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How the Supreme Court can maintain its legitimacy amid intensifying partisanship

  • Written by Bruce Peabody, Professor of American Politics, Fairleigh Dickinson University
imageSen. Kamala Harris speaks via video link during the second day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Oct. 13, 2020 in Washington, D.C.Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images

On the first day of hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris framed the nomination as part of a plan...

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Restoring seagrasses can bring coastal bays back to life

  • Written by Robert J. Orth, Professor of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
imageEelgrasses covered with small snails, which keep the leaves clean by feeding on algae that live on them.Jonathan Lefcheck, CC BY-ND

A century ago Virginia’s coastal lagoons were a natural paradise. Fishing boats bobbed on the waves as geese flocked overhead. Beneath the surface, miles of seagrass gently swayed in the surf, making the seabed...

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Proposed student visa policy could hinder US competitiveness

  • Written by David L. Di Maria, Associate Vice Provost for International Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageThe proposed policy mainly targets students from the Middle East and African nations.Brothers91/E+ via Getty Images Plus

In an effort to crack down on international students and scholars who overstay their visas, the Trump administration is seeking to implement a new set of rules that would make it more difficult for them to remain in the U.S.

Among...

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Prejudice against people with darker skin may make donors less generous

  • Written by Abhishek Bhati, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Bowling Green State University
imagePeople in Zambia gather while awaiting food distribution in January 2020.Guillem Sartorio/AFP via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

U.S. donors are inclined to give less generously to charities in developing countries when they believe those funds will help people with darker skin.

That’...

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Biden's plan to revive Iran talks could calm the Middle East – but on Israel he and Trump largely agree

  • Written by Muqtedar Khan, Professor, Islam and Global Affairs, University of Delaware
imageVice President Biden with a U.S. delegation at the Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia in 2011. STR/AFP via Getty Images

When the Taliban recently voiced its hope that Donald Trump would win a second term because he would withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, it was a reminder that the 2020 U.S. election has big implications for the Middle East –...

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The history of oath ceremonies and why they matter when taking office

  • Written by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
imageSupreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in Oct. 12 for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.Leah Millis/Pool via AP

The confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett have drawn much notice for her religious worldview.

Barrett’s alleged commitment to a small Christian religious group, People of Praise, has...

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Religious identity and Supreme Court justices – a brief history

  • Written by Nomi Stolzenberg, Professor of Law, University of Southern California
imageAmy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds Pool/Getty Images

Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation process has put focus not only on the would-be Supreme Court justice’s faith but the religious makeup of the court itself.

If she is appointed, Barrett would be the second successive Catholic elevated to the...

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Most US farmers remain loyal to Trump despite pain from trade wars and COVID-19

  • Written by Wendong Zhang, Assistant Professor of Economics, Iowa State University
imageTrump prepares to give a speech to farmers in Mills River, N.C., in August. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

U.S. farmers have suffered a lot in the past few years: The trade war with China, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have all resulted in substantial losses for many producers.

Farmers overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump in 2016 and remain...

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx will land on an asteroid to bring home rocks and dust – if it can avoid Mt. Doom

  • Written by Elizabeth Cantwell, Professor of Practice for Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Senior Vice President for Research & Innovation, University of Arizona
imageThis artist's rendering shows OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending toward asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the asteroid’s surface.NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona

Imagine parallel parking a 15-passenger van into just two to three parking spaces surrounded by two-story boulders. On Oct. 20, a University of Arizona-led NASA mission 16 years...

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How conservative groups will advance their agendas before a Supreme Court with Amy Coney Barrett

  • Written by Paul M. Collins, Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageA lot of interests want to influence the cases that come before the Supreme Court and how they're decided.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court has highlighted the ways interest groups use the legal system to pursue their goals. Barrett is closelytied to the conservative Federalist...

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