By Ali Besharat, Professor of Marketing, University of Denver
Colorado’s breathtaking landscapes are increasingly overshadowed by breathtaking bills. Despite a high-growth economy, many households face a concerning paradox. Expenses are rising, but…
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By Khachatur Manukyan, Associate Research Professor of Physics & Astronomy, University of Notre Dame
Ben Franklin led an effort to print paper bills in the American colonies, after a coin shortage constrained the economy.
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By Michael Gregory, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Clemson University
Authoritarian governments, including the Trump administration, are reorienting AI safety provisions away from protecting the public toward coercing support for the regime.
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By Sanaa El-Sayed, PhD student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan
A team of researchers worked grueling, hot hours in the desert to understand the history of life in Earth’s oceans after a major extinction event.
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By Kirk Bowman, Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology
‘Soccer’ originated as a slang term in the 1880s and continues to be used around the world today. So why are some people squeamish about the term?
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By Tatsiana Kulakevich, Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida
When it comes to relations with Belarus, the Trump administration has been pursuing a dual approach of late.
In May 2026, President Donald Trump renewed the U.S. national emergency on Belarus, noting that the government of longtime Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko still posed an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. security and foreign policy.
The emergency, which in practice underpins the legal basis for…
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By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
The leaders of Canada, France, India and Turkey are among those looking to leverage their ability to say ‘no’ to Washington.
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By Madison Stevens, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, Montana State University
Elizabeth (Libby) Lunstrum, Associate Professor, School of Public Service, Boise State University
Bison are political animals. A federal decision to revoke grazing leases for bison on public lands on the rolling plains of eastern Montana is the latest manifestation of long-standing contention. The largest land animal in North America, bison are considered a “keystone” species, meaning they have high ecological and cultural importance.
The May 2026 decision represents a significant setback for a decades-long…
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By Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.
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By Sativa Banks, Post-Doctoral Scholar, Centers for Violence Prevention, University of California, Davis
Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.
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