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Give and take: Credentials could aid panhandling

  • Written by Brendan O'Flaherty, Professor of Economics, Columbia University
imagePeople have always asked for alms, including the men depicted in this 17th-century European etching.Wenceslaus Hollar/The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently said on a radio show that he would like to ban panhandling but wouldn’t try because the courts wouldn’t allow it. Many panhandlers “are not...

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Revisiting the legacy of Jerry Falwell Sr. in Trump's America

  • Written by Richard Flory, Senior Director of Research and Evaluation, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Recently, President Donald Trump appointed evangelical Christian leader Jerry Falwell Jr. to head the White House education reform task force. Not much is known about the task force or what its work will be. And, tapping Falwell Jr. as its leader may seem odd to some observers given that he is president of Liberty University, a Christian...

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Dancing toward better physical rehabilitation

  • Written by Lena Ting, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy, Emory University
imageBallet dancers can apply their intensive training to tasks they haven’t practiced.bezikus/Shutterstock.com

To dance is human; people of all ages and levels of motor ability express movements in response to music. Professional dancers exert a great deal of creativity and energy toward developing their skills and different styles of dance. How...

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How environmentalists can regroup for the Trump era

  • Written by Robert Percival, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Since taking office, President Donald Trump has launched an all-out assault on regulations that protect the environment. In addition to retreating from the Paris climate accord, he wants to slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by more than 30 percent and he has issued executive orders instructing EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt...

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Lessons for first responders on the front lines of terrorism

  • Written by Mahshid Abir, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Director of the Acute Care Research Unit, Affiliated Adjunct and Natural Scientist, RAND Corporation, University of Michigan
imageAfter two terror attacks the prior week, police patrolled the Westminster Bridge on election day 2017 in London.AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

Acts of terrorism are on the rise globally. Over the past several weeks alone, the world has seen stabbings, shootings and bombings in Flint, Tehran, London, Kabul and Bogota.

We’ve spent the past several...

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Don't hate your gut: It may help you lose weight, fight depression and lower blood pressure

  • Written by Jasenka Zubcevic, Assistant Professor, University of Florida
imageTrillions of microorganisms live inside your gut. Anatomy Insider/Shutterstock.com

A universe of organisms living inside you may affect every part of your body, from your brain to your bones, and even your thoughts, feelings and your attempts to lose weight.

This is a universe of trillions of microorganisms – or what we biologists call microbi...

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Why some Arab countries want to shutter Al Jazeera

  • Written by Philip Seib, Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

On June 5 four Arab states – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt – declared a soft war on Qatar. They had a long list of demands, ordering Qatar to weaken ties with Iran, expel Turkish military forces from the country and take other steps that would reduce Qatar’s influence in the region. They also demanded...

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The Supreme Court, religion and the future of school choice

  • Written by John E. Taylor, Professor of Law, West Virginia University
imageThe Supreme Court's decision in the Trinity Lutheran case is blurring the lines between church and state.aradaphotography/Shutterstock.com

The Supreme Court recently decided that Trinity Lutheran Church should be eligible for a Missouri state grant covering the cost of recycled playground surfaces. Though the state originally rejected the...

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Why did sanctions against North Korea's missile program fail?

  • Written by Daniel Salisbury, Postdoctoral Fellow, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

North Korea’s successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), allegedly with the capability to hit Alaska, is the latest in a series of significant advances for the country’s missile program.

North Korea has been seeking to develop long-range missile technology for over 20 years. For much of this period, the...

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Trump's friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations

  • Written by Stephen Benedict Dyson, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
imagePresident Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit AP Photo/Evan Vucci

It emerged early this morning: a few seconds of grainy footage showing U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.

Trump, the taller man, stoops to meet Putin on...

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