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Why religious groups are pushing for psychedelics as sacrament

  • Written by Pardis Mahdavi, Professor of Anthropology, University of La Verne
imageCongregants at Colorado's first psychedelic church, in Colorado Springs, on Feb. 18, 2025.Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images

Texas passed a landmark law in June 2025, supported by former Gov. Rick Perry, that allocates US$50 million to support research on ibogaine, one of the most powerful psychedelics, for treating opioid addiction and...

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Trump’s firing of Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)

  • Written by Ana Carolina Garriga, Professor. Department of Government, University of Essex

The fate of Lisa Cook, who is fighting attempts by President Donald Trump to remove her from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, has huge implications for a keystone of good economic policy: central bank independence.

At the heart of her firing attempt – and other moves to undermine the Fed by the Trump administration – is a...

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Trump’s push to fire Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)

  • Written by Ana Carolina Garriga, Professor. Department of Government, University of Essex

The fate of Lisa Cook, who is fighting attempts by President Donald Trump to remove her from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, has huge implications for a keystone of good economic policy: central bank independence.

At the heart of her firing attempt – and other moves to undermine the Fed by the Trump administration – is a...

Read more: Trump’s push to fire Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news...

The US really is unlike other rich countries when it comes to job insecurity – and AI could make it even more ‘exceptional’

  • Written by Jeffrey C. Dixon, Professor of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross

How will AI affect American workers? There are two major narratives floating around. The “techno-optimist” view is that AI will free humans from boring tasks and create new jobs, while the “techno-pessimist” view is that AI will lead to widespread unemployment.

As a sociologist who studies job insecurity, I’m among the...

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Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier

  • Written by Art Jipson, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imageWhat looks like a fitness group could actually be a white supremacist training cell.starush/iStock via Getty Images

Small local organizations called Active Clubs have spread widely across the U.S. and internationally, using fitness as a cover for a much more alarming mission. These groups are a new and harder-to-detect form of white supremacist...

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Squash has been played in Philly for 125 years − a sports psychologist explains why it’s one of the city’s best-kept secrets

  • Written by Eric Zillmer, Professor of Neuropsychology, Drexel University
imageOlivia Weaver, in foreground, is an American professional squash player from Philadelphia who is ranked No. 4 in the world.Courtesy US Squash

What sport combines the intensity of a high-wire circus act with the strategic thinking of a grand master chess match?

I’d say the sport of squash, for the first time an Olympic sport at the 2028 Los...

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College students are bombarded by misinformation, so this professor taught them fact-checking 101 − here’s what happened

  • Written by Sam Wineburg, Emeritus Professor of Education, Stanford University
imageSmartphones are a window into a world of misinformation.Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images

Mike Evans knew something had to change.

As the lead instructor for American Government 1101 at Georgia State University in 2021, Evans had watched his students over the years show up with fewer facts and more conspiracy theories. Gone were the days...

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Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact

  • Written by Barbara Kates-Garnick, Professor of Practice in Energy Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

When the Trump administration announced it was moving to eliminate dozens of U.S. climate policies, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said he was sending “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion.”

That drive – to both repeal environmental regulations and cast doubt on science –...

Read more: Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper...

Like Reagan, Trump is slashing environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact

  • Written by Barbara Kates-Garnick, Professor of Practice in Energy Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University

When the Trump administration announced it was moving to eliminate dozens of U.S. climate policies, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said he was sending “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion.”

That drive – to both repeal environmental regulations and cast doubt on science –...

Read more: Like Reagan, Trump is slashing environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper...

Israel’s killing of journalists follows a pattern of silencing Palestinian media that stretches back to 1967

  • Written by Maha Nassar, Associate Professor in the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona
imageA funeral ceremony takes place in the courtyard of Nasser Hospital in Gaza following the deaths of five journalists on Aug. 25, 2025.Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images

Five journalists were among the 22 people killed on Aug. 25, 2025, in Israeli strikes on the Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Following globalcondemnation, the office of...

