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Trump’s White House renovations fulfill Obama’s prediction, kind of

  • Written by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
imageThe facade of the East Wing of the White House is seen on Oct. 20, 2025.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

President Barack Obama famously chided Donald Trump in April 2011 during the annual White House correspondents’ dinner. The reality show star had repeatedly and falsely claimed that Obama had not been born in the United States and was therefore...

Read more: Trump’s White House renovations fulfill Obama’s prediction, kind of

A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

  • Written by Gibbs Knotts, Professor of Political Science, Coastal Carolina University
imageU.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota speaks at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 7, 2025. AP Photo/Allison Robbert

Routine congressional oversight hearings usually don’t make headlines. Historically, these often low-key events have been the sorts of things you catch only on C-SPAN – procedural, polite...

Read more: A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

  • Written by Valerie Thomas, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
imageWind power near Dodge City, Kan.Halbergman/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and global temperatures with them – keep rising.

When it seems like we’re getting nowhere, it’s useful to step back and...

Read more: How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled

Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and corporations collect more personal information

  • Written by Rohan Grover, Assistant Professor of AI and Media, American University
imagePeople feeling that their data is being collected at every turn leaves many numb to the issue of data privacy.J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

When the Trump administration gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a massive database of information about Medicaid recipients in June 2025, privacy and medical justice advocates...

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HIV knows no borders, and the Trump administration’s new strategy leave Americans vulnerable – an HIV-prevention expert explains

  • Written by Robin Lin Miller, Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
imageProviding supplies of HIV medications does not ensure they will get into the hands of those who need them most.Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Protecting public health abroad benefits Americans.

In a globalized world, diseases and their social and economic impacts do not stay within national boundaries. Increased rates of untreated HIV in any...

Read more: HIV knows no borders, and the Trump administration’s new strategy leave Americans vulnerable – an...

Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find

  • Written by Vamsi Kanuri, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Notre Dame
imageMore than one-third of U.S. consumers were targeted by attempted financial fraud in 2024.Vladimir Vladimirov/E+ via Getty Images

When banks issue their defrauded customers refunds and successfully identify the perpetrators, fraud victims are 60% more likely to stick with their bank than customers that didn’t experience any fraud.

But if...

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The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers, new research shows

  • Written by Andrew Edelblum, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Dayton

“Sex sells” has been a mantra in marketing for decades. As researchers who studyconsumer behavior, we’ve seen plenty of evidence to support it: Attractive models and spokespeople have been shown to reliably grab attention, boost clicks and make products seem more desirable.

But our new research suggests that in a digital world...

Read more: The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers, new research shows

Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican Muslims: How both remix what it means to be Boricua

  • Written by Ken Chitwood, Affiliate Researcher, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Bayreuth University
imageThe Mezquita Al-Madinah in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, about an hour west of San Juan, is one of several mosques and Islamic centers on the island.Ken Chitwood

Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is more than a global music phenomenon; he’s a bona fide symbol of Puerto Rico.

The church choir boy turned “King of Latin...

Read more: Bad Bunny and Puerto Rican Muslims: How both remix what it means to be Boricua

The White Stripes join the Rock Roll Hall of Fame − their primal sound reflects Detroit’s industrial roots

  • Written by Nathan Fleshner, Associate Professor of Music Theory, University of Tennessee

In the opening scene of “It Might Get Loud,” a 2008 music documentary, musician Jack White appears surrounded by scrap wood and garbage. He hammers nails into a board, wraps wire around a glass Coca-Cola bottle as a makeshift guitar bridge, attaches a pickup, and plugs the contraption into a vintage Sears Silvertone amplifier –...

Read more: The White Stripes join the Rock Roll Hall of Fame − their primal sound reflects Detroit’s...

China’s new 5-year plan: A high-stakes bet on self-reliance that won’t fix an unbalanced economy

  • Written by Shaoyu Yuan, Adjunct Professor, New York University; Rutgers University

Every few years since 1953, the Chinese government has unveiled a new master strategy for its economy: the all-important five-year plan.

For the most part, these blueprints have been geared at spurring growth and unity as the nation transformed from a rural, agrarian economy to an urbanized, developed powerhouse.

The task that faced China’s...

Read more: China’s new 5-year plan: A high-stakes bet on self-reliance that won’t fix an unbalanced economy

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