By John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
Since the republic’s beginning, it has been uncontested law that to invade someone’s home, the government needs a warrant reviewed and signed by a judicial officer. ICE is turning that law on its head.
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By Nick Whittaker, Tutor of International Relations, University of Sussex
Having thus far taken a highly cautious line with the capricious Donald Trump, Keir Starmer broke with the US president this week over the latter’s desire to acquire Greenland.
With the dust settling on Trump’s address…
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By Karl Matikonis, Assistant Professor in Accountancy and Taxation, University College Dublin
When Scotland’s finance secretary, Shona Robison, delivered the Scottish budget for 2026-27 on January 13, she framed it as a budget for families that would ease pressure on household finances. Coming only a few months before the Scottish parliamentary elections in May, this budget is especially significant.
On income tax, the message from the Scottish National Party-led government was clear. Hitting out at recent UK national budgets, Robison argued, correctly, that freezing income tax thresholds means that more…
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By Eric Lob, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
A scholar of modern Iran looks at Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, and examines what he believes and why his profile has been elevated during the recent anti-government protests.
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By Jessica A. Stern, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Pomona College
A bit of understanding – plus effort to regulate yourself and give compassionate feedback – can shift a stuck relationship into something more bearable, perhaps even meaningful.
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By Kevin Deane, Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
New research could allow health care providers to identify and treat patients at risk for rheumatoid arthritis before the disease progresses.
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By Patrick Barry, Clinical Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives, University of Michigan
As businesses race to adopt AI, you might worry that the experience and expertise you’ve built up has become a lot less valuable. But you still have more control over your future than you think.
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By Michael Prinzing, Research and Assessment Scholar, Wake Forest University
Philosophers from Aristotle to Nietzsche have debated whether being virtuous only helps others, or if it benefits the virtuous person, too.
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By Peter McGraw, Professor of Marketing and Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder
With solo living on the rise, more consumers are dining, traveling and spending on their own. Yet most brands still design their offerings year-round for couples.
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By Michelle Henning, Chair in Photography and Media, University of Liverpool
Researching in the archives of the British photographic company Ilford Limited, I recently came across a curious memo pasted into an experiment book by one of the company’s chemists. Dated January 19 1923, it appears as a small interruption in the page: a practical instruction that “in future, coating of any kind of emulsion must not be commenced or proceeded with during a fog”.
This brief directive was my first clue to a connection between the photographic term “fogging” and the noxious
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