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  2. Orwell’s opposition to totalitarianism was rooted in his support for freeing workers from poverty and exploitation
  3. Why is the object of golf to play as little golf as possible?
  4. Rural women are at a higher risk of violence − and less likely to get help
  5. Forget the warm fuzzies of finding common ground – to beat polarization, try changing your expectations
  6. From public confession to private penance: How Catholic confession has evolved over centuries
  7. Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe
  8. How federal officials talk about health is shifting in troubling ways – and that change makes me worried for my autistic child
  9. Netanyahu remains unmoved by Israel’s lurch toward pariah status − but at home and abroad, Israelis are suffering the consequences
  10. Misunderstood Malthus: The English thinker whose name is synonymous with doom and gloom has lessons for today
  11. The ‘security guarantee’ paradox: Too weak and it won’t protect Ukraine; too robust and Russia won’t accept it
  12. A straight face, with a wink – the subtle humor of deadpan photography
  13. The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
  14. Trump’s Epstein problem is real: New poll shows many in his base disapprove of his handling of the files, and some supporters are having second thoughts about electing him
  15. A Detroit street is named in honor of Vincent Chin – his death mobilized Asian American activists nationwide
  16. Tit-for-tat gerrymandering wars won’t end soon – what happens in Texas and California doesn’t stay there
  17. Wildfire disasters are increasingly in the news, yet less land is burning globally – here’s why
  18. By ‘focusing on the family,’ James Dobson helped propel US evangelicals back into politics – making the Religious Right into the cultural force it is today
  19. Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus
  20. ‘These people do it naturally’: President Trump’s views on immigrant farmworkers reflect a long history of how farming has been idealized and practiced in America
  21. Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
  22. Why America still needs public schools
  23. Hulk Hogan’s daughter can’t write herself out of the wrestler’s will – but she can refuse to take his money
  24. State Department layoffs could hurt US companies’ ability to compete globally – an economist explains why
  25. Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ still speaks to a nation vacillating between hope and despair
  26. Pediatricians’ association recommends COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers and some older children, breaking with CDC guidance
  27. The Orwellian echoes in Trump’s push for ‘Americanism’ at the Smithsonian
  28. Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people − and little is known about their potential harms, new study finds
  29. AI has passed the aesthetic Turing Test − and it’s changing our relationship with art
  30. Colorado’s subalpine wetlands may be producing a toxic form of mercury – that’s a concern for downstream water supplies
  31. Before celebrating big gifts, charities must watch out for fake donors
  32. Trump administration has proven no friend to organized labor, from attacking federal unions to paralyzing the National Labor Relations Board
  33. In a closely divided Congress, aging lawmakers are a problem for Democrats
  34. Even if Trump succeeds in bringing Putin and Zelenskyy together, don’t expect wonders − their only previous face-to-face encounter ended in failure
  35. What an old folktale can teach us about the ‘annoying persistence’ of political comedians
  36. Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much
  37. Chaos gardening – wild beauty, or just a mess? A sustainable landscape specialist explains the trend
  38. One of Hurricane Katrina’s most important lessons isn’t about storm preparations – it’s about injustice
  39. Misspelled names may give brands a Lyft – if the spelling isn’t too weird
  40. Reverse discrimination? In spite of the MAGA bluster over DEI, data shows white Americans are still advantaged
  41. Alaska summit and its afterlife provides a glimpse into what peace looks like to Putin and Trump
  42. 1 in 5 Bolivians spoiled their ballots – a sign of voter dissatisfaction as nation tips to the right
  43. AI is about to radically alter military command structures that haven’t changed much since Napoleon’s army
  44. Some pro athletes keep getting better as they age − neuroscience can explain how they stay sharp
  45. Data-driven early intervention strategies could revolutionize Philly’s approach to crime prevention
  46. Data that taxpayers have paid for and rely on is disappearing – here’s how it’s happening and what you can do about it
  47. Do people dream in color or black and white?
  48. NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 – choosing where is tricky
  49. At one elite college, over 80% of students now use AI – but it’s not all about outsourcing their work
  50. Twelver Shiism – a branch of Islam that serves both as a spiritual and political force in Iran and beyond