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Coronavirus: Will courts continue to operate, preserving the rule of law?

  • Written by Austin Sarat, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
U.S. courts use videoconferencing, but relatively rarely.AP Photo/Matt Volz

The coronavirus outbreak is affecting broad swaths of American life, including all levels of government. On March 16 the U.S. Supreme Court took the unusual step of indefinitely postponing oral arguments scheduled for at least the next two weeks.

The court held oral...

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How to make presidential debates serve voters, not candidates

  • Written by John P. Koch, Senior Lecturer and Director of Debate, Vanderbilt University
Voters could know more about how each of these men think.AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Presidential debates are not debates at all. They provide candidates with opportunities to deliver their own pre-scripted messages, largely unchallenged.

Ideally, presidential debate scholars agree, these events should help voters identify which candidate they agree...

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Did the US commit crimes in Afghanistan? International prosecutors want to find out

  • Written by Hurst Hannum, Professor of International Law, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
War crime allegations cast a shadow over Afghanistan's future.Scott Nelson/Getty Images

International prosecutors tasked with looking into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan have no shortage of potential targets.

Afghan soldiers and warlords have been accused of rape, murder and kidnap almost since fighting began in late 2001. The deliberate...

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3 smart ways to use screen time while coronavirus keeps kids at home

  • Written by Rebecca Dore, Senior Research Associate in Early Childhood, The Ohio State University
Using tech together with their parents is better for children.E+/Getty

As families everywhere adjust to social distancing measures like closed schools and child care centers, workplaces and more, parents are grappling with questions regarding their kids’ use of technology. Rebecca Dore, an expert on children and media, offers some tips for...

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The US owes $23.5 trillion – but can still afford a big coronavirus stimulus package

  • Written by William D. Lastrapes, Professor of Economics, University of Georgia
America's credit card has no spending limit. photo168/Shutterstock.comCC BY-ND

The U.S. government now owes over US$23.5 trillion in debt, or about $71,000 for every man, women and child living within its borders. It has risen $3 trillion since President Trump took office in 2017 and is almost double what it was just 10 years ago.

U.S. government...

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Trump's right: Congress should give Americans US$1,000 a month right now to fight the coronavirus recession

  • Written by Steven Pressman, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
People need cash in hand.Patrick Foto/Getty Images

Much of the U.S. economy has effectively shut down as America increasingly takes the coroanvirus pandemic seriously. Retail stores and restaurants across the country are vacant. The entertainment and hospitality industries are on hiatus.

While necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19, this will have...

Read more: Trump's right: Congress should give Americans US$1,000 a month right now to fight the coronavirus...

Trump's right: Congress should give Americans $1,000 right now to fight the coronavirus recession

  • Written by Steven Pressman, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
People need cash in hand.Patrick Foto/Getty Images

Much of the U.S. economy has effectively shut down as America increasingly takes the coronavirus pandemic seriously. Retail stores and restaurants across the country are vacant. The entertainment and hospitality industries are on hiatus.

While necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19, this will have...

Read more: Trump's right: Congress should give Americans $1,000 right now to fight the coronavirus recession

Coronavirus quarantines and your legal rights: 4 questions answered

  • Written by Latisha Nixon-Jones, Visiting Legal Research and Writing Professor, University of Oregon
A woman at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago gives the thumbs-up upon arrival from an overseas flight. Getty Images / Scott Olson

The unknown is frightening. And with the spread of a deadly and communicable disease – the coronavirus is both – individual liberties may be temporarily sidelined to protect the larger community.

Indeed,...

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Migrants at US-Mexico border must get past cartels before their long journey ends

  • Written by Paola Díaz, Investigadora en la Escuela de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales CEMS- EHESS- Francia y en COES- Chile (Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies), Diego Portales University
Undocumented migrants climb on a train known as 'La Bestia' in Las Patronas town, Veracruz state, Mexico, Aug. 9, 2018, to travel through Mexico and reach the U.S. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

Every train car in “La Bestia” – The Beast – is a world unto itself, with all the good and evil that entails. Ariel saw the...

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Coronavirus reminds Americans that pursuit of happiness is tied to the collective good

  • Written by Christopher Beem, Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Pennsylvania State University
People practice social distancing by standing apart during a news conference in Washington D.C.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

At its core, the United States Declaration of Independence argues that all human beings have “unalienable rights.” These include right to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

These rights apply to...

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