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Why Taylor Swift is an antihero to the GOP − but Democrats should know all too well that her endorsement won’t mean it’s all over now

  • Written by Matt Harris, Associate Professor of Political Science, Park University
imageTravis Kelce celebrates with Taylor Swift on Jan. 28, 2024, after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game.Patrick Smith/Getty Images

A pop icon falling for one of the NFL’s preeminent superstars may seem like a slice of Americana – a scene from a small-town high school magnified by a factor of...

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3 years on from coup, economic sanctions look unlikely to push Myanmar back to democracy

  • Written by Charmaine Willis, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College
imageSanctions have failed to prevent Myanmar's military from obtaining hardware.STR/AFP via Getty Images

When Myanmar’s military seized back control of the country in February 2021 after a decade-long democratic interlude, the international community reached for a familiar tool: economic sanctions.

The coup led several countries, including the...

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Funding for refugees has long been politicized − punitive action against UNRWA and Palestinians fits that pattern

  • Written by Nicholas R. Micinski, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, University of Maine
imagePalestinians await the distribution of UNRWA flour.Abed Zagout/Anadolu via Getty Images

At least a dozen countries, including the U.S., have suspended funding to the UNRWA, the United Nations agency responsible for delivering aid to Palestinian refugees.

This follows allegations made by Israel that 12 UNRWA employees participated in the Oct. 7,...

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Are social media apps ‘dangerous products’? 2 scholars explain how the companies rely on young users but fail to protect them

  • Written by Joan Donovan, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
imageThe CEOs of Discord, Snap, TikTok, X and Meta prepare to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 31, 2024.Alex Wong/Getty Images

“You have blood on your hands.”

“I’m sorry for everything you have all been through.”

These quotes, the first from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaking to Meta CEO Mark...

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Republicans and Democrats consider each other immoral – even when treated fairly and kindly by the opposition

  • Written by Phillip McGarry, Ph.D. Candidate in Experimental Psychology, University of Tennessee
imageHow a political opponent acted didn't change participants' harsh moral judgments.wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images

Both Republicans and Democrats regarded people with opposing political views as less moral than people in their own party, even when their political opposites acted fairly or kindly toward them, according to experiments mycolleaguesandI...

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AI can help − and hurt − student creativity

  • Written by Sabrina Habib, Associate Professor, University of South Carolina

Teachers across the country are grappling with whether to view AI tools like ChatGPT as friend or foe in the classroom. My research shows that the answer isn’t always simple. It can be both.

Teaching students to be creative thinkers rather than rely on AI for answers is the key to answering this question. That’s what my team and I found...

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Why treason is a key topic in Trump’s 14th Amendment appeal to the Supreme Court

  • Written by Mark A. Graber, University System of Maryland Regents Professor of Law, University of Maryland
imageDonald Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021, are key to questions about his eligibility to hold office.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

As oral arguments approach in former President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court appeal of a Colorado Supreme Court decision, many friend-of-the-court briefsin the case bring up a subject not much found in public...

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Supreme Court word-count limits for lawyers, explained in 1,026 words

  • Written by Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson, Teaching Professor of Law, University of Colorado Boulder
imageLawyers write too much. That's why the Supreme Court and other U.S. courts impose word limits on them.siraanamwong/ iStock / Getty Images Plus

The dispute over former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to appear on the Colorado ballot will come to a head on Feb. 8, 2024, when the U.S. Supreme Court holds oral arguments in the case. Dozens...

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Norman Jewison’s ‘Rollerball’ depicted a world in which corporations controlled all information – is this dystopian vision becoming reality?

  • Written by Matthew Jordan, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
imageJonathan E., played by James Caan, competes as the owners watch from the stands.MGM

If the films of Norman Jewison, who died on Jan. 22, 2024, had a unifying theme, it was how his characters searched for meaning and questioned the rules of their worlds.

No matter the genre of the scores of films he directed – from “In the Heat of the...

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  2. With the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content to play the waiting game
  3. Super Bowl ads: It’s getting harder for commercials to score with consumers
  4. More than a year after the death of an environmental activist, questions remain on the dangerousness of the Stop Cop City movement near Atlanta
  5. ‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists
  6. Sleep can give athletes an edge over competitors − but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance
  7. Teens on social media need both protection and privacy – AI could help get the balance right
  8. Eating disorders are the most lethal mental health conditions – reconnecting with internal body sensations can help reduce self-harm
  9. This course examines how conflicts arise over borders
  10. How Black male college athletes deal with anti-Black stereotypes on campus
  11. What Americans can learn from Danish masculinity
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  17. Dog care below freezing − how to keep your pet warm and safe from cold weather, road salt and more this winter
  18. Telehealth makes timely abortions possible for many, research shows
  19. Backlash to transgender health care isn’t new − but the faulty science used to justify it has changed to meet the times
  20. Why Trump’s control of the Republican Party is bad for democracy
  21. The opening of India’s new Rama temple made waves – but here’s what the central ritual actually meant
  22. Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers
  23. Longtime NRA chief Wayne LaPierre is leaving the gun group in trouble but still powerful
  24. For 150 years, Black journalists have known what confederate monuments really stood for
  25. Colorado limits plastic bags, Boulder expands fees – but do bans and fines actually reduce waste?
  26. Boulder strengthens rules against plastic bags – but do bans and fines actually reduce waste?
  27. Drone attack on American troops risks widening Middle East conflict – and drawing in Iran-US tensions
  28. El Salvador voters set to trade democracy for promise of security in presidential election
  29. Nonwhite people are drastically underrepresented in local government
  30. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a dilemma: Free the hostages or continue the war in Gaza?
  31. Nonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby may see little benefit
  32. Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected
  33. That sharp, green smell of freshly cut grass? It’s a plant’s cry for help – and it may work as a less toxic pesticide for farmers
  34. Popularly known as ‘gas station heroin,’ tianeptine is being sold as a dietary supplement – with deadly outcomes
  35. What latest polling says about the mood in Ukraine – and the desire to remain optimistic amid the suffering
  36. Who created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs
  37. When is criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains
  38. Colorado voters seeking to disqualify Trump from the ballot tell Supreme Court Jan. 6 ‘will forever stain’ US history
  39. UN court ruling against Israel shows limits of legal power to prevent genocide − but rapid speed
  40. In the market for a car? Soon you’ll be able to buy a Hyundai on Amazon − and only a Hyundai
  41. Most state abortion bans have limited exceptions − but it’s hard to understand what they mean
  42. France’s biggest Muslim school went from accolades to defunding – showing a key paradox in how the country treats Islam
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  44. Treatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer − why active surveillance may be a better option for some
  45. Why are so many robots white?
  46. What UAW backing means for Biden − and why the union’s endorsement took so long
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  50. ‘Strife in the courtroom’ − a former federal judge discusses Trump’s second trial for defaming E. Jean Carroll