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'Hamilton': the Broadway hip-hop musical every European leader should see

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imageHamilton is shown whispering into Ben Franklin’s ear in Howard Chandler Christy’s depiction of the signing of the Constitution.US Capitol/flickr

What do the new Broadway hip-hop musical “Hamilton” and Europe’s debt crisis have in common? A great deal, actually.

“Hamilton,” which...

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Setting aside half the Earth for 'rewilding': the ethical dimension

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imageWildlife corridors: four proposals to 'rewild' portions of North America.Smithsonian Institute, CC BY-NC

A much-anticipated book in conservation and natural science circles is EO Wilson’s Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, which is due early next year. It builds on his proposal to set aside half the Earth...

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How understanding the prisoner's dilemma can help bridge liberal and conservative differences

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imageHow do people make social choices?Greg Lobinski, CC BY

In my social psychology class, I pose an extra credit question where students choose between having two points or six points added onto their final term paper grade, with the stipulation that if more than 10% of the class chooses six points, no one gets any points.

This...

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Campaign of fear: Donald Trump's battle against birthright citizenship

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Donald Trump is a man of extraordinary self-confidence. Since launching his presidential bid in June, he has boasted of his immense wealth, his academic credentials and his intelligence, going so far as to declare: “I’m, like, a really...

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When it comes to New Orleans schools, who is making the choices?

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imageWho has benefitted from New Orleans school reforms?Bart Everson, CC BY

In 1948, Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote, “the public school is at once a symbol of our democracy and the most pervasive means for promoting our common destiny.”

But these days, with public education becoming more about test...

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Three reasons why most of us shouldn't worry about the global stock market meltdown

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imageIt was a red day on Wall Street Monday.Market graph via www.shutterstock.com

On Monday, the world’s stock markets continued to fall after suffering steep losses the previous week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, one of the most widely followed indexes, opened for trading by dropping more than 1,000 points in the...

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Sins of the Founding Fathers: The perils of judging past heroes by today's standards

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imageBronze statue of Jefferson in the Jefferson Memorial, Washington DC,. Image ID: 138476909 Copyright: DonLandDonLand/SHUTTERSTOCK

Democratic parties in four states have recently removed the names of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson from their annual fundraising dinners, a move now under consideration in at least five...

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