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Why President-elect Trump doesn't think he has a conflict of interest problem

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon

President-elect Trump will face an array of conflicts of interest when he takes office. These conflicts are not minor or isolated. They are legion. And, to use his own favored language, they will be “huge.”

His real estate holdings abroad make him vulnerable to offers of favorable treatment (or financial threats) by governments...

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How Standing Rock became a site of pilgrimage

  • Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, Environmental Studies and Native American Religion, Harvard University

The Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency responsible for investigating, developing and maintaining water and related environmental resources, recently announced that they would not allow the Dakota Access pipeline to be constructed under the Missouri River and through Lakota territory.

This decision essentially ended the Standing Rock Sioux...

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Forensic evidence largely not supported by sound science – now what?

  • Written by Jessica Gabel Cino, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Law, Georgia State University
imageIs this worth the tape it's wrapped with?Bill Selak, CC BY-ND

Forensic science has become a mainstay of many a TV drama, and it’s just as important in real-life criminal trials. Drawing on biology, chemistry, genetics, medicine and psychology, forensic evidence helps answer questions in the legal system. Often, forensics provides the...

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‘Hail Trump’ salute recalls a powerful message of hate

  • Written by Stephanie Schorow, Adjunct Professor of Professional Writing, Regis College, Regis College

During a Nov. 22 celebration of Donald Trump’s election triumph, members of a far-right organization, the National Policy Institute, were filmed extending a stiff arm in the iconic “Heil Hitler” salute of Nazi Germany. Ensuring there would be no mistaking the gesture, National Policy Institute President Richard Spencer shouted,...

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Why it's wrong to blame Obamacare for health care ills

  • Written by Aravind Chandrasekaran, Associate Professor (Operations & Healthcare), The Ohio State University
imageScreen shot of ACA enrollment website.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), often called Obamacare, has come under sharp criticism. Now, with the nomination of Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) for secretary of health and human services, there are concerns about whether it will be repealed or changed. Price, a physician, has been a...

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Trump Tower, the skyscraper and the future of urban development

  • Written by Kevin D. Murphy, Andrew W Mellon Chair in the Humanities and Professor and Chair of History of Art, Vanderbilt University
imageIn many cities, the only direction to go is up.'Skyscrapers' via www.shutterstock.com

George Washington had Mount Vernon. Thomas Jefferson had Monticello. Now President-elect Donald Trump has his eponymous Manhattan skyscraper, Trump Tower. Our first and third presidents saw their plantations as both productive and symbolic of American identity...

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America's role in the world 75 years after Pearl Harbor

  • Written by Peter Harris, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University

The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a pivotal moment in U.S. and world history. The attack thrust the U.S. into World War II and set in motion a series of events that would transform the country into a global superpower and guardian of international order. Seventy-five years later, this legacy of Pearl Harbor now faces perhaps its biggest challenge.

Jap...

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Unbelievable news? Read it again and you might think it's true

  • Written by Lisa Fazio, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
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In the weeks since the U.S. election, concerns have been raised about the prominence and popularity of false news stories spread on platforms such as Facebook. A BuzzFeed analysis found that the top 20 false election stories generated more shares, likes, reactions and comments than the top 20 election stories from major news...

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Victory at Standing Rock reflects a failure of US energy and climate policy

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
imageGatherers in Cannon Ball, North Dakota celebrate news that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers won't grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline. AP Photo/David Goldman

The protesters have won. On Sunday, Dec. 4, swayed by possible violence over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in North Dakota, the Obama administration declared a new route mu...

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How can we learn to reject fake news in the digital world?

  • Written by Thomas P. Mackey, Vice Provost for Academic Programs, SUNY Empire State College
imageHow can we make sense of information in today's connected world?Mobile phone image via www.shutterstock.com

The circulation of fake news through social media in the 2016 presidential election has raised several concerns about online information.

Of course, there is nothing new about fake news as such – the satirical site “The...

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