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An Italian teen is set to become the first millennial saint, but canonizing children is nothing new in the Catholic Church

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imageThe ceremony for the beatification of Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia, is held Oct. 10 in front of the St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, Italy.AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

On Oct. 10, 2020, a young Italian named Carlo Acutis was beatified at a special Mass in the city of Assisi, putting the late teenager just one step away from...

Read more: An Italian teen is set to become the first millennial saint, but canonizing children is nothing...

Refugees don't undermine the US economy – they energize it

  • Written by Ramya Vijaya, Professor of Economics, Stockton University
imageDemonstrators at Philadelphia International Airport protest President Trump's executive order clamping down on refugee admissions on Jan. 29, 2017.Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images

The Trump administration last month announced plans to to cut the number of refugees allowed to enter the United States to the lowest level in 40 years. This year’s...

Read more: Refugees don't undermine the US economy – they energize it

Fox News viewers write about 'BLM' the same way CNN viewers write about 'KKK'

  • Written by Mark Kamlet, University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
imageTalking politics increasingly seems like an exercise in talking past one another.GeorgePeters/Getty Images

It’s no secret that U.S. politics has become highly polarized.

Even so, there are probably few living Americans who ever witnessed anything that quite compares with this fall’s first presidential debate.

Was it really the case...

Read more: Fox News viewers write about 'BLM' the same way CNN viewers write about 'KKK'

Trump's ultra-low tax bills are what happens when government tries to make policy through the tax code

  • Written by Gary Winslett, Assistant Professor, Middlebury
imageThe tax code can feel like a labyrinth. Marcel Germain/Moment via Getty Images

People tend to have one of two reactions to the revelation that President Donald Trump has paid little to no taxes in recent years: He’s either an amoral tax cheat or he’s smart.

To me, it reveals just how much is wrong with the U.S. tax code, which...

Read more: Trump's ultra-low tax bills are what happens when government tries to make policy through the tax...

3 things I learned from teaching students about horror pioneer George Romero's movies during these scary times

  • Written by Carl Kurlander, Senior Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh
imageFilmmaker George Romero at the premiere of 'Survival of the Dead' in 2010. Ben Hider/Getty Images

I’m no fan of horror movies. At least I wasn’t until I moved from Hollywood back to my hometown of Pittsburgh, where I met the legendary independent filmmaker George Romero, best known as the inventor of the modern-day zombie and movies...

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Giant 'toothed' birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago

  • Written by Peter A. Kloess, Doctoral Candidate, Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
imageFossil remains indicate these birds had a wingspan of over 20 feet.Brian Choo, CC BY-NC-SA

Picture Antarctica today and what comes to mind? Large ice floes bobbing in the Southern Ocean? Maybe a remote outpost populated with scientists from around the world? Or perhaps colonies of penguins puttering amid vast open tracts of snow?

Fossils from...

Read more: Giant 'toothed' birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago

How state courts – not federal judges – could protect voting rights

  • Written by Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
imageA Texas limit of one ballot drop-off box per county has been challenged in state and federal courts.AP Photo/LM Otero

A jaw-dropping deluge of election-related lawsuits is already working its way through the nation’s courts, but some lawyers are taking a different tack than usual: ignoring federal laws and instead focusing on state...

Read more: How state courts – not federal judges – could protect voting rights

Estas son ocho maneras como tu vida será afectada si Obamacare desaparece

  • Written by Simon F. Haeder, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Penn State
imageEl periodo de inscripción abierta para planes de seguro médico 'Obamacare' en www.healthcare.gov a partir del 1 de noviembre.https://www.healthcare.gov

Mas de 10 años después de su aprobación por el Presidente Barack Obama, la Ley de Cuidados Médicos Asequibles (ACA, por sus siglos en inglés) sigue...

Read more: Estas son ocho maneras como tu vida será afectada si Obamacare desaparece

Health insurers are starting to roll back coverage for telehealth – even though demand is way up due to COVID-19

  • Written by Jennifer A. Mallow, Associate Professor of Nursing, West Virginia University
imagePrivate insurers saw telehealth claims increase over 4,000% from 2019 to 2020.Solskin/DigitalVision via Getty Images

In less than a year, telehealth has gone from a niche rarity to a common practice. Its ability to ensure physical distance, preserve personal protective equipment and prevent the spread of infection among health care workers and...

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Viktor Orbán's use and misuse of religion serves as a warning to Western democracies

  • Written by Garret Martin, Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
imageViktor Orbán speaking at a summit on Poland on Sept. 11.Omar Marques/Getty Images

Somewhere in his journey to power in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a radical religious conversion.

An atheist when he started in politics in the late 1980s, Orbán now calls himself a defender of Christianity. In an August speech...

Read more: Viktor Orbán's use and misuse of religion serves as a warning to Western democracies

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  25. A second pathway into cells for SARS-CoV-2: New understanding of the neuropilin-1 protein could speed vaccine research
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  28. How to use COVID-19 testing and quarantining to safely travel for the holidays
  29. COVID-19 has shone a light on the millennia-old balance between public and private worship
  30. Do we have to toss Halloween out the window this year, too? Public health experts give some guidelines
  31. An expert in nonverbal communication watched the Trump-Biden debate with the sound turned down – here's what he saw
  32. Dios puede ser herido, pero no como afirma Trump, según los teólogos
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  34. Pope Francis' support for civil unions is a call to justice – and nothing new
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  36. Mail delays, the election and the future of the US Postal Service: 5 questions answered
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