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Why Trump's post-impeachment actions are about vengeance, not retribution

  • Written by Austin Sarat, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
President Trump fired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman for testifying in his impeachment trial. AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File

Since the end of his Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump has carried out a concerted campaign against his Democratic political opponents as well as members of his administration who cooperated with them.

A White...

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The US birth rate keeps declining: 4 questions answered

  • Written by Marie Menke, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
Many American women are having children later in life.Sopotnicki/Shutterstock.com

Over the last few decades, birth rates have decreased across the globe.

The United States is no exception. Aside from a few years in the mid-2000s, the number of births in the United States have been falling for the last three decades and have now reached their lowest...

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Boomers have a drug problem, but not the kind you might think

  • Written by Laurie Archbald-Pannone, Associate Professor Medicine, Geriatrics, University of Virginia
Some boomers are on multiple medications. Combinations of those drugs could have serious side effects.Getty Images / Sporrer/Rupp

Baby boomers – that’s anyone born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1964 – are 20% of the population, more than 70 million Americans. Decades ago, many in that generation experimented with drugs that were...

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What are viruses anyway, and why do they make us so sick? 5 questions answered

  • Written by Marilyn J. Roossinck, Professor of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University
Patients infected with COVID-19 rest at a temporary hospital in Wuhan, China, Feb. 17, 2020.Getty Images/Xiao Yijiu

Editor’s Note: You may sometimes have felt like you “have come down with a virus,” meaning that you became sick from being exposed to something that could have been a virus. In fact, you have a virus –...

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Do I have to wear a jacket when it's cold outside?

  • Written by Carolyn Kaloostian, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Southern California
It's an age-old battle between parents and kids.Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock.com

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

Will I get sick if I go out in the cold without a jacket? – Ben P., age 4, South Orange, New Jersey

The...

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Nevada debate highlights: The dance of women leaders and limited economic opportunity

  • Written by Lisa DeFrank-Cole, Professor of Leadership Studies, West Virginia University
Democratic presidential candidates (L-R): Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on Feb. 19, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images/Mario Tama

Editor’s note: Six...

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What liberals and conservatives get wrong about free expression on college campuses

  • Written by Timothy Ryan, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Demonstrators shout slogans during a rally for free speech near the University of California, Berkeley campus. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

When it comes to understanding disputes over free expression on college campuses, such as speakers getting disinvited or having their speeches interrupted, conservatives tend to blame liberal professors for indo...

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Craigslist turns 25 – a reminder that a more democratic version of the internet can still thrive

  • Written by Jessa Lingel, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
For years, Craigslist operated out of an old Victorian house in San Francisco, before moving out in 2010.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Fake news. Online surveillance. Phishing scams. Biased algorithms.

It’s easy to be cynical about the internet, and harder to remember a time when being online felt less commercial and more democratic. But there...

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Weinstein trial begs a question: Why is the pain of women and minorities often ignored?

  • Written by Anne P. DePrince, Professor of Psychology, University of Denver
Harvey Weinstein leaves the court after prosecutors completed their closing argument in his rape trial on Feb. 14, 2020.AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews

The trial of media mogul Harvey Weinstein is “a test of sympathies” – and Weinstein wants yours.

For months, he has presented his pain to us, granting a hospital-room interview to catalog...

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