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Opinion January 3, 2024

Political Cartoonist Clay Jones tackles the plagiarism issue

Clay Jones riffs on the resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay amid charges of plagiarism, and on Trump echoing the words of Adolph Hitler during a rally. Follow the links…

Derek Caffe holding a hard hat stands in front of an aging house

Austell January 2, 2024

Conversation with Derek Caffe about downtown Austell, his duplex project, and Create Austell

[All photos and renderings provided by Derek Caffe] Last Friday, the Courier interviewed Derek Caffe, one of the founders of Create Austell. Create Austell states on its Facebook Page that…

Economy December 28, 2023

Economic lookahead: As we ring in 2024, can the US economy continue to avoid a recession?

by D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With economic forecasters rewriting their 2024 outlooks…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Science and Technology December 28, 2023

AI could improve your life by removing bottlenecks between what you want and what you get

by Bruce Schneier, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Artificial intelligence is poised to upend much of society, removing human limitations inherent in…

Justice December 21, 2023

Trump claims Constitution gives him immunity − here’s why judges and the Supreme Court may not agree

by Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission Former President Donald Trump has claimed he is immune from prosecution – specifically on…

Drawing of a poinsettia, with radial red petals and radial green leaves

History December 20, 2023

Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret agent and perpetrator of the ‘Trail of Tears’

by Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of…

Justice December 20, 2023

Why 14th Amendment bars Trump from office: A constitutional law scholar explains principle behind Colorado Supreme Court ruling

by Mark A. Graber, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In 2024, former President Donald Trump will face some of his greatest challenges:…

Gay pride flag with multicolored horizontal stripes

Justice December 19, 2023

As Russia ramps up ‘traditional values’ rhetoric − especially against LGBTQ+ groups − it’s won Putin far-right fans abroad

by Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Northeastern University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With LGBTQ+ rights continuing to expand across much of the world, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice December 19, 2023

Fulton 19 update: Life goes on, jackpot justice for Giuliani, sorry not sorry

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 18, 2023 An email exchange indicates that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis…

Opinion December 18, 2023

Data Shows Georgia Workers Are Miserable. See What’s “Driving” The Results

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In the 2022 election, GOP Governor Brian Kemp insisted that Georgians were pretty happy, while his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams…

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