Nearly one of every four people in the US is unaffiliated, which has prompted speculation that this would increase support for liberal policies. A scholar provides some lessons from history.
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An analysis of media coverage provides lessons for how to move the climate debate forward and other highly polarized issues.
The Supreme Court appeared divided over claims of religious freedom in the case of a gay wedding. History shows how contentious religious freedom has been in America.
In the early 1900s, a group of Protestants in the US attempted a reunion of Christianity. They failed, of course, but they prompted a new dialogue.
The GOP was once the political home of anti-Catholicism. And the Vatican, it was believed, would use a Catholic president as a way to meddle in US politics.
Trump avoided many of the missteps his critics feared, but he failed to acknowledge the presence of America’s large Muslim population and its contribution to American society.
Popular programming that focuses on science tends to not actually be all that popular. Bringing in new audiences who aren’t already up to speed on science topics is a challenge.
U.S. democracy assistance is not perfect. But drastic cuts to that slice of the federal budget would sever a lifeline to pro-democracy activists around the world.
Demonstrations in sub-Saharan Africa have not been met with the same the praise that was poured on the Arab Spring uprisings.
Donald Trump’s disregard for Africa and African affairs is worrying. But it also presents a unique opportunity for progressive black leadership to shape US foreign policy.
Global media systems cannot effectively contribute to social progress until opportunities not just for access, but also for active participation, are more widely shared.
A study of the three casinos Donald Trump owned in Atlantic City shows they performed far worse than their rivals, losing more jobs and revenue.
Many students are in the process of deciding whether to take a gap year – a year between high school and starting college. What does evidence tell us about taking a gap year?
Despite what some climate advocates think, extreme weather events do little to sway Americans’ political views on climate change.
With thousands of apps on the market, some tips to choose the right ones.
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists find dispersants meant to clean up oil spill are toxic to deep-sea corals.
A scholar finds black parents are homeschooling kids to protect them from racism and what they see as a Eurocentric education.
The firestorm over the Republican “open letter” to Iran may be an indication of things to come in a digital era where everyone can talk to anyone.
On April 15, 2014 a man jumped to his death from the O'Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge – a massive, new concrete arch that soars over the Hoover Dam. He was the eighth known person to do so since the…
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Assistant Professor of Education, Temple University
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Associate Professor of Education and Human Development, Temple University
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Faculty (Japan Campus), Temple University
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Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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Professor of Sociology, Temple University
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Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Temple University
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Professor of Psychology, Temple University
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Department Chair & Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine, Temple University
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Research Scientist in Playful Learning, Temple University
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Shusterman Professor of Business & Transactional Law, Temple University
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Professor of Law, Temple University
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Professor of Religion Emerita, Temple University
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Assistant Professor, Temple University
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Professor of Statistics, Operations, and Data Science, Temple University
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Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Production, Temple University
