By Sarah M.S. Pearsall, Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
Britain controlled vast tracts in North America beyond the original 13 Colonies. And the American invasion of Canada played a role in the final political settlement.
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By Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
‘The Folk Box’ sought to trace the roots and branches of American music, and document the forging – and constant reinvention – of the national identity.
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By Wes Marshall, Professor & Chair of Civil Engineering & Construction, University of Colorado Denver
Let’s say you drive over a pothole in front of your house in Denver and call the city. They come fix it within a few days. Problem solved.
Now let’s say the problem is the sidewalk in front of your house. You call the city again.
Until recently, city staff would have pointed you to their “Homeowner’s Do-It Yourself Guide for Hazardous Sidewalks,” where it clearly states that “sidewalk maintenance is the responsibility of the adjacent…
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By Robert A. Ballingall, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maine
As the 250th anniversary of American independence approaches, many people in the U.S. are deeply concerned about the country’s future.
A recent poll by Elon University found that 69% of respondents “believe the signers of the Declaration of Independence would feel more disappointment than pride about modern American democracy.” Confidence in public institutions is historically…
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By Jamie Rowen, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
Mail-in voting was created during the Civil War so soldiers could vote. That legacy helped shape how the Supreme Court ruled more than 160 years later.
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By Sarah J. Morath, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International Affairs, Wake Forest University
A case involving the potential dangers of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup, relates to broader efforts to protect consumers.
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By Miranda Yaver, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh
Florence Corcoran, an employee of South Central Bell Telephone Company, was eight months into a high-risk pregnancy when her obstetrician recommended she spend the final month on bed rest in the hospital, for close monitoring. Despite the recommendation, her health insurer determined that it would only cover partial-day at-home nursing care.
While a nurse was off duty, her fetus went into distress and died.
Corcoran sued her insurer, UnitedHealthcare. Because of a little-known…
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By Katherine Ott, Curator of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
The medical tools of the Revolutionary period help flesh out the picture of what physical well-being felt like for people living in the American colonies 250 years ago.
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By Steven K. Green, Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission argues that religious freedom is under attack and blames the ‘wall of separation’ between church and state.
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By Emma Fenske, Addiction Medicine Fellow and Internal Medicine Physician, Oregon Health & Science University
Despite growing evidence of alcohol’s harms, it remains deeply embedded in social norms and cultural rituals, both in the US and abroad.
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