What will happen to Michael Jackson’s legacy? A famed writer’s fall could offer clues
Rachel Hope Cleves, University of Victoria
There’s no question that Michael Jackson changed music history. But how will history remember Michael Jackson?
Since HBO released the...
Was Chuck Berry the lone genius he’s made out to be?
Tim McFarlin, Elon University
In the days following Chuck Berry’s death, commentators have trampled over each other in a race to honor him...
One way Trump is different from European nationalists
Brian Porter-Szücs, University of Michigan
When comparing Europe and America, we frequently overlook differences that hide inside similarities.
There is no doubt that President-elect Donald...
Think teens need the sex talk? Older adults may need it even more
Heather Honoré Goltz, University of Houston-Downtown and Matthew Lee Smith, Texas A&M University
Humans are sexual beings. This urge does not stop when the...
How timekeeping software helps companies nickel and dime their workers
Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon
If you work on an hourly basis, you may not have given much thought to what happens to your...
Smoking rates in US have fallen to all-time low, but how did they ever...
Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls cigarette smoking “the leading cause of preventable disease and death in...
Not so long ago, cities were starved for trees
Sonja Dümpelmann, Harvard University
Many cities, in recent years, have initiated tree planting campaigns to offset carbon dioxide emissions and improve urban microclimates.
In 2007, New...
George H.W. Bush laid the foundation for education reform
Jack Schneider, University of Massachusetts Lowell
George H.W. Bush fulfilled his desire – articulated late in his 1988 campaign for president – to be “the...
