While much has been written about why the GOP’s tax plan would exacerbate income inequality, there are two reasons it’s even worse than you think.
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Cosmologists are heading back to their chalkboards as the experiments designed to figure out what this unknown 84 percent of our universe actually is come up empty.
Recent federal changes to password-strength guidelines echo the findings of research we’ve been doing. It’s time to think differently about what makes a password secure.
Vigilante Hindu groups in India have lynched several people for eating beef. A scholar traces the history of beef-eating in ancient India.
Research shows how politics can easily halt reforms that require time to take effect.
The health care bill recently passed by the House imposes big cuts to the underfunded Medicaid program. A new approach is needed, starting with the best ideas of both parties.
Republicans have tried dozens of times to repeal Obamacare, but their biggest challenge has been the lack of a workable replacement plan. Here’s an idea devised by two health economists.
Opinions are strong about the Affordable Care Act, but not everyone understands what the nearly 1,000-page law does. In case you missed the high points of the law, here’s a primer to help.
While few would bemoan its end, the club fostered strong ties among the titans of Corporate America and ensured moderate candidates and policies. Its death has led to more extremism.
Humans have invented many technologies to survive better – spears, pots, calculators, even language. With language, however, the raw material used to fashion the technology is the human body itself.
Profit estimates have ranged from $4 million to $7 billion. But with the Paris attacks costing only $10,000, does a number even matter?
The ongoing spread of English is unparalleled in world history. English dominates – in scholarship, business and international relations – but not all Englishes are created equal.
Almost half of Americans have trouble saving, while average credit card balances have swelled to $6,000. Can we turn this around?
Learning about a friend’s suicide attempt appears to transform a distant idea into something very real. Should this change the way we talk about suicide?
A one-year-old White House team is trying to transform policymaking through a better understanding of how and why people act as they do.
Children as young as six can show math anxiety. What’s the link between parents’ math anxiety and their children’s math anxiety?
A panel of scholars provide analysis of the Obama administration’s EPA Clean Power Plan and its impact on the electricity sector, the climate and politics at home and abroad.
A centrist against a liberal in Chicago but that’s an outcome that reflects the city’s unique political landscape
Meetings can be a real drag, but they’re still essential for certain types of decision-making.
Editor’s note: “The state of the union is good,” and the attitude of President Barack Obama in his annual speech to Congress was upbeat. Good economic news and no more election campaigns were the backdrop…
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Professor of Marketing, University of Chicago
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Frank and Bernice J. Greenberg Professor of Law, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago
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Pozen Visiting Professor, Human Rights Scholar, University of Chicago
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Postdoctoral Scholar in Paleontology, University of Chicago
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Committee on Molecular Metabolism Committee of Clinical and Translational Science, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago
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Lecturer, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago
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Principal Researcher at the Center for Decision Research, University of Chicago
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Senior lecturer, University of Chicago
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Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
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Leo Spitz Distinguished Service Professor of International Law, Ludwig and Hilde Wolf Research Scholar, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Chicago
