Michael Luchs, William & Mary
Every fall I anticipate the winter holidays with almost childlike joy. I look forward to familiar traditions with friends and family, eggnog in my coffee, and the sense that...
Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University
The United States was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its people. To do this, government must deliver services that promote the common good. When the...
Suvrat Dhanorkar, Georgia Institute of Technology
Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your large shopping cart to your car, you ask yourself: Did I really need all that...
Peter McGraw, University of Colorado Boulder
On Nov. 11 each year, a curious holiday takes over China. What began among Nanjing University students in the 1990s as a tongue-in-cheek counter to Valentine’s Day has...
Serdar Yalçin, Macalester College
The earliest form of the signature came from ancient Iraq in the form of cylinder seals.
Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and...
Joanna Woronkowicz, Indiana University
“Being an artist is not viewed as a real job.”
It’s a sentiment I’ve heard time and again, one that echoes across studios, rehearsal halls and kitchen...
Joshua Stillwagon, Babson College
President Donald Trump seems to want to have it both ways on the U.S. economy.
On the one hand, he recently said the economy is in its...
Julie Wolfe, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Mental health challenges can affect anyone, regardless of background or circumstance, and they are becoming more common across the United States.
In 2022,...
