The ideal female body type is getting even harder to attain
Frances Bozsik, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Brooke L. Bennett, University of Hawaii
Day after day, we’re bombarded with so many media messages that rarely...
School resource officers can prevent tragedies, but training is key
Elizabeth Englander, Bridgewater State University
Despite legitimate concerns about the effects of placing school resource officers in the nation’s schools, the reality is having these...
Red state, blue state: How colors took sides in politics
David Scott Kastan, Yale University
When Americans hear some pundits projecting a “blue wave” in the 2018 midterm elections, they understand that this is a...
Thomas Eakins: Brilliant painter, gifted photographer … sexual predator?
Henry Adams, Case Western Reserve University
The recent toppling of a string of powerful figures for sexual abuse and harassment raises the question of how...
Why Denmark dominates the World Happiness Report rankings year after year
Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College
The new World Happiness Report again ranks Denmark among the top three happiest of 155 countries surveyed – a distinction that...
A history of loneliness
Amelia S. Worsley, Amherst College
Is loneliness our modern malaise?
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says the most common pathology he saw during his years...
Zero tolerance discipline policies won’t fix school shootings
Derek W. Black, University of South Carolina
As outrage over the Parkland school shooting persists, lawmakers are looking for actual policy solutions. Unfortunately, they sometimes...
The man responsible for making March Madness the moneymaking bonanza it is today
Rick Eckstein, Villanova University
In a legendary “South Park” episode lampooning the NCAA, the character Eric Cartman asks a university president if he can purchase...
