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Science and Technology August 17, 2022

Cognitive biases and brain biology help explain why facts don’t change minds

By Keith M. Bellizzi, University of Connecticut [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Facts First” is the tagline of a CNN branding campaign which contends that…

Crime August 13, 2022

Unsealed court documents show the FBI was looking for evidence Trump violated the Espionage Act and other laws – here’s how the documents seized show possible wrongdoing

By Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The FBI recovered confidential and top-secret items from Mar-a-Lago during its Aug. 8,…

Criminal Justice System August 10, 2022

Why searching an ex-president’s estate is not easily done – 4 important things to know about the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago

By Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s estate on Aug. 8, 2022,…

Criminal Justice System August 9, 2022

How the FBI knew what to search for at Mar-a-Lago – and why the Presidential Records Act is an essential tool for the National Archives and future historians

By Shannon Bow O’Brien, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The FBI search of former President…

Politics August 5, 2022

After Trump, Christian nationalist ideas are going mainstream – despite a history of violence

By Samuel Perry, Baylor University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the run-up to the U.S. midterm elections, some politicians continue to ride the wave…

Immigration August 4, 2022

Crossing the US-Mexico border is deadlier than ever for migrants – here’s why

Joseph Nevins, Vassar College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The June 2022 deaths of 53 people, victims of heat stroke, in the back of a…

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2022 Elections August 4, 2022

Election officials at U.S. Senate hearing describe threats, spread of misinformation

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission]August 4, 2022 WASHINGTON — Democrats on the U.S. Senate…

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Economy August 3, 2022

Inflation is spiking around the world – not just in the United States

By Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 9.1% increase in U.S. consumer prices in the 12 months ending in…

International August 2, 2022

Who was Ayman al-Zawahri? Where does his death leave al-Qaida and what does it say about US counterterrorism?

Haroro J. Ingram, George Washington University; Andrew Mines, George Washington University, and Daniel Milton, United States Military Academy West Point Ayman al-Zawahri, leader of al-Qaida and a plotter of the…

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Voting Rights July 30, 2022

The independent state legislature doctrine could reverse 200 years of progress and take power away from the people

By Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a case to be heard in the coming months, the U.S….

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