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The moral questions in the debate on what constitutes terrorism

  • Written by Jessica Wolfendale, Associate Professor of Philosophy, West Virginia University
imageWho is a terrorist?Evan McCaffrey/Shutterstock.com

Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old man, has been accused of detonating a pipe bomb strapped to his body in a New York subway, injuring four people on the morning of Dec. 11. The Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the attack and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was “an attempted...

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To prevent the next global crisis, don't forget today's small disasters

  • Written by Tilly Alcayna, Researcher in disaster preparedness, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), Harvard University, Harvard University

In an era of seemingly ceaseless tragedies, it can be hard to stay on top of the news. This week, six wildfires have burned up over 141,000 acres in California – an area larger than the cities of New York and Boston combined – killing two people.

A few weeks prior, the headlines were on Iran’s deadly earthquake. Before that, it...

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Child marriage is still legal in the US

  • Written by Nicholas Syrett, Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas
imageWomen protest against child marriage in Albany, New York.AP Photo/Anna Gronewold

The recent outrage over Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore allegedly targeting teenage girls for sex has elicited reports that some evangelical churches actually encourage teenage girls to date older men.

It seems unlikely that Moore was ever interested in...

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The secret behind the success of the new 'Star Wars' films

  • Written by Subimal Chatterjee, Professor of Marketing, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageActor Mark Hammill reemerged in 'The Force Awakens' and 'The Last Jedi.'Nick Lehr/The Conversation via Lucasfilm , CC BY-NC-ND

In the 40 years since the original “Star Wars” film premiered, the franchise has been a pop culture powerhouse.

“The Last Jedi” – the latest edition in the series – looks to continue the...

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Why evangelicals are OK with voting for Roy Moore

  • Written by David Elcott, Taub Professor of Practice in Public Service and Leadership at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University

Are conservative evangelicals and Catholics in political decline?

Many liberals apparently see hypocrisy over sexual harassment bringing down this once-formidable social and political movement.

Roy Moore allegedly stalking girls, Donald Trump’s mic’d misogyny, family values Congressman Wesley Goodman’s alleged sexual harassment of...

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How Bill McKibben's radical idea of fossil-fuel divestment transformed the climate debate

  • Written by Todd Schifeling, Assistant Professor at the Fox School of Business, Temple University
imageA protest against fossil fuels at a coal mine in 2016.Rikuti, CC BY-SA

“We need to view the fossil-fuel industry in a new light. It has become a rogue industry, reckless like no other force on Earth. It is Public Enemy Number One to the survival of our planetary civilization.”

With these words, environmental activist Bill McKibben...

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Following the developing Iranian cyberthreat

  • Written by Dorothy Denning, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School
imageThe Iranian Cyber Army has taken over many websites.Zone-H, CC BY-NC-ND

Iran is one of the leading cyberspace adversaries of the United States. It emerged as a cyberthreat a few years later than Russia and China and has so far demonstrated less skill. Nevertheless, it has conducted several highly damaging cyberattacks and become a major threat that...

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Venezuelan regime sweeps mayors races, tightening Maduro's grip on power

  • Written by Benigno Alarcón, Director of the Center for Political Studies, Andres Bello Catholic University (UCAB)

Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party swept the country’s Dec. 10 municipal elections, winning 300 of 339 races for mayor, including in 39 of the country’s 40 biggest cities.

The regime’s big win comes two weeks after an announcement that Nicolás Maduro, president of the crisis-stricken nation, would himself seek...

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How the war on tipping harms customers

  • Written by Michael Lynn, Professor of Food and Beverage Management, Cornell University
imageCompanies with no-tipping policies can affect customer satisfaction.Pra Chid/Shutterstock.com

Some journalists and other social commentators have in recent years called for the abolition of restaurant tipping, primarily because they argue that it hurts workers. Several restaurateurs have even replaced tipping at their restaurants with automatic...

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AIM brought instant messaging to the masses, teaching skills for modern communication

  • Written by Nicholas Bowman, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, West Virginia University
imageThe AOL Instant Messenger icon became so well known it was made into a plush toy.KW Reinsch, CC BY-NC

Toward the mid-1990s, America Online (by then going by its nickname, AOL) was the company through which most Americans accessed the internet. As many as half of the CD-ROMs produced at the time bore the near-ubiquitous AOL logo, offering early...

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