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I’ve studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade, and this is what I see in Hegseth’s boasts, action-movie one-liners and gloating over dominance

  • Written by Casey Ryan Kelly, Professor of Communication Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
imageSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth responds to questions about the Iran war in a March 2, 2026, press conference.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

When Secretary of Defense James Mattis addressed the intensification of U.S. combat operations against the Islamic State group in 2017, he assured the American public of his commitment to...

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Silicone wristbands can help scientists track people’s exposure to pollutants like ‘forever chemicals’

  • Written by Yaw Edu Essandoh, Ph.D. Student in Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
imageWearing silicone wristbands that absorb pollutants could help scientists monitor for chemicals in the air. Venier Lab

Every morning, people fasten their watch, slip on a bracelet and head out the door without thinking much about what they might encounter along the way. The air they breathe, the dust on their hands and the surfaces they touch all...

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Big beautiful refund? 5 tax code changes that may put more money in your pocket

  • Written by Jim Franklin, Professor of Accounting, Western Governors University School of Business

The days are getting longer and W-2s are blooming, which can only mean one thing – the U.S. tax season is here.

Many Americans may receive a bigger tax refund than in previous years as a result of changes under what has been dubbed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a package of tax breaks and spending cuts that President Donald Trump...

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Arming a Kurdish insurgency would be a risky endeavor – for both the US and Iran’s minority Kurds

  • Written by John Calabrese, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute, American University
imageThe Kurdish flag is hoisted during a demonstration in Erbil, northern Iraq, on Jan. 21, 2018.Osama Al Maqdoni/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

With the Iranian regime weakened by relentless American and Israeli missiles, Washington is eyeing a familiar U.S. ally in the Middle East to help push the Islamic Republic over the edge: the Kurds.

Ma...

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War in Middle East brings uncertainty and higher energy costs to already weakening US economy

  • Written by Michael Klein, Professor of International Economic Affairs at The Fletcher School, Tufts University

The “fog of war” refers to confusion and uncertainty on the battlefield and the attendant possibility of fatal error. This principle has a parallel when it comes to the economic consequences of wars as well, especially when they occur in a region that is a chokepoint for the production and shipment of one-fifth of the world’s oil...

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China’s muted response over war in Iran reflects Beijing’s delicate calculus as a concerned onlooker

  • Written by John Calabrese, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute, American University

China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region.

With no direct role in the conflict and some 4,200 miles (6,800 kilometers) away from the action, Beijing has a little more breathing room to work out the calculus on how the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran affects its interests. Yet the recent...

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How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

  • Written by Carolina Rossini, Professor of Practice and Director for Program, Public Interest Technology Initiative, UMass Amherst
imageIs the social media platform she's using, rather than the content she's viewing, a threat to her well-being?Fiordaliso/Moment via Getty Images

A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced.

This is an inflection point in the global debate over Big Tech liability: For the first...

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Today’s obsession with authenticity isn’t new – being true to yourself has troubled philosophers for centuries

  • Written by Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Government, Hamilton College
imageStressing over authenticity isn't unique to the social media age.Qi Yang/Moment via Getty Images

Today’s youth cherish “authenticity,” but is it a virtue? According to a report from Ernst & Young, more than 9 in 10 Gen Z respondents indicated that being authentic and true to yourself is extremely or very important. In fact,...

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Venezuela’s fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil and critical minerals and illegal gold mining spreads

  • Written by Antonio Machado Allison, Professor of Environment and Latin American Studies, Wesleyan University
imageOpen pit gold mines have spread across large areas of the Orinoco Mining Belt in recent years.Magda Gibelli / AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s Orinoco River Basin is a wild land of lush forests, grasslands and a vast delta of jungle wetlands teeming with wildlife. River dolphins and endangered Orinoco crocodiles ply its waterways, and over...

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When Washington and the states are in conflict, the ultimate winner is not always certain

  • Written by Kenneth Michael White, Associate Professor of Political Science & Criminal Justice, Kennesaw State University
imageTrump administration immigration policies have received pushback from leaders of sanctuary jurisdictions, as well as protesters.AP Photo/Ryan Murphy

The Trump administration’s aggressive policies on immigration are receiving pushback not just on Capitol Hill but across the country. Democratic leaders in multiple states are refusing to...

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  2. Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty causes real harms, even if the money is later restored
  3. Family-friendly workplaces are great − but ‘families of 1’ get ignored
  4. Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality
  5. Trump offered a restrictive deal to universities that almost all rejected – but the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education may not be entirely dead
  6. How does Iran go about selecting a new supreme leader? And who is in the running?
  7. Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional war
  8. Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
  9. Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?
  10. How Denver’s Northeast Park Hill community reduced youth violence by 75%
  11. Operational secrecy kept the US from making evacuation plans – and that means Americans in the Mideast could wait days
  12. Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID
  13. We designed an AI tutor that helps college students reason rather than give them answers
  14. Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem gambling − but few seek treatment
  15. 2025 was hotter than it should have been – 5 influences and a dirty surprise offer clues to what’s ahead
  16. GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
  17. Hezbollah − degraded, weakened but not yet disarmed − destabilizes Lebanon once again
  18. When unpaid cooking, cleaning and child care get a dollar value, income inequality in the US shrinks – but the gap has grown since 1965
  19. Trauma patients recover faster when medical teams know each other well, new study finds
  20. Housing First helps people find permanent homes in Detroit − but HUD plans to divert funds to short-term solutions
  21. Congress once fought to limit a president’s war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority
  22. AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
  23. With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program
  24. I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right- and left-handedness
  25. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is having its #MeToo moment
  26. Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory
  27. Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes
  28. CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan
  29. Public defender shortage is leading to hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed
  30. Welcome to the ‘gray zone’ − home to nefarious international acts that fall short of outright conflict
  31. Stressed out by politics? You’re not imagining it, and research shows that social media is largely to blame
  32. Formerly incarcerated Black men say they’re ‘doing OK’ while trying to cope with depression and PTSD
  33. Are heroes born or made? Role models and training can prepare ordinary people to take heroic action
  34. A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands
  35. The inspiring and tragic story of Mabel Stark, America’s most famous female tiger trainer
  36. Iran’s targeting of airport, ports and hotels in reaction to US strikes has forced Gulf nations onto front lines of a war they want no part in
  37. ‘Destruction is not the same as political success’: US bombing of Iran shows little evidence of endgame strategy
  38. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing plays into Shiite Islam’s reverence for martyrs, but not for all Iranians
  39. Why are so many statues naked? An art historian explains this tradition’s ancient roots
  40. What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points elsewhere
  41. Free 10-minute online programs aimed at overcoming depression led to real improvements – new research
  42. The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons
  43. Failure of US-Iran talks was all too predictable — but turning to military strikes creates dangerous unknowns
  44. Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences
  45. Despite massive US attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in Iran is unlikely
  46. Iran will respond to US-Israeli strikes as existential threats to the regime – because they are
  47. Cuba’s speedboat shootout recalls long history of exile groups engaged in covert ops aimed at regime change
  48. Drug company ads are easy to blame for misleading patients and raising costs, but research shows they do help patients get needed treatment
  49. Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats’ surprising hunting strategy
  50. Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood