Tag: politics
Why the Davos elites are still relevant
Christopher Michaelson, University of St. Thomas
Has Davos lost its mojo?
After U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and other world leaders nixed...
3 ways Trump could disrupt health care for the better
Peter Hilsenrath, University of the Pacific and David Wyant, Belmont University
Since his winning presidential campaign, Donald Trump has been repeatedly billed as a disrupter....
Brexit: An ‘escape room’ with no escape
Terrence Guay, Pennsylvania State University
Brexit is beginning to look a lot like an “escape room” with no exit.
An escape room is an increasingly popular...
How a government shutdown affects the economy
Scott R. Baker, Northwestern University
Parts of the federal government have been closed since midnight on Dec. 22, making it the second-longest shutdown on record....
#MeToo, workplace equality and the ‘wave of women’: 3 essential reads
Bryan Keogh, The Conversation and Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation
Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look...
Can artisanal weed compete with ‘Big Marijuana’?
Ryan Stoa, Concordia University School of Law
You’ve heard of Big Pharma and Big Tobacco. How about Big Marijuana?
The drug’s growing legalization is raising...
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia give Trump all the leverage he...
Terrence Guay, Pennsylvania State University
Among Donald Trump’s many unusual characteristics as president is his frankness.
Last week, after the disappearance and apparent torture...
More college students expected to vote in 2018 midterms
Nancy Thomas, Tufts University
In order to gain insight into the role that college students might play in the outcome of the 2018 midterm elections...
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...
