Tag: Barack Obama
From Vietnam to Afghanistan, all US governments lie
Gordon Adams, American University School of International Service
The Washington Post has, after more than two years of investigation, revealed that senior foreign policy officials...
Your political views can predict how you pronounce certain words
Zachary Jaggers, University of Oregon
Politics can predict the TV shows we watch, the shops we frequent and the places we live.
But what about the...
When does trash talking work?
Karen C.P. McDermott, University of Connecticut
The Abstract features interesting research and the people behind it.
Karen C.P. McDermott recently completed a study on trash talk,...
People who win big prizes shouldn’t get taxed when they give...
Ellen P. Aprill, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
When former President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, he didn’t keep the approximately...
Teaching hope during the 2020 campaign season
Sarah Stitzlein, University of Cincinnati
The 2020 presidential election campaign has already started.
Election campaigns inspire hope, but they can also quickly lead to political...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
