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The US is about to blow up a fake warship in the South China Sea – but naval rivalry with Beijing is very real and growing

  • Written by Krista Wiegand, Professor of Political Science, University of Tennessee
imageA Marine amphibious assault vehicle takes part in a 2019 joint U.S.-Philippines exercise.Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images

As part of a joint military exercise with the Philippines, the U.S. Navy is slated to sink a mock warship on April 26, 2023, in the South China Sea.

The live-fire drill is not a response to increased tensions with China over...

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US giving to Israeli nonprofits – how much Jews and Christians donate and where the money goes

  • Written by Jamie Levine Daniel, Associate Professor, Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
imageIsraeli political conflicts could change the giving patterns of U.S. Jews. Matan Golan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judiciary overhauls and the continued erosion of Palestinian human rights for months.

It’s possible that...

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Sudan crisis explained: What's behind the latest fighting and how it fits nation's troubled past

  • Written by Christopher Tounsel, Associate Professor of History, University of Washington
imageSudan army soldiers are fighting a rival paramilitary group.AFP via Getty Images

Days of violence in Sudan have resulted in the deaths of at least 180 people, with many more left wounded.

The fighting represents the latest crisis in the North African nation, which has contended with numerous coups and periods of civil strife since becoming...

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The complex relationship between Black gamers and Hogwarts Legacy

  • Written by Steven Dashiell, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sociology, American University
imageThe bestselling title is already a serious contender for the Game Awards' Game of the Year.Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images

When the computer game Hogwarts Legacy was released in February 2023, some critics wondered whether the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling – whose Harry Potter franchise inspired the game – would hurt sales....

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Plans for religious charter school, though rejected for now, are already pushing church-state debates into new territory

  • Written by Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageWould religious charter schools be constitutional? More advocates are pushing to find out.FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

U.S. courts have long wrestled with the extent to which government funding can be used at private religious schools. School-choice advocates have won key cases at the Supreme Court in recent years, opening up more ways for public...

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Anti-mifepristone court decisions rely on medical misinformation about abortion and questionable legal reasoning

  • Written by Jamie Rowen, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
imageA goal of the Texas plaintiffs was to stop the practice of sending abortion medication by mail.Andrii Zorii/iStock via Getty Images Plus

An early April 2023 decision by a U.S. district judge in Texas to reverse 23 years of approval of the abortion pill mifepristone has sparked explosive debate.

Mifepristone is a medicine that blocks the receptors...

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'Effective altruism' has caught on with billionaire donors – but is the world's most headline-making one on board?

  • Written by Nicholas G. Evans, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, UMass Lowell
imageSpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks during a T-Mobile and SpaceX joint event on Aug. 25, 2022, in Texas. Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images

One of the ways tech billionaire Elon Musk attracts supporters is the vision he seems to have for the future: people driving fully autonomous electric vehicles, colonizing other planets and even merging their brains...

Read more: 'Effective altruism' has caught on with billionaire donors – but is the world's most...

Low-cost, high-quality public transportation will serve the public better than free rides

  • Written by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College
imageChicago's Washington-Wabash station opened in 2017 – the first new stop on the city's elevated rail system in 20 years.Youngrae Kim/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Public transit systems face daunting challenges across the U.S., from pandemic ridership losses to traffic congestion, fare evasion and pressure to keep rides affordable. In...

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Parents tend to choose their children's schools based on their own educational experience

  • Written by Anna Rhodes, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Rice University
imagePatterns of segregation may repeat if parents continually choose schools like the ones they attended.SDI Productions via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

Faced with a growing number of options for where to enroll their children in school, parents quickly narrow their choices based on their...

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Social Security may be failing well over a million people with disabilities – and COVID-19 is making the problem worse

  • Written by Zachary Morris, Assistant Professor of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
imageSocial Security has two programs aimed at helping those with disabilities. Kameleon007/iStock via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

More than half of U.S. adults over the age of 50 with work-limiting disabilities – likely over 1.3 million people – do not receive the Social...

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