Shame and secrecy shroud culture of sexual assault in boys' high school sports

  • Written by Jamie L. Small, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imageSports-related sexual assaults often take place in the locker room.Thomas Barwick/Getty Images

A coat hanger. A broomstick. A pool cue.

All these objects were used in a series of sexual assaults in recent years in which the perpetrators allegedly targeted high school boys who play sports.

The perpetrators always had easy access to their alleged...

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How should Dostoevsky and Tolstoy be read during Russia's war against Ukraine?

  • Written by Ani Kokobobo, Associate Professor of Russian Literature, University of Kansas
imageA statue of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy in Moscow.Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images

As someone who teaches Russian literature, I can’t help but process the world through the country’s novels, stories, poems and plays, even at a time when Russian cultural productions are being canceled around the world.

With the Russian army perpetr...

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Repurposing generic drugs can reduce time and cost to develop new treatments – but low profitability remains a barrier

  • Written by Jonathan Sexton, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan
imageFrom thalidomide to Viagra, drug repurposing salvaged failed treatments by giving them new targets.smartboy10/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

Discovering new ways to use existing drugs can come about intentionally or by chance.

Sometimes physicians or patients notice an unanticipated beneficial effect from a drug. One example is sildenafil,...

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How a poet and professor promotes racial understanding with lessons from history

  • Written by Quraysh Ali Lansana, Lecturer in Africana Studies and English, Oklahoma State University
imageGaining a deeper understanding of our shared history can allow for healing.Terry Vine/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Quraysh Ali Lansana is the director of the Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa, part of a nationwide, community-based initiative to “plan for and bring about...

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Paid family leave makes people happier, global data shows

  • Written by Kristen Schultz Lee, Associate Professor of Sociology, University at Buffalo
imageCaring for a newborn can be joyous.Johner Images via Getty Images

The U.S. remains the only advanced economy without federal paid leave, despite overwhelming support for this benefit.

Employers are free to provide this benefit at their own expense. But only 1 in 4 U.S. workers, including federal employees, can take paid time off to care for a...

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To understand why Biden extended tariffs on solar panels, take a closer look at their historical impact

  • Written by David J. Feldman, Financial Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
imageChina's cheaper solar panels made it harder for U.S. companies to compete.Ruan Xuefeng/VCG via Getty Images

President Joe Biden extended tariffs on imported solar panels in February 2022 in a bid to protect domestic manufacturing. These tariffs add a 14%-15% tax on cheaper imports, raising their cost in the U.S. At the same time, the Biden...

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The cheerful lexicon of the Spanish language may help solve a health mystery called the Hispanic Paradox

  • Written by Maria Magdalena Llabre, Professor of Psychology, University of Miami
imageClues to solve the paradox have emerged from an unlikely place. Jose Luis Pelaez/Stone via Getty Images

In early December 2021, I was seeing a physical therapist for a shoulder injury. During one of my visits, the therapist was alternating between me and another patient on an adjacent bed, who had a knee replacement. While the therapist worked on...

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  5. Ketanji Brown Jackson and the color blind society of Martin Luther King Jr.
  6. Har Gobind Khorana: The chemist who cracked DNA's code and made the first artificial gene was born into poverty 100 years ago in an Indian village
  7. Putin is staking his political future on victory in Ukraine – and has little incentive to make peace
  8. Using lies and disinformation, Putin and his team have been building the case for a Ukraine invasion for 14 years
  9. How the 'test to treat' initiative aims to get ahead of the next wave of COVID-19
  10. The 1 in 10 U.S. doctors with reservations about vaccines could be undermining the fight against COVID-19
  11. Planting mixes of flowers around farm fields helps keep bees healthy
  12. People are more likely to react to a Black person's story of injustice – even if it happened to someone who is white
  13. What are war crimes? 3 essential reads on atrocities in Ukraine and the likelihood of prosecuting Putin
  14. Revolutionary changes in transportation, from electric vehicles to ride sharing, could slow global warming – if they’re done right, IPCC says
  15. Lessons in realpolitik from Nixon and Kissinger: Ideals go only so far in ending conflict in places like Ukraine
  16. Cyberattacks have yet to play a significant role in Russia’s battlefield operations in Ukraine – cyberwarfare experts explain the likely reasons
  17. Reliable death tolls from the Ukraine war are hard to come by – the result of undercounts and manipulation
  18. Ketanji Brown Jackson set for historic Supreme Court confirmation vote: 3 essential reads
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  24. Pope Francis' visit to Malta highlights the role of St. George Preca, an advocate for teaching the gospel
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  26. The war in Ukraine ruins Russia's academic ties with the West
  27. SCOTUS is about to decide whether a public school football coach can pray on the field
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  30. Is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine? A human rights expert looks at the warning signs
  31. Biden bets a million barrels a day will drive down soaring gas prices – what you need to know about the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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  33. William Tecumseh Sherman knew the enduring cruelty of war
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  35. Sri Lanka teeters on economic edge, from pandemic-fueled financial crisis and Ukraine war spillovers
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  40. 'Laugh right in its face' – a poet reflects on her craft's defiant role in the middle of a war
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