Tag: Democracy
When should you unfriend someone on Facebook?
Alexis Elder, University of Minnesota Duluth
The nature and ethics of “fake news” has become a subject of widespread concern. But, for many of us,...
Stop criticizing bizarrely shaped voting districts. They might not be gerrymandered...
Dustin G. Mixon, The Ohio State University
How can you tell if a voting district has been gerrymandered?
Every 10 years, the U.S. Census informs lawmakers...
Ancient Greek wisdom for today’s leadership crisis
Emily Anhalt, Sarah Lawrence College
What makes a good leader?
This question confronts us at every election and with every domestic and international policy decision. As...
Imagining Russia post-Putin
Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University
On July 21, Vladimir Putin was asked at an audience with schoolchildren what he will do when he retires. He replied,...
Can Silicon Valley’s autocrats save democracy?
Jerry Davis, University of Michigan
In late February, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg published an essay that laid out the social network’s vision for...
Why do conservatives want the government to defund the arts?
Why do conservatives want the government to defund the arts?
Aaron D. Knochel, Pennsylvania State University
Recent reports indicate that Trump administration officials have circulated plans...
How Vulnerable to Hacking is the US Election Cyber Infrastructure?
Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Following the hack of Democratic National Committee emails and reports of a new cyberattack against the Democratic Congressional...
Can America’s deep political divide be traced back to 1832?
Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M University
You’ve probably heard the popular aphorism “to the victor belongs the spoils of the enemy.”
But you might not know...
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...
