When image trumps ideology: How JFK created the template for the modern presidency
Steven Watts, University of Missouri-Columbia
Even at John F. Kennedy’s centennial on May 29, 2017, the 35th president remains an enigma. We still...
Trump budget would abandon public education for private choice
Derek Black, University of South Carolina
The Trump administration has announced its plan to transform education funding as we know it. The new...
Why Ramadan is called Ramadan: 6 questions answered
Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Michigan State University
Editor’s note: The Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, starts Friday, May 27, 2017. Mohammad Hassan Khalil, associate...
Yale grad students’ hunger strike can’t turn the tide for labor
Raymond Hogler, Colorado State University
On April 24, graduate students at Yale University announced a hunger strike in support of Local 33 of...
Giraffes are in trouble – the US Endangered Species Act can help
Federico Cheever, University of Denver and Annecoos Wiersema, University of Denver
On April 19 of this year, five major wildlife protection groups petitioned...
What witch-hunters can teach us about today’s world
David Frankfurter, Boston University
It is hardly a new observation that political leaders seeking populist appeal will exacerbate popular fears: about immigrants, terrorists...
From Nazis to Netflix, the controversies and contradictions of Cannes
David Scott Diffrient, Colorado State University
On May 17, the 70th edition of the Festival de Cannes kicked off with the opening-night screening...
Are movies a good way to learn history?
Scott Alan Metzger, Pennsylvania State University
Hollywood loves history. At this year’s Academy Awards, three nominees for Best Picture (“Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge” and...
