Tag: Trump administration
What’s at stake as President Trump sits down with China’s Xi
Greg Wright, University of California, Merced
The U.S. and China together account for one-third of global economic output, so there is a lot...
Trump’s planned military buildup is based on faulty claims, not good...
Daniel Wirls, University of California, Santa Cruz
President Donald Trump just released a budget plan intended to fulfill a promise to rebuild the military with...
Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes...
Reagan Waskom, Colorado State University and David J. Cooper, Colorado State University
President Trump issued an executive order Feb. 28 directing federal...
Seeking truth among ‘alternative facts’
Peter Neal Peregrine, Lawrence University
Part of what I do as an archaeologist is judge between competing claims to truth. Indeed, you could say this...
Russia, Trump and the 2016 election: What’s the best way for...
Jordan Tama, American University School of International Service
Exactly how will the U.S. conduct a fair and accurate investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016...
White House in turmoil shows why Trump’s no CEO
Bert Spector, Northeastern University
Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made much of his business experience, claiming he’s been “creating jobs and rebuilding neighborhoods...
Refugees: Is there room for a middle ground?
Juliette Tolay, Pennsylvania State University
The debate over whether or not to bring in more refugees in the U.S. continues. There seems to be a...
Does it matter if Trump doesn’t like economists?
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
When President Donald Trump formally announced his Cabinet, one of the surprises was that the list of 24...
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....
