Cuomo used language that people forced to apologize often deploy to avoid taking responsibility and show genuine contrition. An expert on public apologies suggests three don'ts and a do.
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Biden wants to restore US global leadership after four years of Trump's isolationism and antagonism. These are some of the challenges and opportunities he'll face, from China to Latin America.
Millions of supporters of Donald Trump flocked to the far-right social media platform, where hate speech and calls for violence thrive. The US Capitol insurrection could be the platform's undoing.
Trump supporters openly discussed forcing Congress and Vice President Pence to overturn the election results.
Millions of supporters of Donald Trump have flocked to the far-right social media platform Parler, where hate speech thrives.
Congress tends to use the tax code to implement policy, which increases complexity and creates loopholes wealthy taxpayers like Trump can exploit.
The abolitionist's legacy is often molded to fit various political agendas. Yet the Brown who appears in Showtime's new miniseries is one we haven't seen before.
There are 45 million Americans of German ancestry. They gave Donald Trump his winning margin in 2016. Will they do it again?
Both male and female employees report reacting more negatively to criticism from a woman, which has implications for the success of women in leadership roles such as Citigroup's incoming CEO.
Endocrine-disrupting compounds are pervasive in modern life, from food packaging to shampoo. Research is connecting their effects on humans to risk of severe illness or death from the coronavirus.
Despite partisan affiliation, American voters tend to share views on common facts about the world. But recent research suggests that when it comes to COVID-19, voters live in alternative realities.
As workplace meetings move from offices to living rooms in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, what people say – absent nonverbal communication – is more important than ever.
Seventy-five years after the first nuclear detonation and nearly 30 years since testing was banned, the US is considering resuming live nuclear testing.
Revolutions are built not on deep misery but on rising expectations. History may not provide much hope of immediate change in Hong Kong – but protesters may have a longer view.
The US defense community is coming to understand that AI will significantly transform, if not completely reinvent, the world's military power balance.
The US has 50 nuclear bombs stored in Turkey. As tensions rise between the two countries, a look at how they got there and what might happen next.
Women in the workplace face discrimination at every level, including in upper management.
The Canadian prime minister is the latest public figure struggling to apologize for past misbehavior. A language scholar explains how to do it right.
Conservatives worldwide favor carbon pricing, cap-and-trade systems and other innovative environmental plans – just not in the United States.
Engaging with diversity – a key ingredient for sense of belonging on college campuses – may involve discomfort and even tension at times.
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Research Lead, Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Associate Professor of Economics, Middlebury
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Scientist-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor, Middlebury
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Assistant Professor, Middlebury
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Associate Professor, Chair, Director, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Associate professor of history, Middlebury
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Middlebury
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Associate Professor of English Language Studies, The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Middlebury
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Middlebury
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Senior Fellow, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury
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Professor of History, Middlebury
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Associate Dean of the Language Schools and Associate College Professor, Middlebury
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Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics, Middlebury
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Associate Professor of Writing and Linguistics; Director of Writing & Rhetoric Program, Middlebury
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Professor of American Studies and English and American Literatures, Middlebury
