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/ 1 year agoRepublicans and Democrats consider each other immoral – even when treated fairly and kindly by the opposition
With growing polarization, political attitudes have begun to coincide with moral convictions. Partisans increasingly view each other as immoral. New research...
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/ 1 year agoSupreme Court word-count limits for lawyers, explained in 1,026 words
Lawyers submitting briefs to the Supreme Court in the Trump Colorado ballot case must file a ‘certificate of word count.’ Why?...
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/ 1 year agoWhy treason is a key topic in Trump’s 14th Amendment appeal to the Supreme Court
US law has long held that those who support rebels and insurrectionists are just as guilty of treason as those who...
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/ 1 year agoThe last days of Woodrow Wilson
On the 100th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson’s death, a presidential historian looks at how he was able to stay in power...
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/ 1 year agoSuicide has reached epidemic proportions in the US − yet medical students still don’t receive adequate training to treat suicidal patients
Close to half of those who die by suicide saw a primary care doctor within a month of their death.
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/ 1 year agoNorman Jewison’s ‘Rollerball’ depicted a world in which corporations controlled all information – is this dystopian vision becoming reality?
As the journalism industry continues to crater, wealthy plutocrats are consolidating their control over information systems.
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/ 1 year agoWith the economy looking bright enough, the Federal Reserve seems content to play the waiting game
The central bank is ‘really in risk management mode,‘ its chairman said.
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/ 1 year agoSuper Bowl ads: It’s getting harder for commercials to score with consumers
Marketers are increasingly focused on reaching narrow audiences – but when it comes to mass appeal, the Super Bowl doesn’t miss.
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/ 1 year agoSleep can give athletes an edge over competitors − but few recognize how fundamental sleep is to performance
Studies show college athletes sleeping less than 7 hours per night are almost twice as likely to be injured when compared...
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/ 1 year ago‘Jaws’ portrayed sharks as monsters 50 years ago, but it also inspired a generation of shark scientists
‘Jaws,’ published in 1974, terrified the public of sharks, but it also brought shark research into the scientific mainstream.
