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Reagan’s great America shining on a hill twisted into Trump’s dark vision of Christian nationalism

  • Written by Diane Winston, Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

In August 1982, Ronald Reagan’s father-in-law was dying. Nancy Reagan’s beloved dad, Loyal Davis, was an atheist – a troubling fact to the 40th president. So Reagan penned a private, handwritten note in which he recounted how the prayers of colleagues and friends had cured him of a painful stomach ulcer.

Giving hope for what lay...

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Know thyself − all too well: Why Taylor Swift’s songs are philosophy

  • Written by Jessica Flanigan, Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law, University of Richmond
image'Fearless' on stage − and in introspection. Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

Taylor Swift isn’t just a billionaire songwriter and performer. She’s also a philosopher.

As a Swiftie and a philosopher, I’ve found that this claim surprises Swifties and philosophers alike. But once her fans learn a bit...

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Worried about housing shortages and soaring prices? Your community’s zoning laws could be part of the problem

  • Written by Jessica Trounstine, Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
imageMany cities prohibit duplexes and high-rises. Although residents enjoy the extra space, it contributes to housing costs.Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Local governments often try to combat housing costs and create affordable housing by passing legislation that changes current zoning and land-use regulations. But...

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Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues and more that have been lying dormant for more than 100 years

  • Written by Dara E. Purvis, Professor of Law, Penn State
imagePro-abortion rights demonstrators rally in Scottsdale, Ariz., on April 15, 2024.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

When the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to get an abortion in June 2022, Justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the court “should reconsider” other rights it currently recognizes – like the...

Read more: Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues and more that have...

‘The former guy’ versus ‘Sleepy Joe’ – why Biden and Trump are loath to utter each other’s name

  • Written by Roger J. Kreuz, Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
imagePresident Joe Biden referred to Donald Trump as 'my predecessor' 13 times during the 2024 State of the Union.Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images

During his 2024 State of the Union Address, President Joe Biden mentioned his presumptive challenger, Donald Trump, 15 times – but never once by name.

Instead, Biden referred to him as...

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Supreme Court to consider whether local governments can make it a crime to sleep outside if no inside space is available

  • Written by Clare Pastore, Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Southern California
imageA homeless person near an elementary school in Fruitdale Park in Grants Pass, Ore.AP Photo/Jenny Kane

On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could radically change how cities respond to the growing problem of homelessness. It also could significantly worsen the nation’s racial justice gap.

City of Grants Pass v. Johnson be...

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More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource

  • Written by Riley Duren, Research Scientist, University of Arizona

Far more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and oil and gas operations around the world than governments realized, recent airborne and satellite surveys show. That’s a problem for the climate as well as human health. It’s also why the U.S. government has been tightening regulations on methane leaks and...

Read more: More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how...

In the age of cancel culture, shaming can be healthy for online communities – a political scientist explains when and how

  • Written by Jennifer Forestal, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Loyola University Chicago
imagePublic shaming can help uphold online community norms.bo feng/iStock via Getty Images

“Cancel culture” has a bad reputation. There is growing anxiety over this practice of publicly shaming people online for violating social norms ranging from inappropriate jokes to controversial business practices.

Online shaming can be a wildly...

Read more: In the age of cancel culture, shaming can be healthy for online communities – a political...

Indian protesters pull from poetic tradition to resist Modi’s Hindu nationalism

  • Written by Krupa Shandilya, Associate Professor of Sexuality, Women's and Gender Studies, Amherst College
imageA Muslim protester shouts at security personnel on the streets of Shaheen Bagh, a neighborhood in Delhi, in 2020.Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images

India’s government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, implemented the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, in March 2024.

Opponents of the law – which fast-tracks citizenship f...

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Grizzly bear conservation is as much about human relationships as it is the animals

  • Written by Alexander L. Metcalf, Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, University of Montana
imageIf the government takes grizzly bears off the Endangered Species List, some states will likely introduce a hunting season. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images

Montanans know spring has officially arrived when grizzly bears emerge from their dens. But unlike the bears, the contentious debate over their future never hibernates. New research...

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  4. The US is losing access to its bases in Niger − here’s why that’s a big deal
  5. Foundations are using so many confusing words that few people can figure out what they’re doing
  6. Trump’s New York felony charges are going to trial – what the images might show when the business fraud case kicks off
  7. Germany’s turning point: 2 years into strategic pivot, progress made bodes well for the US, NATO and the world
  8. Rural counties increasingly rely on prisons to provide firefighters and EMTs who work for free, but the inmates have little protection or future job prospects
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  11. 4 reasons the practice of canceling weakens higher education
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  17. ‘I’m not black, I’m O.J.’: What O.J. Simpson’s life showed about transcending race and being trapped by it
  18. Has the media learned anything since the O.J. Simpson trial?
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  20. The South’s aging water infrastructure is getting pounded by climate change – fixing it is also a struggle
  21. A monumental case, unfolding in a court of law and a court of public opinion – Trump goes on trial
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  27. How Iran responds to Damascus attack could determine trajectory of conflict in the Middle East
  28. Taxes are due even if you object to government policies or doubt the validity of the 16th Amendment’s ratification
  29. The backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion in business is in full force − but myths obscure the real value of DEI
  30. How jurors will be selected in Trump’s legal cases - a criminal law expert explains
  31. Starbucks seeks Supreme Court protection from being preemptively ordered to rehire baristas who say they were fired for union-promoting activities
  32. I spent a decade helping Afghan girls make educational progress − and now the Taliban are using these 3 reasons to keep them out of school
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