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Why do some people reject scientifically accepted ideas? A psychotherapist points to black-and-white thinking as part of the explanation.
Pop culture, personal tragedy and heroic persistence all played a role.
The Cincinnati Reds’ struggles on the field in recent years have extended into the courtroom, where they are battling to avoid paying sales tax on promotional giveaways they use to sell tickets.
If we’re going to grasp what makes Eakins’ art so tragically powerful, we should be honest about the man who made them – and the impulses that drove him.
Investor Bill Miller’s $75 million gift to the Johns Hopkins philosophy department clashes with conventional wisdom regarding the value studying the humanities today.
More than 47 million people age 65 and older live in the US, and many need help accessing health care. Here are some questions that grown children should ask their parents’ doctors.
When children learn about news like the deadly school shooting in Florida, a logical question for them to ask is: Will the same thing happen to me?
Traditional customer service is struggling as consumers solve problems online and expect options in person.
Three business giants, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, announced plans to change health care delivery and insurance as we know it. Here’s why that could be a major disruption.
After Australia’s tough flu season, some experts predict that the U.S. is in for a few difficult months. What does that mean for you?
CVS, which operates nearly 10,000 pharmacies across the country, announced intentions to buy Aetna, the nation’s third-largest provider of health insurance. Here’s how consumers could be affected.
HIV has no boundaries. Men and women in almost every country are affected. Yet strides have been made, so much so that many are able to think of living with AIDS rather than dying from it.
Over the course of human history, symbols and monuments have invoked violent impulses and destruction.
With open enrollment for the Obamacare exchanges under way, big changes could occur. Insurers raised their premiums, but most Obamacare consumers won’t pay big increases. Taxpayers will.
A controversial panel on Indiana University’s campus depicts Ku Klux Klan members, but Benton had a reason for including them. Is avoidance really the best way to deal with dark episodes of the past?
What can be done to prevent employers from rejecting individuals based on concern about future illnesses? Currently, nothing.
In most markets, diversity and choice foster robust competition. In health insurance they could lead to fragmentation and market failure.
In an upcoming case about Wisconsin’s voting districts, the Supreme Court will tackle legal questions that have long gone unanswered.
Researchers examined credit data on the victims of Hurricane Katrina to understand how the disaster affected their personal finances, revealing important lessons for those hurt by Harvey.
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Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University
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Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Professional Ethics, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor and Director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Case Western Reserve University
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University
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Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor Emeritus of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Case Western Reserve University
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Associate Professor of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of Health Law and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University
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Professor of History, Case Western Reserve University
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Teaching Fellow and Instructor of History, Case Western Reserve University
