By Bhakti Mamtora, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, University of Arizona
A visit to the Eiffel Tower by a delegation of monks representing a global Hindu religious denomination on Sept. 5, 2026, has raised broader questions about accommodating religious observances in public spaces.
Eiffel Tower workers protested with a one-day strike after tower management allegedly replaced some women employees for the duration of a 20-minute visit by monks from the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, or BAPS.
As…
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By Ashley Walters, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston
For many people, Jewish American history is synonymous with northern cities like New York and Chicago. But the South played an important role, especially in the early 1800s.
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By Antonio Perez-Nunez, Associate Professor of Spanish, College of Charleston
People might feel more comfortable making mistakes if they’re interacting with AI chatbots. But they will miss the nuances that come from conversing with real people.
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By Jonathan Caulkins, Professor of Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court says skill games are gambling. As lawmakers rush to tax them, a CMU scholar says the debate skips a more fundamental question.
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By Stephanie A. Dhuman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hamilton College
HOA policies don’t always reflect the wishes of the homeowners whose interests they are meant to represent – and they aren’t legally required to.
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By Liv Coleman, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, University of Tampa
When Ron DeSantis was first elected governor of Florida in November 2018, he won with a margin of just over 30,000 votes – less than four-tenths of 1% of all the votes cast in the election.
At that time, Florida was the biggest swing state in presidential politics, and DeSantis had hitched his wagon to Donald Trump, a president who had only narrowly won the state two years earlier.
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By Edward D. Melillo, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Amherst College
Federal prosecutors recently described an interstate criminal enterprise with all the trappings of organized crime: clandestine warehouses, money laundering and stolen goods transported across state lines. The mid-September 2026 announcement stated that 19 defendants faced charges; two had just pleaded guilty, while the remainder are slated for trial in April 2027.
The stolen material was not drugs, guns or jewels. It was leftover cooking…
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By Brian Tang, Professor of Atmospheric Science, University at Albany, State University of New York
Several factors make for high water levels, and they conspired to worsen the storm surge that flooded coastal areas from North Carolina to New York.
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By Stefani Langehennig, Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Denver
Most states require warnings on AI-generated political ads, but studies show these disclosures do little to alter people’s willingness to share the content. Most states have legislated election deepfakes by requiring a warning 28 states require disclosures on the media
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By Yucheng Lin, Assistant Professor of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong
Robert Kopp, Professor of Earth Sciences, Rutgers University
The Antarctic ice sheet’s future depends how a chain of events plays out. A new study finds the evidence points in one direction.
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