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How Trump could shock a divided nation back to life as collaborator-in-chief

  • Written by Frank V. Zerunyan, Professor of the Practice of Governance, University of Southern California

“Partnership, not conflict,” were the words spoken by President-elect Donald Trump during his acceptance speech. That collaborative approach is what my scholarship on good governance shows is required for effective public administration.

That is also what effective and sustainable leadership demands of the Republican Party, which is now...

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Globalization and its discontents: Why there's a backlash and how it needs to change

  • Written by John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageA rally in Michigan: Trump's presidential victory was won in the Rust Belt states, which have been hit hard by globalization. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

Globalization is under attack. The electoral victory of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote and the rise of an aggressive nationalism in mainland Europe and around the world are all part of a backlash to...

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Questions I never got to ask Fidel Castro

  • Written by Paul Webster Hare, Senior Lecturer at the Frederick S Pardee School in Global Studies, Boston University, Boston University

Dear Comandante en Jefe:

I write now after your death to raise some of the questions that have often concerned me, but that I never had the opportunity to ask you in life.

My family and I lived in your country for three years. I was British ambassador to your country from 2001 to 2004. I met you and several members of your and your brother’s...

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The future of electronics is light

  • Written by Arnab Hazari, Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan

For the past four decades, the electronics industry has been driven by what is called “Moore’s Law,” which is not a law but more an axiom or observation. Effectively, it suggests that the electronic devices double in speed and capability about every two years. And indeed, every year tech companies come up with new, faster,...

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Flakka is a dangerous drug, but it doesn't turn you into a zombie

  • Written by Joseph Palamar, Assistant Professor of Population Health, New York University Langone Medical Center
image"Bath salts," or synthetic street drugs with amphetamines. Via DEA.DEA

Stories of horrific crimes resulting from drug use have been propagated by the media for over a century. Such stories began with cocaine in 1914 and were followed by “reefer madness” stories in the 1930s and reports of “LSD murders” in the 1960s. Our...

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She phubbs me, she phubbs me not: Smartphones could be ruining your love life

  • Written by James A. Roberts, Professor of Marketing, Baylor University
imageWhere do your allegiances lie – with your smartphone or with your partner?'Date' via www.shutterstock.com

The majority of our relationships are in shambles.

The U.S. divorce rate hovers at 40 percent, but that’s not the whole story. Many intact relationships are on life support. According to a survey by the National Opinion Research...

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Why literature matters in debate about race and immigrants

  • Written by Rajini Srikanth, Professor of English, College of Liberal Arts Dean, Honors College, University of Massachusetts Boston

The people who voted for Donald Trump did so for a variety of reasons, but chief among them was the sense of their having been economically abandoned for several decades. Trump has promised to restore their economic dignity. That is a laudable goal.

However, through his corrosive campaign rhetoric, Trump has also made it acceptable to speak in...

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What China's 'export machine' can teach Trump about globalization

  • Written by Penelope B. Prime, Clinical Professor of International Business, & Director, China Research Center, Georgia State University

Chinese goods seem to be everywhere these days.

Consider this: At the Olympics in Rio this summer, Chinese companies supplied the mascot dolls, much of the sports equipment, the security surveillance system and the uniforms for the volunteers, technical personnel and even the torch-bearers.

Do you own a personal computer or air conditioner? Or a pa...

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Mexicans are migrating, just not across the US border

  • Written by Jeffrey H. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University

Mexican migration to the U.S. is in decline. The Pew Hispanic Research Center has found that since 2009, more than one million native-born Mexicans living in the U.S. returned to Mexico. But many other Mexicans never crossed the U.S.-Mexican border in the first place.

Why are some Mexican migrants choosing to stay home? What does it mean for the...

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Misinformation on social media: Can technology save us?

  • Written by Filippo Menczer, Professor of Computer Science and Informatics; Director of the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research, Indiana University, Bloomington
imageSharing election hashtags: Dots are Twitter accounts; lines show retweeting; larger dots are retweeted more. Red dots are likely bots; blue ones are likely humans.Clayton Davis, CC BY-ND

If you get your news from social media, as most Americans do, you are exposed to a daily dose of hoaxes, rumors, conspiracy theories and misleading news. When...

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  5. You should talk about politics this Thanksgiving – here's why, and how
  6. Have reports of Black Friday's death been greatly exaggerated?
  7. Why we have globalization to thank for Thanksgiving
  8. The seeds of the alt-right, America's emergent right-wing populist movement
  9. What's the history of sanctuary spaces and why do they matter?
  10. Why the Democrats won't win the House in 2018
  11. Why kids younger than 12 don't need OTC cough and cold remedies
  12. With waning US leadership on climate, nonstate actors to play outsize role
  13. How much should air traffic controllers trust new flight management systems?
  14. The two men who almost derailed New England's first colonies
  15. It wasn't just 'fake news' presenting a fake Hillary Clinton
  16. Trump may reverse US climate policy but will have trouble dismantling EPA
  17. Confirmation bias: A psychological phenomenon that helps explain why pundits got it wrong
  18. Cyber Monday gives a big boost to mobile commerce
  19. Remembering the US soldiers who refused orders to murder Native Americans at Sand Creek
  20. Do conservatives value 'moral purity' more than liberals?
  21. How to bridge the political divide at the holiday dinner table
  22. After the 2016 presidential election: Fear, protest and what comes next
  23. In Iraq and Syria, humanitarian aid workers struggle within a strained system
  24. Why woman-bashing is a serious health threat
  25. What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual?
  26. How the archaeological review behind the Dakota Access Pipeline went wrong
  27. How 'cutting up' Shakespeare's plays can be an act of creative destruction
  28. Can Black Friday turn green? Outdoor retailers and the paradoxes of eco-friendly shopping
  29. The next frontier in reproductive tourism? Genetic modification
  30. Deutsche Bank turmoil shows risks of weakening bank capital standards
  31. What will pollsters do after 2016?
  32. Why there's so much backlash to the theory that Greek art inspired China's Terracotta Army
  33. Young children are terrible at hiding – psychologists have a new theory why
  34. The real reason Trump won: White fright
  35. 2016 presidential advertising focused on character attacks
  36. With legal pot comes a problem: How do we weed out impaired drivers?
  37. Facebook's problem is more complicated than fake news
  38. Election rage shows why America needs a new social contract to ensure the economy works for all
  39. Red, yellow, pink and green: How the world's languages name the rainbow
  40. What Trump's election could mean for women: Fewer reproductive rights, new help for working families?
  41. Trump may dismantle the EPA Clean Power Plan but its targets look resilient
  42. Can Mike Pence solve Trump's outsider problem with Congress?
  43. Why a fractured nation needs to remember King's message of love
  44. Helping autonomous vehicles and humans share the road
  45. Gun control: California, Nevada and Washington tighten firearms regulations
  46. How common are sexual harassment and rape in the United States?
  47. Tattoo regret: Can you make it go away?
  48. Obama experienced subtle racism, but sexism toward Clinton was right out there
  49. Three common arguments for preserving the Electoral College – and why they're wrong
  50. Why Trump's vow to kill Obama's sustainability agenda will lead business to step in and save it