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A philosopher argues why no one has the right to refuse services to LGBT people

  • Written by Mark R Reiff, Affiliated Researcher in Legal and Political Philosophy, University of California, Davis

Ever since the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that gay people have the right to marry, those upset by this ruling have shifted their strategy from denying the right to limiting its enforcement.

Even if gay people have a right to marry, they argue, people also have the liberty to practice their religion as they wish. Accordingly, they...

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The hidden extra costs of living with a disability

  • Written by Sophie Mitra, Associate Professor of Economics, Fordham University
imageCosts of transportation and accessibility are just two factors that increase cost of living for persons with disabilities. Corepics VOF/shutterstock.com

Disability is often incorrectly assumed to be rare. However, global estimates suggest than one in seven adults has some form of disability.

The term “disability” covers a number of...

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How public feuds on social media and reality TV play out​ in court

  • Written by Shontavia Johnson, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Drake University
imageHow incriminating is your Instagram feed?Jirapong Manustrong/Shutterstock.com

Free expression on TV and social media generates big ratings and even bigger online followings. Unscripted reality stars claim to bring their authentic expressions to the public through these channels. Beyond influencing the court of public opinion, though, can reality...

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Senate GOP opens health care debate. Now what?

  • Written by Jeffrey Lazarus, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University

On July 25, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell narrowly managed to keep a Republican effort to reform health care alive. We asked our experts to consider the importance of this procedural vote and what happens next.

Jeffrey Lazarus, Georgia State University

Which bill will it be?

Senate Republicans have voted to start debate on a health care...

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How to succeed in college with a disability

  • Written by Stephen Byrd, Associate Professor of Education, Elon University
imageWhether you have a physical disability, mental illness or learning challenge, there are strategies to help you earn your degree.Stocksnap

If you’re entering college as a student with a disability, the first thing you should know is that you’re not alone. In a study of approximately 11,000 young adults with disabilities, nearly 20...

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Hong Kong's democratic struggle and the rise of Chinese authoritarianism

  • Written by Kelly Chernin, Lecturer in International Communications, University of Florida
imageFour pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers of the Legislative Council have been ousted.AP Photo/Kin Cheun

In July, a Hong Kong court purged four pro-democracy politicians from its Legislative Council.

This move comes after two other Hong Kong lawmakers were expelled from the Legislative Council earlier this year and at the same time as the recent death...

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Do challenges make school seem impossible or worthwhile?

  • Written by Daphna Oyserman, Professor of Psychology and Education, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageWhen school gets tough, do you think it's worthwhile? Or time to give up?Pavlin Plamenov Petkov/Shutterstock.com

Did you get where you intended to in life? Are you as healthy, wealthy and wise as you want to be? If not, perhaps the problem is a lack of motivation.

Some studies suggest that motivation – rather than ability or skill – is...

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What influences American giving?

  • Written by Una Osili, Professor, Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
imageAmericans make charitable donations for many reasons.Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock.com

Several nonprofits, such as the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union, have reported a surge in donations as some Americans respond to their political concerns by supporting causes they believe will make a difference.

Yet while scholars...

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A bold, bipartisan plan to return the US to the vanguard of 21st-century technological innovation

  • Written by Sascha Meinrath, Director of X-Lab; Palmer Chair in Telecommunications, Pennsylvania State University
imageHow can we ensure technology brings prosperity to us all?ra2studio/Shutterstock.com

Digital technologies like the internet and smartphones are transforming our lives and society. They are proving to be powerful tools for liberating individuals’ creative and entrepreneurial potential, as well as providing new educational opportunities and...

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  3. Fulfilling the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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  5. History shows that stacking federal science advisory committees doesn't work
  6. How a job acquires a gender (and less authority if it's female)
  7. Mitch McConnell, the president's man in the Senate
  8. Why the Catholic Church bans gluten-free communion wafers
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  10. Who's avoiding sex, and why
  11. The Supreme Court made it harder for states to ban sex offenders from social media. Here’s why
  12. The Georgia peach may be vanishing, but its mythology is alive and well
  13. How some rich people are trying to dismantle inequality
  14. The Library of Congress opened its catalogs to the world. Here's why it matters
  15. Explaining the rise in hate crimes against Muslims in the US
  16. How Lula evolved from Brazil's top politician to its most notable convict
  17. Can Trump use the presidential pardon to thwart the Russia investigations?
  18. Why the US doesn't understand Chinese thought – and must
  19. Here's the three-pronged approach we're using in our own research to tackle the reproducibility issue
  20. Protecting your smartphone from voice impersonators
  21. How to make sure we all benefit when nonprofits patent technologies like CRISPR
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  23. What's the deal with the debt ceiling? 5 questions answered
  24. Republicans fail on health care. Here's why the rest of Trump's agenda won't be 'so easy,' either
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  27. Why Trump's threat to slap tariffs on foreign steel is a bad idea
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  30. How the social gospel movement explains the roots of today's religious left
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  34. Digital database captures voices from inside America's prisons
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  36. As academic hospitals lower mortality rates, should insurers reconsider excluding them?
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  38. Why do human beings speak so many languages?
  39. Is America's digital leadership on the wane?
  40. What an artificial intelligence researcher fears about AI
  41. EU's antitrust 'war' on Google and Facebook uses abandoned American playbook
  42. Combatting stereotypes about Appalachian dialects
  43. Is a healthy environment a human right? Testing the idea in Appalachia
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  45. Why some are applauding Donald Trump Jr's 'win at all costs' attitude
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  48. How the Catholic Church's hierarchy makes it difficult to punish sexual abusers
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