Tag: Barack Obama
Why women still earn a lot less than men
Michele Gilman, University of Baltimore
A decade ago, on Jan. 29, 2009, newly inaugurated President Barack Obama signed his first bill into law: the Lilly...
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...
Why we’ll miss George H.W. Bush, America’s last foreign policy president
James Goldgeier, American University School of International Service
There are many reasons to miss George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States. A...
Why are some Americans changing their names?
Kirsten Fermaglich, Michigan State University
In 2008, Newsweek published an article on then-presidential candidate Barack Obama titled “From Barry to Barack.”
The story explained how Obama’s...
Could Andrew Gillum be the next governor of Florida?
Sharon Austin, University of Florida
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum electrified Democrats with his surprising victory in the Florida’s Democratic primary – but will he go...
Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly so paranoid?
James L. Gelvin, University of California, Los Angeles
In the past, Saudi Arabia depended upon its enormous oil wealth and the United States for its...
What Trump missed in his address on tolerance – American Muslims
David Mislin, Temple University
President Donald Trump, like his predecessors before him, has discovered the potent language of religious tolerance and interfaith unity...
When image trumps ideology: How JFK created the template for the...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
