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What the history of iconoclasm tells us about the Confederate statue controversy

  • Written by Henry Adams, Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, Case Western Reserve University
imageA Confederate statue lies on a pallet in a warehouse in Durham, North Carolina after protesters toppled and defaced it.AP Photo/Allen Breed

Over the last few months, a new American civil war seems to have broken out. It isn’t being fought with weapons. Instead, it’s being fought with statues and symbols, and at the heart of the dispute...

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Is daylight saving time worth the trouble? Research says no

  • Written by Laura Grant, Assistant Professor of Economics, Claremont McKenna College
imageFalling back or staying put?Romolo Tavani/Shutterstock.com

Today the sun is shining during my commute home from work. But this weekend, public service announcements will remind us to “fall back,” ending daylight saving time by setting our clocks an hour earlier on Sunday, Nov. 5. On Nov. 6, many of us will commute home in the dark.

This...

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Venezuela's opposition is on the verge of collapse

  • Written by Marco Aponte-Moreno, Assistant Professor of Global Business, St Mary's College of California

It’s been a bittersweet couple of weeks for the Venezuelan opposition, which for six months this year staged daily protests against the authoritarian-leaning regime of president Nicolás Maduro.

On Oct. 26, the alliance – which began working together in 2008 to counterbalance Hugo Chávez’s “Chavista”...

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Stop doing companies' digital busywork for free

  • Written by Jordan Kraemer, Visiting Scholar in Anthropology, New York University
imageHow much time and energy do people spend rating, reviewing and answering surveys?Ditty_about_summer/Shutterstock.com

Over the past year, I stopped responding to customer surveys, providing user feedback or, mostly, contributing product reviews. Sometimes I feel obligated – even eager – to provide this information. Who doesn’t like...

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How donors can help make nonprofits more accountable

  • Written by Aseem Prakash, Walker Family Professor and Founding Director, Center for Environmental Politics, University of Washington
imageWasteful and fake charities are usually harder to spot than this. jefftakespics2/Shutterstock.com

As the devastating 2017 hurricane season got underway, the Internal Revenue Service warned Americans to watch out for scammers asking for donations to nonexistent charities.

But, especially as fundraising pitches pile up in their inboxes and mailboxes...

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US shouldn't give up benefits of 'green card lottery' over low risk of terrorism

  • Written by Ethan Lewis, Associate Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
imageThe Statue of Liberty casts a wary eye at the bike path that runs along the western edge of Manhattan, where the Oct. 31 attack occurred. Songquan Deng/Shutterstock.com

After a man barreled down a New York City bike path on Oct. 31, killing eight, President Donald Trump reacted by calling for an end to the “green card lottery” program...

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What draws 'lone wolves' to the Islamic State?

  • Written by James L. Gelvin, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History, University of California, Los Angeles
imagePolice work near a damaged Home Depot truck on Nov. 1, 2017, after a motorist drove onto a bike path near the World Trade Center memorial. AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

The recent attack on a bike path in lower Manhattan once again compels us to ask: Why do people pledge allegiance to the Islamic State?

Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the attack, isn&rsquo...

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After months of feuding, Ecuador's president is ousted by his party

  • Written by Soledad Stoessel, Postdoctoral Researcher, Latin American Political Processes, National University of La Plata

After months of internal dissent and public feuding, Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, has been kicked out of his party, the Alianza Pais. He will remain in office, though, and the decision – technically justified by Moreno’s absence from several meetings – is being hotly contested within the party.

Moreno served as vice...

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What ancient cultures teach us about grief, mourning and continuity of life

  • Written by Daniel Wojcik, Professor, English and Folklore Studies, University of Oregon, University of Oregon

Surprise! How Obamacare is beginning to look a lot like Medicaid

  • Written by J.B. Silvers, Professor of Health Finance, Weatherhead School of Management & School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University
imageA computer screen showing the Healthcare.gov website for this year's open enrollment.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

In a great irony, the Republicans, who promised to eliminate the Affordable Care Act and roll back Medicaid expansions, are in essence about to do the reverse – at a huge cost to the U.S. Treasury. This year Obamacare will become what...

Read more: Surprise! How Obamacare is beginning to look a lot like Medicaid

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