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Iran’s strike on Israel was retaliatory – but it was also about saving face and restoring deterrence

  • Written by Aaron Pilkington, Fellow at the Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver

Israel and Iran are at war. In truth, the two sides have been fighting for decades, but the conflict has played out largely under the cover of covert and clandestine operations.

The recent actions of both sides in this once “shadow war” have changed the nature of the conflict. It is not clear that de-escalation is on the horizon.

On Oct...

Read more: Iran’s strike on Israel was retaliatory – but it was also about saving face and restoring deterrence

Presidential immunity has clear limits, special counsel filing says, and Trump should be tried for efforts to overturn 2020 election

  • Written by Jennifer Selin, Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
imageWho will define the limits of the Oval Office occupant's immunity?AP Photo/Alex Brandon

A new filing by special counsel Jack Smith in the case he has brought against Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election provides greater detail and support for Smith’s argument that Trump, while president, committed...

Read more: Presidential immunity has clear limits, special counsel filing says, and Trump should be tried for...

Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out

  • Written by Robert Gudmestad, Professor and Chair of History Department, Colorado State University
imageHank Greenberg hit 331 home runs with a batting average of .313 during his career.Sporting News via Getty Images

Hank Greenberg might be the best baseball player you’ve never heard of.

Greenberg was the first baseman for the Detroit Tigers during the 1930s and 1940s. His career was relatively short – 13 years – and interrupted by...

Read more: Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out

Israeli actions have the cover of ‘moral hazard’ − a touch of ambiguity might give US pressure greater weight

  • Written by Charles Walldorf, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University
imageU.S. President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 25, 2024.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Sometimes, superpowers have a hard time getting smaller allies to do what they want with the assistance they provide. Often, it is to the detriment of the larger power’s interests.

The United States has faced a fair bit of...

Read more: Israeli actions have the cover of ‘moral hazard’ − a touch of ambiguity might give US pressure...

Black Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are boosting their visibility in politics − a shift from the past

  • Written by Dara Delgado, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Black Studies, Allegheny College
imageWorshippers listen as President Joe Biden speaks at Mount Airy Church of God in Christ on July 7, 2024, in Philadelphia.Joe Lamberti for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Many Black leaders are swinging into action for the Harris-Walz campaign – and clergy are no exception.

On Aug. 5, 2024, The Black Church PAC hosted a “Win With the...

Read more: Black Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are boosting their visibility in politics − a shift...

Bottled up in the Black Sea: Russia is having a dreadful naval war, hindering its great power ambitions

  • Written by Colin Flint, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Utah State University

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has played out largely on land and in the air. It is a bitterly contested, grueling ground war, accompanied by brutal Russian aerial attacks on civilian infrastructure and a slow but increasing Ukrainian response.

But a less appreciated but vital focus of the war is happening on water, too. There, a co...

Read more: Bottled up in the Black Sea: Russia is having a dreadful naval war, hindering its great power...

Latino voters are a growing force in Pennsylvania’s old industrial towns − and they could provide Harris or Trump with their margin of victory

  • Written by A. K. Sandoval-Strausz, Professor of History, Penn State
imagePuerto Ricans make up over half of the Latino population in Pennsylvania.Lisa Lake via Getty Images

After Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president in early September 2024, posting a message to her 284 million fans on Instagram, some Democratic strategists suggested that an endorsement from Puerto Rican recording artist Bad Bunny could do...

Read more: Latino voters are a growing force in Pennsylvania’s old industrial towns − and they could provide...

Centuries ago, the Maya storm god Huracán taught that when we damage nature, we damage ourselves

  • Written by James L. Fitzsimmons, Professor of Anthropology, Middlebury
imageAn illustration of K'awiil, the Maya god of storm, on pottery. K2970 from the Justin Kerr Maya archive, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D.C., CC BY-SA

The ancient Maya believed that everything in the universe, from the natural world to everyday experiences, was part of a single, powerful spiritual force. They were not...

Read more: Centuries ago, the Maya storm god Huracán taught that when we damage nature, we damage ourselves

In ‘Nobody Wants This,’ rom-com gets century-old tropes with a new twist – the cute rabbi

  • Written by Samira Mehta, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
imageAdam Brody and Kristen Bell attend a fan screening for Netflix's 'Nobody Wants This' in New York City.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Netflix

Twenty years ago, the television show “The O.C.” invented the word “Chrismukkah.” Main character Seth Cohen, played by Adam Brody, described his interfaith family’s December...

Read more: In ‘Nobody Wants This,’ rom-com gets century-old tropes with a new twist – the cute rabbi

UAW is threatening new, smaller strikes against Stellantis − while contending with pressure from a court-appointed monitor

  • Written by Marick Masters, Professor Emeritus of Business, Wayne State University
imageUAW members rally outside a Stellantis assembly plant in Michigan in August 2024.AP Photo/Tom Krisher

The United Auto Workers is taking steps toward holding strikes that could interfere with some of Stellantis’ operations in the United States. Stellantis, formed in 2021 through a merger, is the international automaker that makes Chrysler,...

Read more: UAW is threatening new, smaller strikes against Stellantis − while contending with pressure from a...

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