Tag: Speed reads
The public health benefits of adding offshore wind to the grid
Jonathan Buonocore, Harvard University
New plans to build two commercial offshore wind farms near the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coasts have sparked a lot of...
What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains
Stephen Schneider, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the...
Social Security’s future is safe
Christian Weller, University of Massachusetts Boston
Social Security is the bedrock of Americans’ retirement income security. So you may have been concerned by the news...
Federal judge rules Trump’s Twitter account is a public forum
Clay Calvert, University of Florida
A federal judge in New York has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot block people from following or viewing his...
Why China can’t meet Trump’s $200 billion trade demand
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology
President Donald Trump has demanded China cut its trade deficit with the U.S. by US$200 billion by 2020...
Ohio voters make conservative choices in governor’s primary – picking DeWine,...
Nathaniel Swigger, The Ohio State University
Ohio politics is shifting to the right.
As a political scientist at Ohio State University, that’s my takeaway from seeing...
What is full employment? An economist explains the latest jobs data
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
The latest jobs report has gotten a lot of analysts, policymakers and talking heads once again asking whether...
From the Middle East to the Kentucky Derby, the mint julep...
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
The Kentucky Derby is about more than horses and hats. It’s also where one of the South’s favorite cocktails –...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
