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Want better tips? Go for gold

  • Written by Na Young Lee, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Dayton
Researchers studied whether subtly being exposed to different colors could change tipping behavior.Anutr Yossundara/Shutterstock.com

Although tipping is generally thought to be a voluntary payment meant to express gratitude to a service worker, the history of tipping suggests that it originated as a way for people to flaunt their wealth.

But what if...

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El Chapo trial shows why a wall won't stop drugs from crossing the US-Mexico border

  • Written by Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
An artist's sketch of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán at a 2018 pretrial hearing in a Brooklyn Federal courthouse.Elizabeth Williams via AP, File

The trial of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera has exposed just how powerful Mexico’s cartels really are.

The trial has now run for two months. On Jan....

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Brexit: An ‘escape room’ with no escape

  • Written by Terrence Guay, Clinical Professor of International Business, Pennsylvania State University

Brexit is beginning to look a lot like an “escape room” with no exit.

An escape room is an increasingly popular adventure game that requires participants to solve a series of puzzles before they can leave the room and advance into another one with additional riddles.

Brexit now seems to be a riddle that can’t be solved, after U.K. l...

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Garbage collection in Syria is crucial to fighting the Islamic State

  • Written by Mark Ward, Lecturer, University of Washington
Garbage piled up in the opposition-held city of Afrin, Syria, in March 2018.AP/Lefteris Pitarakis

Just a few years ago, I was a diplomat working on the Turkish-Syrian border. My job was managing the U.S. government team responsible for delivering aid to Syrian towns and cities loyal to the Syrian opposition.

These were towns that had turned against...

Read more: Garbage collection in Syria is crucial to fighting the Islamic State

States are on the front lines of fighting inequality

  • Written by Christopher Witko, Associate Director and Professor, School of Public Policy, Pennsylvania State University
Rally in support of raising the minimum wage in University City, Mo. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

When Democrats regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., almost immediately took aim at America’s growing income inequality by recommending a 70 percent tax rate on income over US$10 million.

Income...

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New debit card for federal student loan borrowers could save money, but concerns linger

  • Written by Lewis Mandell, Professor Emeritus, Finance Department, School of Management, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
New debit cards being issued by the U.S. Department of Education could be used to track student spending.sakhorn/www.shutterstock.com

The U.S. Department of Education is about to pilot test a new debit card for students who get federal student loans.

For the federal government, it means less hassle and a way to get a glimpse at whether students are...

Read more: New debit card for federal student loan borrowers could save money, but concerns linger

Why victims of Catholic priests need to hear more than confessions

  • Written by Joan M. Cook, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University
Pope Francis speaking to cardinals Dec. 21, 2018 at the Vatican. Filippo Monteforte/AP Pool

Pope Francis has criticized U.S. Catholic bishops for how they handled the pervasive sexual abuse of children by predatory priests. He even called for a new management method and mindset in dealing with this crisis. Most recently, the pope summoned...

Read more: Why victims of Catholic priests need to hear more than confessions

Ulterior motives may lurk behind new debit card for federal student loan borrowers

  • Written by Lewis Mandell, Professor Emeritus, Finance Department, School of Management, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
New debit cards being issued by the U.S. Department of Education could be used to track student spending.sakhorn/www.shutterstock.com

The U.S. Department of Education is about to pilot test a new debit card for students who get federal student loans.

For the federal government, it means less hassle and a way to get a glimpse at whether students are...

Read more: Ulterior motives may lurk behind new debit card for federal student loan borrowers

Trump's reference to Wounded Knee evokes the dark history of suppression of indigenous religions

  • Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana
Wounded Knee Memorial at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.AP Photo/Russell Contreras

President Trump evoked the Wounded Knee massacre in a recent tweet. He was reacting to an Instagram video that Sen. Elizabeth Warren posted on New Year’s Eve.

There’s been considerable criticism of the president’s inaccurate portrayal of Native American...

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Leaders always 'manufacture' crises, in politics and business

  • Written by Bert Spector, Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy at the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University
Trump recently called the border a crisis during a televised address. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

“This is a humanitarian crisis, a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul.”

That’s how President Donald Trump framed his demand for funds to build a “border wall” and end the partial government shutdown. That declaration...

Read more: Leaders always 'manufacture' crises, in politics and business

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