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Is Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch a judicial or a political appointment?

  • Written by Caren Morrison, Associate Professor of Law, Georgia State University

On Tuesday, federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch took home the red rose when President Donald Trump nominated him to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.

So is he everything the Republicans hoped for when they decided to ignore the nomination of Merrick Garland, and hold out for a Republican nominee?

It...

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Stereotypes can hold boys back in school, too

  • Written by David Miller, Doctoral Student in Psychology, Northwestern University
imageStudents of both genders carry around stereotypes about school achievement.Children image via www.shutterstock.com.

By age six, girls are less likely than boys to view their own gender as brilliant and express interest in activities described as for “really, really smart” children, according to new research published in Science.

Many maj...

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A nomination battle over Neil Gorsuch could slow down Trump's agenda

  • Written by Richard Vining, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Georgia
imageThe U.S. Supreme Court.ThatMattWade/flickr, CC BY-SA

When he took the oath of office, President Donald Trump became the first chief executive to inherit the opportunity to nominate a Supreme Court justice since Richard Nixon.

On Tuesday, Trump announced that Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit is his choice to fill this seat. He presented this...

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How 'voter fraud' crusades undermine voting rights

  • Written by Jesse Rhodes, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst

President Donald Trump has “voter fraud” on the brain.

Bizarrely, after winning the 2016 presidential election, Trump has raised questions about the legitimacy of his own victory by claiming that the election was tainted by widespread voter fraud. Indeed, the president recently suggested that as many as 3,000,000 people voted illegally...

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Trump's trade policy is more predictable and less isolationist than critics think

  • Written by Peter K. Yu, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University

In his first full week in office, President Donald Trump unleashed a whirlwind of actions that have deep ramifications for U.S. trade. Although critics have labeled the actions “unpredictable,” “isolationist” and “chaotic,” they provide an instructive outline of his new trade policy.

The president began the week...

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How Planned Parenthood has helped millions of women, including me

  • Written by Maureen Miller, Professor, Columbia University Medical Center

Planned Parenthood has allowed generations of low-income women to survive childbirth, to combat sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and to plan their pregnancies. However, the fact that women live healthier and longer lives is not Planned Parenthood’s ultimate superpower. No, that is reserved for the legions of low-income women, including...

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Hunting hackers: An ethical hacker explains how to track down the bad guys

  • Written by Timothy Summers, Director of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Engagement, University of Maryland
imageLooking deep into computer activities.Via shutterstock.com

When a cyberattack occurs, ethical hackers are called in to be digital detectives. In a certain sense, they are like regular police detectives on TV. They have to search computer systems to find ways an intruder might have come in – a digital door or window left unlocked, perhaps....

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Immigration and crime: What does the research say?

  • Written by Charis Kubrin, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine
imagePeople rally in New Brunswick, N.J. against President Trump's 'travel ban.'AP Photo/Mel Evans

Editor’s note: In his first week in office, President Donald Trump showed he intends to follow through on his immigration promises. A major focus of his campaign was on removing immigrants who, he said, were increasing crime in American communities.

In...

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National Prayer Breakfast: What does its history reveal?

  • Written by Diane Winston, Associate Professor and Knight Center Chair in Media & Religion, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
imagePresident Dwight Eisenhower at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Feb. 2, 1956.AP Photo

On the morning of Feb. 2, 2017, more than 3,500 political leaders, military chiefs and corporate moguls met for eggs, sausage, muffins – and prayer. The Washington, D.C. gathering, the 65th National Prayer Breakfast, is an opportunity...

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Sure, pipelines are good for oil companies, but what about jobs related to preserving nature and culture?

  • Written by Chip Colwell, Lecturer on Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver
imageA 2002 pipeline spill in Cohasset, Minnesota which released 6,000 barrels of crude oil. mpcaphotos/flickr, CC BY-NC

On his fourth day as U.S. president, Donald Trump penned executive orders to advance construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline Project pipeline and the Keystone XL pipeline. A week later, there were reports the new administration has...

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