What the Montreux Convention is, and what it means for the Ukraine war
Alpaslan Ozerdem, George Mason University As bad as the Ukraine war is so far, an international agreement signed in 1936…
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Ukraine war follows decades of warnings that NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could provoke Russia
Ronald Suny, University of Michigan As fighting rages across Ukraine, two versions of reality that underlie the conflict stare across…
Russia invades Ukraine – 5 essential reads from experts
Naomi Schalit This is a frightening moment. Russia has invaded Ukraine, and certainly those most frightened right now are the…
Ukraine crisis: Putin recognizes breakaway regions, Biden orders limited sanctions – 5 essential reads
Naomi Schalit, The Conversation Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a provocative address that could be construed as a pretext to…
It Must Be Incredible to Visit Antarctica. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t
Matthew Harris, Keele University Every summer, as the sea ice surrounding Antarctica retreats, tens of thousands of tourists and scientists…
The Supreme Court’s immense power may pose a danger to its legitimacy
The limits on the Supreme Court – no army, no administrative enforcers – may be real, but the judiciary, with the Supreme Court at its apex, has become in the view of some, the most powerful branch of government.
US Supreme Court gets set to address abortion, guns and religion
The Supreme Court begins its annual term on Oct. 4, 2021, with a packed agenda highlighted by three claims of violations of constitutional rights. One is about religious rights. A second is about gun rights.
Biden targets noncompete agreements, which restrict the job opportunities of millions of low-wage workers
President Joe Biden seems to agree about the oppressive nature of noncompete contracts. On July 9, 2021, he called on the Federal Trade Commission to ban or limit them.
Batley and Spen: what bitter UK by-election won by sister of murdered MP tells us about the state of British politics
The Batley and Spen by-election was a close contest that went right down to the wire with few commentators risking calling the result before it was announced. At 5:25am it was declared. Kim Leadbeater was the new Labour MP for Batley and Spen, beating her nearest rival, the Conservative candidate Ryan Stephenson, by 323 votes. It was close but a clear victory for Labour.
How to consume news while maintaining your sanity
The amount and variety of news produced today often tests people’s ability to determine its value and veracity. Such a torrent of information threatens to drown news consumers in a river of confusion.
The overabundance also undermines Americans’ ability to decipher fact from misinformation.
But techniques exist for ferreting out what we can trust and what we should question, and there are steps we can take to help determine where the news comes from.