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What witch-finders can teach us about today's world

  • Written by David Frankfurter, Professor of Religion, Boston University
imageHow do leaders find authority as discerners of evil?Wellcome Library, London., CC BY

It is hardly a new observation that political leaders seeking populist appeal will exacerbate popular fears: about immigrants, terrorists and the other.

President Donald Trump plays to fears of immigrants and Muslims. Benjamin Netanyahu inflames Israeli fears by...

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What witch-hunters can teach us about today's world

  • Written by David Frankfurter, Professor of Religion, Boston University
imageHow do leaders find authority as discerners of evil?Wellcome Library, London., CC BY

It is hardly a new observation that political leaders seeking populist appeal will exacerbate popular fears: about immigrants, terrorists and the other.

President Donald Trump plays to fears of immigrants and Muslims. Benjamin Netanyahu inflames Israeli fears by...

Read more: What witch-hunters can teach us about today's world

From Nazis to Netflix, the controversies and contradictions of Cannes

  • Written by David Scott Diffrient, Professor of Film and Media Studies, Colorado State University
imageStudents and striking workers occupy the projection hall of the Cannes Film Festival Palace to prevent showing of films in 1968.AP Photo/Raoul Fornezza

On May 17, the 70th edition of the Festival de Cannes kicked off with the opening-night screening of director Arnaud Desplechin’s “Ismael’s Ghosts.” It will wrap up 11 days...

Read more: From Nazis to Netflix, the controversies and contradictions of Cannes

Beyond just promise, CRISPR is delivering in the lab today

  • Written by Ian Haydon, Doctoral Student in Biochemistry, University of Washington
imagePrecision editing DNA allows for some amazing applications.Ian Haydon, CC BY-ND

There’s a revolution happening in biology, and its name is CRISPR.

CRISPR (pronounced “crisper”) is a powerful technique for editing DNA. It has received an enormous amount of attention in the scientific and popular press, largely based on the promise...

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Impeachment: It's political

  • Written by Jacob Neiheisel, Assistant Professor in Political Science, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
imageRep. Adam Schiff, D-California, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, stands next to a photograph of Trump and Lavrov on May 17, 2017. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Editor’s Note: Impeachment is a predominantly legislative process currently followed in several dozen countries, including Brazil, South Korea and the Philippines....

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Giraffes are in trouble – the US Endangered Species Act can help

  • Written by Federico Cheever, Professor of Environmental and Natural Resources Law, University of Denver
imageA little protection over here, please?AP Photo/Harry Hamburg

On April 19 of this year, five major wildlife protection groups petitioned the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to list the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) as an endangered species. As the petition asserted, “the giraffe has suffered a major reduction in population size...

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What is classified information, and who gets to decide?

  • Written by Jeffrey Fields, Associate Professor of the Practice of International Relations, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageClassified documents.www.shutterstock.com

Before coming to academia, I worked for many years as an analyst at both the State Department and the Department of Defense.

I held a top secret clearance, frequently worked with classified information and participated in classified meetings. Classified information is that which a government or agency deems...

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Are movies a good way to learn history?

  • Written by Scott Alan Metzger, Associate Professor of Education, Pennsylvania State University
imageDaniel Day-Lewis won the 2012 Academy Award for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln. Is Spielberg's historical drama a good way to learn about the 16th U.S. president?Touchstone Pictures

Hollywood loves history. At this year’s Academy Awards, three nominees for Best Picture (“Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge” and “Hidden...

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Why banning laptops from airplane cabins doesn't make sense

  • Written by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University

Recent reports suggest that terrorists can now create bombs so thin that they cannot be detected by the current X-ray screening that our carry-on bags undergo.

In an effort to protect against such threats, the U.S is considering banning laptops and other large electronic devices in the passenger cabins of airplanes flying between Europe and the...

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Ivanka Trump's deeply political tome

  • Written by Ani Kokobobo, Assistant Professor of Russian Literature, University of Kansas
imageDo the rules of success apply equally to all women?Nick Lehr/The Conversation via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

By and large, critics have taken Ivanka Trump at her word about her new book, “Women Who Work.”

She claims she wrote it before her father’s election, “from the perspective of an executive and an entrepreneur.”...

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