As material objects, diaries give scholars an intimate look into their subjects’ lives, including handwriting and mementos. What if diaries in the future are nothing but insubstantial digital ghosts?
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The Iowa caucuses have traditionally heralded the start of the Democratic Party’s presidential nominating contest. But the party, eager to maintain the White House, is redesigning that process.
Congress has the power to make sure government serves the public interest. Conducting investigations is one way lawmakers do that.
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol held its first hearing to present what it has learned during its almost year-long probe. Three scholars analyze the event.
On the eve of public hearings held by Congress’ January 6 investigative committee, a former oversight staffer for the House of Representatives explains what such hearings aim to accomplish.
Voting rights are the subject of intense conflict between Democrats and Republicans. Does the degree of political outrage match the threat to voting rights?
A civil rights group is suing Facebook for its failure to stop the spread of anti-Muslim hate speech on the platform.
En théorie et dans certains cas, cela pourrait être possible d’entrer dans un trou noir mais… impossible d’en sortir !
A record number of people voted in the 2020 presidential election. Donald Trump lost, Joe Biden won. Now, GOP legislators across the country are trying to pass measures to limit voting.
If you are a sci-fi junkie you’ve probably wondered what would happen if you were unlucky enough to fall into a black hole. How well you’d fare all depends on the type of black hole.
Rire, que ce soit en douce ou à gorge déployée, a des bénéfices physiologiques, sociaux, et pour notre santé mentale.
Whether in the form of a discreet titter or a full-on roar, laughter comes with many benefits for physical and mental health.
How do you run a political campaign in a pandemic? From data brokers to advertising firms to voter registration volunteers, the players in campaigns are making adjustments, large and mostly small.
One way in which Latino voters vary is where they or their forebears came from. In states like Florida, that difference matters.
The Fed and Congress have little ammunition available for fighting an economic downturn if COVID-19 triggers one.
What will happen to campaign workers after the Feb. 3 caucuses? It’s a question that’s in the cold Iowa air, carrying with it a subtle message about the state of democratic politics.
Incels compare themselves to other men, before blaming women for withholding sex from, in their perception, deserving men.
In 2005, almost 46,000 children were adopted across borders. Ten years later, just 12,000 were. The foreign adoption system is imploding, potentially putting children’s lives in danger.
An education professor, who worked as a teacher in Atlanta Public Schools during a cheating scandal that began in 2009, explains what factors and forces lead educators to fake academic success.
This isn’t the first time the US has banned people based on nationality. History shows these exclusions have put our national security at risk and caused rifts with foreign allies.
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Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College
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Professor of Economics, Grinnell College
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Associate Professor, Departments of History and Religious Studies; Director, Center for the Humanities, Grinnell College
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies, Grinnell College
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Assistant Professor of Political Science/Policy Studies, Grinnell College
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Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College
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Professor of Economics, Grinnell College
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Associate Professor of Economics, Grinnell College
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Grinnell College
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Assistant Professor of Physics, Grinnell College
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Professor of Economics, Grinnell College
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Professor of English, Grinnell College
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Associate Professor, Grinnell College
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Assistant Professor of Physics, Grinnell College
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Assistant Professor of Education, Grinnell College
