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Who’s the most American? Psychological studies show that many people are biased and think it’s a white English speaker
The US and other countries have a legal definition of citizenship, yet human psychology and identity politics result in ingrained biases over who trul...
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What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. Humanity and the climate depend on a healthy Ar...
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Universities in every state care for congressional papers that document US political history − federal cuts put their work at risk
Libraries and archives at universities across the nation catalog and steward the donated papers of members of Congress. But that historically signific...
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Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sites
Kids face risks online, but whether and how the law can protect them is a thorny issue. The Supreme Court weighed in to say states can try with age-ga...
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What the Supreme Court ruling against ‘universal injunctions’ means for court challenges to presidential actions
The Supreme Court just made it harder for judges to block presidential policies nationwide, but lawmakers hold the key to changing that.
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How Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York City mayoral primary could ripple across the country
Zohran Mamdani is one of the first Democratic candidates to successfully leverage Donald Trump’s focus on cost of living, explains a political strateg...
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Why energy markets fluctuate during an international crisis
Fears about supply, demand, profits and supply chains all combine into a volatile mix that delivers prices that are often higher in a crisis, but also...
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Cyberattacks shake voters’ trust in elections, regardless of party
A study found that viewing news of a cyberattack lowered voter trust in election integrity – even when the voter’s candidate won and even if the attac...
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Using TikTok could be making you more politically polarized, new study finds
Users on TikTok gravitate to networks of like-minded people, but right-leaning users tend to be in more tightly sealed echo chambers.
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What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis?
If the government supported rental assistance in amounts commensurate with the tax benefits given to homeowners, it would drastically alleviate the ho...
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Israel-Iran war recalls the 2003 US invasion of Iraq – a war my undergraduate students see as a relic of the past
University students today are too young to remember the March 2003 start of the Iraq War, which has future foreign policy implications, especially in ...
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What is reconciliation − the legislative shortcut Republicans are using to push through their ‘Big Beautiful Bill’?
By using reconciliation, which was originally intended to rein in deficits, Republicans can pass the bill with a simple majority vote. But analysts ex...
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What happens next in US-Iran relations will be informed by the two countries’ shared history
Negotiations are possible between the US and Iran, but they will neither be easy nor likely to produce more than limited outcomes.
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Grover Norquist’s lasting influence on the GOP and US economic policy
The founder of Americans for Tax Reform emerged in the 1980s as the fiscal conscience of American conservatism and continues to wield influence.
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Blocking exports and raising tariffs is a bad defense against industrial cyber espionage, study shows
Supply-chain decoupling doesn’t stop rival nations from hacking each other and can make it worse. A cyber-espionage expert explains what does work.
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Ceasefires like the one between Iran and Israel often fail – but an agreement with specific conditions is more likely to hold
While Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after 12 days of airstrikes, it isn’t clear what specific measures, if any, the countries might agree...
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Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from
A federal judge had previously blocked the Trump administration’s plans to deport immigrants to third-country destinations, but some of them have rema...
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Presidents of both parties have launched military action without Congress declaring war − Trump’s bombing of Iran is just the latest
Against the backdrop of US attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, a scholar of presidential powers examines the history and current use of the laws around ...
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How the end of carbon capture could spark a new industrial revolution
The Trump administration is pulling back billions of dollars in industrial development money for carbon capture and storage projects. That may force i...
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The sleeper Supreme Court decision that could have profound impacts on the Trump administration agenda – and restore faith in the high court
A unanimous case decided by the US Supreme Court in 2024 could protect the First Amendment rights to free expression of many of the organizations targ...
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US bombs Iran’s nuclear sites: What led to Trump pulling the trigger – and what happens next?
‘Bunker buster’ bombs and Tomahawk missiles struck three targets, with President Donald Trump saying that Iran’s nuclear program had been ‘completely ...
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Metro Detroit is growing – but its suburbs are telling a more complicated story
The outer ring of suburbs is attracting more new residents − and they are richer and better educated.
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Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions
The legacy of Darnella Frazier recording George Floyd’s murder is visible in today’s Latino communities using smartphones to witness the violence and ...
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US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning far beyond Israel’s strikes on Tehran
Some of the major events in US-Iran relations highlight the differences between the countries’ views, but others presented real opportunities for reco...
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Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns for something people lost in 1776 − and now, too
For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a wounded, fearful society, t...
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Violent extremists like the Minnesota shooter are not lone wolves
The lone wolf metaphor used to describe mass shooters misinforms views of extremists – and hampers law enforcement efforts to deter the violence.
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The use of federal troops to quell Los Angeles protests recalls militarized law enforcement during the Civil Rights Movement
During Jim Crow segregation, political leaders used domestic military power to preserve the interests of racial authoritarians.
