How Much a Dollar Costs: Why Prop Bets Threaten the Integrity of Sports and Democracy
Thomas Tisdale Photo via the Dallas Morning News *** One early October morning, just two days into the new season,…
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The U.S. Government Is Killing Owls with Taxpayer Money
David Tomanelli Photo via Leigh Valley Zoo *** In August of 2024, President Biden’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, operating…
In Science We (Don’t) Trust: How Partisanship Shapes Policy
Suzana Paljusevic Image via Nature *** In 1934, David Hilbert, the great German mathematician, was dining with Bernhard Rust, Nazi…
It’s Time for Europe to Militarize, But Without the United States
Polina Romanets Photo via The Economist *** “Don’t ask America what it can do for our security. Ask what we…
Sudan’s Silent War
Simba Ali Photo Via NBC News *** Peace has become a forgotten word in Sudan. Since April of 2023, the…
Why You Should Talk Politics This Thanksgiving
Sophia Kiosses Image via Dispatch *** Thanksgiving gets a bad rap. Many dread the awkward conversations at the table or…
Selling the Self: When Beauty Becomes Labor
Lana Vicente Image via VeryWellMind *** At every scroll on TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat a face looks back. Whether it’s…
Snipped Into Submission: How Thai Haircuts Reflect a Legacy of Authoritarian Control
Amelia Felice Photo via X *** Picture sitting in class as your teacher suddenly takes scissors to your hair—not out…
Trump’s China Policy
Michael Audie Photo via South China Morning Post *** America is often faced with the choice of whether to enact…