By Thomas Caygill, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Nottingham Trent University
It may have been small but it’s unusual for a government to face rebellion on the contents of its king’s speech.
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By Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, Associate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, Suffolk University
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to address a joint session of U.S. Congress on July 24, 2024, the nation he leads continues its slide away from democracy.
Even before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the country was engulfed by an intense debate over government-led reforms…
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By Jay Rubenstein, Professor of History and Religion, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Even Louis XIV of France, the epitome of absolute monarchy, did not stand above the law. Kings have always been defined and constrained by legal precedent.
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By Donald Nieman, Professor of History and Provost Emeritus, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet led me – a historian who has written about political polarization and the Civil Rights Movement – to think back to another norm-smashing populist who encountered death on the campaign trail: former Alabama governor and U.S. presidential candidate George Wallace.
By…
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By Archon Fung, Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School
The anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the US in spring 2024 may well erupt again in the fall. An expert on civil disobedience sets the bar high for deploying police.
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By Jacob L. Nelson, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Utah
Are journalists to blame for Biden dropping out? This assumes that the power of the press is significant and straightforward. It’s neither.
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By Olajumoke Olateju, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Houston
When patients spend large sums on their cancer care, it can be hard for them to afford basics such as food and housing.
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By Rachel McFadden, Bloomberg Fellow, Penn Medicine Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, University of Pennsylvania
The wounds contain black and yellow dead tissue and tunnel deep into the skin. Deep stigma around them can make getting treatment difficult.
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By Patrick Barry, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives, University of Michigan
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.
Title of Course:
“Feedback Loops: How to Give and Receive High-Quality Feedback”
What prompted the idea for this course?
Given that my students pursue careers in an incredibly wide range of fields – business, philanthropy, sports, medicine, finance, human rights, education – I wanted to teach them skills that could serve a general purpose.…
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By Jessica D. Ayers, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University
Human psychology is influenced by a complex network of genes and environmental factors. Studying how and when genes fail to cooperate could broaden our understanding of behavior.
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