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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...

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

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...

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

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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7 tips for staying safe as COVID-19 cases rise and colder weather heightens the risk

  • Written by Melissa Burdi, Dean, Purdue University Global School of Nursing, Purdue University
imageSimple steps like wearing a face mask can lower the risk of getting COVID-19 for the wearers and those around them.Jennah Moon/Getty Images

As temperatures fall, people are spending more time indoors. That heightens the risk of the coronavirus spreading, but there are some simple steps you can take to help protect yourself and everyone around you.

It...

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China makes it incredibly hard for foreign businesses to operate – but they stay because the money is just too good

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageA shipping container passes the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco bound for Oakland, Calif. AP Images/Eric Risberg

Doing business in China can be a difficult and contentious proposition for companies in many countries. Yet even with charges of intellectual property theft, forced partnerships and tight restrictions on doing business, China...

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Women politicians more likely to reply to people who reach out in need, study shows

  • Written by Zoila Ponce de Leon, Assistant Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University
imageIn Europe, women politicians were even more likely to respond to female constituents who asked for help.Ponomariova_Maria via Getty

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

The big idea

Women politicians are more responsive than men when people come to them seeking health care and economic support, our newly published study...

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Mail-in voting is safe and reliable – 5 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation US
imageAn election worker in Pennsylvania handles mailed ballots during that state's primary election in May.AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Time is running out for Americans who want to cast their ballots by mail.

If you want to vote this way but haven’t yet requested a ballot, you should know that it takes time for ballot requests to get from voters to their...

Read more: Mail-in voting is safe and reliable – 5 essential reads

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  7. Judges used to stay out of election disputes, but this year lawsuits could well decide the presidency
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  12. Who really defeated the Islamic State – Obama or Trump?
  13. Distance learning makes it harder for kids to exercise, especially in low-income communities
  14. Amy Coney Barrett may be the next woman on the Supreme Court – but does a nominee's gender matter?
  15. What is HIPAA? 5 questions answered about the medical privacy law that protects Trump's test results and yours
  16. How the needs of monks and empire builders helped mold the modern-day office
  17. Political bias in media doesn't threaten democracy — other, less visible biases do
  18. As few as 1 in 10 homeless people vote in elections – here's why
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  20. 279,700 extra deaths in the US so far in this pandemic year
  21. Dementia deaths rise during the summer of COVID, leading to concern
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  24. Doing this one thing helps community college students transfer to a 4-year university
  25. Schadenfreude over Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis was more about cosmic justice than joy in another’s pain
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  29. Dominance or democracy? Authoritarian white masculinity as Trump and Pence's political debate strategy
  30. Restoring California's forests to reduce wildfire risks will take time, billions of dollars and a broad commitment
  31. Political leaders’ views on COVID-19 risk are highly infectious in a polarized nation – we see the same with climate change
  32. What's the best way to get out the vote in a pandemic?
  33. Election 2020 sees record $11 billion in campaign spending, mostly from a handful of super-rich donors
  34. Pandemic presents an opportunity for small liberal arts colleges to change
  35. Appealing to evangelicals, Trump uses religious words and references to God at a higher rate than previous presidents
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  37. Yes, more and more young adults are living with their parents – but is that necessarily bad?
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  39. Plot to kidnap Michigan's governor grew from the militia movement's toxic mix of constitutional falsehoods and half-truths
  40. Why males may have a worse response to COVID-19
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  42. Indigenous Peoples Day comes amid a reckoning over colonialism and calls for return of Native land
  43. Evangelical leaders like Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell Sr. have long talked of conspiracies against God's chosen – those ideas are finding resonance today
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