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The use of federal troops to quell Los Angles protests recalls militarized law enforcement during the Civil Rights Movement
During Jim Crow segregation, political leaders used domestic military power to preserve the interests of racial authoritarians.
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A radical proposal to abolish state government and strengthen American democracy
What would the United States be without its states? A better, more democatic country, says one legal scholar.
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What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth? The newest US holiday is confusing Americans
As one critic asked, has Juneteenth devolved ‘into an exploitative and profit-driven enterprise for companies that disregard the true significance of ...
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Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem — federal research cuts will only make the problem worse
The Trump administration canceled hundreds of grants it said amounted to federal censorship, implying that those conducting misinformation research ar...
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Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains
Protests can serve two opposing purposes. They can represent a mass movement in favor of democracy – and simultaneously serve a nascent dictator in th...
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Forcible removal of US Sen. Alex Padilla signals a dangerous shift in American democracy
A combination of factors, including Democrats and Republicans feeling more and more animosity for the other side, led to the roughing up of Sen. Alex ...
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What does Israel’s strike mean for US policy on Iran and prospects for a nuclear deal?
Multiple nuclear and military facilities were targeted in an Israeli strike, which took place days before US and Iran were due to conduct a sixth roun...
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Supreme Court ignores precedent instead of overruling it in allowing president to fire officials whom Congress tried to make independent
Can the president fire leaders of more than 50 independent agencies overseen by Congress because he wants to? The Supreme Court may say yes, upending ...
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US Army’s image of power and flag-waving rings false to Gen Z weary of gun violence − and long-term recruitment numbers show it
Generations already suffering a shattered sense of safety from US gun violence do not see the military as a viable option, a terrorism scholar argues....
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From Washington’s burned letters to Trump’s missing transcripts, partial presidential records limit people’s full understanding of history
A nation’s history is told by its records. The White House no longer publishing Trump’s full remarks makes this history less complete.
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How a new bus line in Philadelphia is defying post-pandemic transit trends
The success of SEPTA’s new Route 49 suggests public transit agencies can increase ridership by catering to current users instead of chasing car owners...
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Politics based on grievance has a long and violent history in America
President Trump’s politics of resentment recall the US colonial era, when grievances fueled rage and violence.
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Antagonism to transgender rights is tied to the authoritarian desire for social conformity – not just partisan affiliation
Authoritarian attitudes – the desire for social conformity and an aversion to difference – play an important role in Americans’ willingness to restric...
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We surveyed 1,500 Florida kids about cellphones and their mental health – what we learned suggests school phone bans may have important but limited ef...
A survey of more than 1,500 Florida students may temper expectations of cellphone bans in schools.
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World’s most powerful ex-New Yorker gets a DC military parade, not a ticker-tape celebration in Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes
Trump’s $45 million parade in Washington, DC, underscores his love-hate relationship with New York, the city where ticker-tape parades have traditiona...
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Trump orders Marines to Los Angeles as protests escalate over immigration raids, demonstrating the president’s power to deploy troops on US soil
American troops may be used inside the country, but it is an extraordinary exercise of authority to deploy them domestically, says an expert on the do...
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Americans still have faith in local news − but few are willing to pay for it
When American readers follow local news, it can help reduce political polarization and also make them more likely to vote in local elections.
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‘Who controls the present controls the past’: What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the public
Donald Trump aims to rewrite America’s official history. George Orwell − who wrote, ‘Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the prese...
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From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police civilians is a high-risk strategy
As President Trump sends National Guard troops to Los Angeles, a military historian explains why crowd control is one of the Guard’s most challenging ...
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Was the Boulder attack terrorism or a hate crime? 2 experts unpack the complexities
What is the difference between a hate crime and an act of terrorism?
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Debates over presidential power to suspend habeas corpus resurface in Trump administration
Does Donald Trump have the power to suspend a foundational legal right to challenge a person’s arrest and detention? Americans have long debated wheth...
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Golden Dome dangers: An arms control expert explains how Trump’s missile defense threatens to make the US less safe
Missile defense systems are nothing new. History shows that even if they work as advertised – a big if – they’re a bad idea if your aim is to make you...
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Trump’s justifications for the latest travel ban aren’t supported by the data on immigration and terrorism
Foreign terrorism accounts for a miniscule portion of violence in the United States.
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Detroit voters have an opportunity to pick a mayor who will ease zoning, improve transit and protect long-term residents
Candidates to be the next mayor of Detroit want to help build back neighborhoods. A real estate policy expert has some ideas.
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Autocrats don’t act like Hitler or Stalin anymore − instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation
Autocrats today are polished, appear mainstream and use the media, not overt repression or violence, to gain public support and consolidate power. The...
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