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No, Trump is not like Obama on Middle East policy

  • Written by James L. Gelvin, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
President Donald Trump speaks at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

On Jan. 6, National Security Advisor John Bolton walked back President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would quickly withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, saying that such a withdrawal might actually take months or years.

Trump’s announcement came more...

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Would bringing back pork-barrel spending end government shutdowns?

  • Written by Diana Evans, Professor of political science, Trinity College
Members of Congress, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., second from right, walk toward the Capitol building, Jan. 4, 2019. AP/Andrew Harnik

For eight years, Congress has banned the use of earmarks, otherwise known as “pork-barrel spending.” Earmarks paid for pet projects of legislators back in their districts, as a way of...

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Congress used to pass bipartisan legislation – will it ever again?

  • Written by Jeffrey D. Grynaviski, Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
GOP President Ronald Reagan and Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill at the April, 1983 signing of bipartisan social security legislation.AP/Barry Thumma

Congress seemingly hasn’t accomplished much apart from a tax cut and criminal justice reform since the election of President Trump in 2016, despite all three branches being controlled by the...

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Women who ran for Congress avoided women's issues in their campaign ads

  • Written by Shawn Parry-Giles, Professor of Communication, University of Maryland
Screenshot of 'Elaine Luria for Congress: Sea Change.'YouTube

A record number of women were sworn into Congress on Jan. 3.

The influx of women candidates helped turn the midterm election into what many observers dubbed a “Year of the Woman.”

But despite a tide of voter sentiment favoring women, these winners got to Congress or a...

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Many hate crimes never make it into the FBI's database

  • Written by Sophie Bjork-James, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
A small memorial for Srinivas Kuchibhotla outside Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kansas.AP Photo/Orlin Wagner

The FBI’s latest numbers showed a 17 percent increase in reported hate crimes in 2017.

But what does this actually say about the actual number of hate crimes occurring in the U.S.? Not much.

The Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990...

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Schools fall short when it comes to helping students in grief – here's how they can improve

  • Written by David Schonfeld, Director, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, University of Southern California
Many children experience the death of a loved one. How teachers respond matters.Blacqbook/www.shutterstock.com

An adolescent experiences the death of his mother after a lengthy illness.

When I ask what services he would like to receive from the school, he initially says he didn’t expect special treatment, would be embarrassed by counseling...

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Amelia Earhart would have a hard time disappearing in 2019

  • Written by Brian Strzempkowski, Assistant Director, Center for Aviation Studies, The Ohio State University
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, with advanced navigation equipment mounted above the cockpit.USAF/Wikimedia Commons

When Amelia Earhart took off in 1937 to fly around the world, people had been flying airplanes for only about 35 years. When she tried to fly across the Pacific, she – and the world – knew it was risky. She...

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Will China's moon landing launch a new space race?

  • Written by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Associate Professor of Political Science, Cameron University
What will China discover on the far side of the moon? BeeBright/Shutterstock.com

China became the third country to land a probe on the Moon on Jan. 2. But, more importantly, it became the first to do so on the far side of the moon, often called the dark side. The ability to land on the far side of the moon is a technical...

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The euro at 20: An enduring success but a fundamental failure

  • Written by Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley
The euro just turned 20.Marc Osborne/Shutterstock.com

New Year’s Day 1999 saw the largest monetary changeover in history. On that date, just 20 years ago, 12 members of the European Union formally adopted a brand-spanking-new currency, the euro.

Today seven additional EU member states use it, along with Montenegro, Kosovo, Andorra, Monaco,...

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