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It's 2019 – where's my supersuit?

  • Written by Karl Zelik, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University
It's every kid's dream to have her own supersuit.S.Borisov/Shutterstock.com

I loved the “Thundercats” cartoon as a child, watching cat-like humanoids fighting the forces of evil. Whenever their leader was in trouble, he’d unleash the Sword of Omens to gain “sight beyond sight,” the ability to see events happening at...

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Duke Ellington's melodies carried his message of social justice

  • Written by Michelle R. Scott, Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Duke Ellington leads his orchestra in a rehearsal in Coventry, England, on Dec. 2, 1966.Associated Press

At a moment when there is a longstanding heated debate over how artists and pop culture figures should engage in social activism, the life and career of musical legend Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington offers a model of how to do it...

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Let's get real with college athletes about their chances of going pro

  • Written by Angela Farmer, Assistant Clinical Professor, Mississippi State University
While most college football players believe they have a good shot at going pro, very few do.David J. Phillip/AP

When the NFL draft takes place, it will represent a professional dream come true for the 224 college football players who get picked.

For most players, however, going pro will never be more than a fantasy. Fewer than 2% of college...

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The case for African American reparations, explained

  • Written by Joe R. Feagin, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University
A racial wealth gap is persisting after centuries enslavement and systemic discrimination. Hyejin Kang/Shutterstock.com

For the first time, most major Democratic presidential contenders are talking about whether the U.S. government should consider paying reparations to the descendants of African Americans who were enslaved and suffered from...

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Identicide: How demographic shifts can rip a country apart

  • Written by Monica Duffy Toft, Professor of International Politics and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
What does it look like when a country's identity falls apart?Interior Design/shutterstock.com

What happens to a country when its core national identity – its preferred image of itself in terms of race or religion – doesn’t match its demographic reality?

Say a Sunni-dominated Arab country is actually a majority Shi'a Arab country;...

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What's on the far side of the Moon?

  • Written by Wayne Schlingman, Director of the Arne Slettebak Planetarium, The Ohio State University
The far side looks a lot like the near side.NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio, CC BY

Looking up at the silvery orb of the Moon, you might recognize familiar shadows and shapes on its face from one night to the next. You see the same view of the Moon our early ancestors did as it lighted their way after sundown.

Only one side of the spherical...

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FUCT gets day in court as SCOTUS considers dropping slippery moral standard when granting trademarks

  • Written by Megan M Carpenter, Dean, University of New Hampshire

When’s a brand too scandalous to trademark?

That’s a question the Supreme Court will soon decide in a case that tests the constitutional limits of free speech.

I attended the oral argument on April 15, when lawyers representing streetwear clothing label FUCT argued the company has a right to register its brand as a trademark, which...

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'I'm not a traitor, you are!' Political argument from the Founding Fathers to today's partisans

  • Written by Jeffrey Selinger, Associate Professor of Government, Bowdoin College
How partisans argue tells a lot about how the public sees democracyShutterstock

President Trump is working with the Russians to enrich himself. The Republican Party is shielding him from accountability.

The Democrats want to win elections by repopulating the country with foreigners. Then they’ll be able to permanently transform the racial and...

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Why federal student aid should be restored for people in prison

  • Written by Andrea Cantora, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore
Research shows prison education lessens the chances that inmates will return to prison after their release.Elaine Thompson/AP

Congress is thinking of lifting a longstanding ban on federal student aid for those serving time in prison.

The “Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019,” or the “REAL Act of 2019,” seeks to...

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A quest to reconstruct Baltimore's American Indian 'reservation'

  • Written by Ashley Minner, Lecturer, Folklorist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Members of East Baltimore Church of God, which was founded by Lumbee Indians, and was once located in the heart of 'the reservation,' in the 1700 block of E. Baltimore Street.Photo courtesy of Rev. Robert E. Dodson Jr., Pastor, East Baltimore Church of God, Author provided

A few years ago, I invited a group of students to go on a short walking tour...

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