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Trump's acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ – partisanship overriding principles

  • Written by John E. Finn, Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
imageThe impeachment trial shows American democracy is in bad shape.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Senate’s decision to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial may have been a victory for Trump, but it is a clear sign that democracy in the U.S. is in poor health.

As a constitutional scholar, I believe the United...

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Why the British abandoned impeachment – and what the US Congress might do next

  • Written by Eliga Gould, Professor of History, University of New Hampshire
imageThe impeachment trial of Warren Hastings in 1788.Library of Congress

Impeachment was developed in medieval England as a way to discipline the king’s ministers and other high officials. The framers of the U.S. Constitution took that idea and applied it to presidents, judges and other federal leaders.

That tool was in use, and in question,...

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Single on Valentine's Day and happily so

  • Written by Elizabeth Brake, Professor of Philosophy, Rice University
imageSingle and happy on Valentine's Day/anandaBGD via Getty Images Collections E+

In this pandemic year, many Americans are focused on how to have a socially distanced romantic dinner or prepare the perfect date night at home.

There’s nothing wrong with celebrating romantic love, but the focus on such celebrations drowns out the voices of those...

Read more: Single on Valentine's Day and happily so

It's not just Trump – presidents and politicians have long shredded etiquette

  • Written by Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino
imageA cartoonist's image of Sen. Charles Sumner's May 1856 beating by South Carolina Rep. Preston Brooks. Wikipedia

Donald Trump has achieved something unique: He is the first and only president to face not one but two impeachments. But even though the U.S. Senate is still expected to exonerate him from charges that he incited the deadly Capitol...

Read more: It's not just Trump – presidents and politicians have long shredded etiquette

How the Affordable Care Act can keep people out of prison

  • Written by Erkmen G. Aslim, Assistant Professor of Economics, Grand Valley State University
imagePrison inmates hold a meeting on addiction in May 2016 at the York Community Reintegration Center in Niantic, Connecticut. John Moore/Getty Images, CC BY-SA

Many former inmates struggle with mental health and substance use disorders. Appropriate treatment for these illnesses can be what stands between successfully reintegrating into society and...

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COVID-19 has made Americans lonelier than ever – here’s how AI can help

  • Written by Laken Brooks, Doctoral Student of English, University of Florida
imageAIs are no substitute for human contact, but they can diminish loneliness.AP Photo/Frank Augstein

“How does that make you feel?”

In the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are missing a sympathetic ear. Would a response like that make you feel heard, less alone, even if it were a machine writing back to you?

The pandemic has...

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Young Republicans split from Trump and GOP elders on US foreign policy: 3 charts

  • Written by Jonathan Schulman, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Northwestern University
imageIn a post-Trump era, the GOP must decide which of the former president's policies to keep – and which to scrap.Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

No matter the outcome of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, the Republican Party must now decide whether to maintain or abandon Trump-era policies during the...

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How US Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona can stop the teacher shortage

  • Written by Bob Spires, Associate Professor of Education, University of Richmond
imageU.S. Secretary of Education nominee Miguel Cardona testifies during his confirmation hearing.Susan Walsh/Getty Images

Editor’s note: Miguel Cardona – President Joe Biden’s choice for secretary of education – faces several urgent and contentious priorities, including reopening schools safely, addressing systemic racism within...

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US-educated foreign soldiers learn 'democratic values,' study shows – though America also trains future dictators

  • Written by Sandor Fabian, Research Fellow, University of Central Florida
imageForeign military students from the U.S. Navy's Patrol Craft Officer course conduct a field training exercise at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi in 2009. Department of Defense

The leadership of a U.S.-trained special operations officer, Col. Assimi Goita, in Mali’s August 2020 coup has reignited an old American debate about whether...

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'The Mauritanian' rekindles debate over Gitmo detainees' torture – with 40 still held there

  • Written by Lisa Hajjar, Professor of Sociology, University of California Santa Barbara
imageThe Office of Military Commissions building in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was where much legal activity about the detainees' cases was handled.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

“The Mauritanian,” directed by Kevin Macdonald, is the first feature film to dramatize how the war on terror became a war in court.

As a sociologist of law and a journalist, I...

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