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Economy April 4, 2025

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are the highest in decades − an economist explains how that could hurt the US

by Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new tariff plan on April 2, 2025,…

International April 3, 2025

Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion

by Colin Flint, Utah State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Is China intent on a D-Day style invasion of Taiwan? Certainly that has been…

Opinion April 2, 2025

We all have a dog in the fight to make Georgia its best

Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp (left) welcomes Highland Rivers CEO Melanie Dallas and her dog Sweet Pea to the Capitol. By Melanie Dallas, LPC There is something about dogs that…

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Food Security April 2, 2025

GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts, which would scale back benefits that help low-income people buy food at a time of high food prices

by Tracy Roof, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Congress may soon consider whether to cut spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,…

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National April 2, 2025

Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment

by Mark Satta, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as…

Opinion April 1, 2025

Replacing Judges With Powerful Chief Executives Is A Bad Idea

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As the Trump Administration has its showdown with the American judicial system, it’s worth evaluating several examples where the judicial…

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National Security March 31, 2025

How is classified information typically shared and can officials declassify secrets whenever they want? A national security expert explains

by Dakota Rudesill, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on March 27, 2025, ordered top Trump administration…

Environment March 28, 2025

Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security

by Bradley J. Cardinale, Penn State; Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, and Rod Schoonover, Georgetown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the natural environment is…

Justice March 23, 2025

Trump’s defiance of a federal court order fuels a constitutional crisis − a legal scholar unpacks the complicated case

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act on March 15,…

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