Tag: Donald Trump
Why trade wars can be perilous: 5 essential reads
Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation
Depending on whom you ask, the odds of the United States winning its trade war with...
Why Trump’s proposal to merge the departments of Labor and Education...
Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University
Most people go to school with the expectation that it will lead to a job. If this is the case, then...
Rules-based trade made the world rich. Trump’s policies may make it...
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
Nations sell goods and services to each other because this exchange is generally mutually beneficial.
It’s easy to understand...
G-7 summit: Trump could be using advanced game theory negotiating techniques...
Charles Hankla, Georgia State University
The latest G-7 summit, held June 8 to 9 in Quebec, is one of the most contentious in years.
Donald...
The slippery slope of dehumanizing language
Allison Skinner, Northwestern University
Comparing people to animals seems to increasingly be a part of our political discourse.
When Roseanne Barr tweeted that former White House...
NFL tells players patriotism is more important than protest – here’s...
Chad Williams, Brandeis University
The recent decision by the NFL regarding player protests and the national anthem has yet again exposed the fraught relationship between...
How Christian media is shaping American politics
Jason C. Bivins, North Carolina State University
For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was not a regular presence on television....
Informants aren’t spies – they’re essential FBI tools
Douglas M. Charles, Pennsylvania State University
President Donald Trump tweeted this week that he would order the Department of Justice to investigate whether the FBI,...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
