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Molina, who died on Oct. 8, ‘thought climate change was the biggest problem in the world long before most people did.’ His research on man-made depletion of the ozone layer won the 1995 Nobel Prize.
The Boeing 737 MAX, which has been grounded since 2019 following two fatal crashes, is expected to be cleared to fly again. An aviation law expert proposes a way to improve the certification process.
Updates to the Oxford English Dictionary provide a fascinating glimpse into how language changes in the face of rapid and unprecedented social and economic disruption.
The French satirical magazine republished the controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad. An expert says satire has often been a subject of condemnation.
The CDC’s sweeping eviction moratorium leaves more questions than answers – as well as concerns that it merely pushes the problem into winter.
Journalists use real people’s stories to ‘humanize’ the news. But these tales – whether harrowing or heartwarming – can be misleading about the pandemic’s greatest threats.
La capital del país nació en un lago, el cual después fue secado, y sus ríos, entubados. Esto, a pesar de haber ocurrido hace bastantes años, representa graves problemas para las personas.
Millions of Americans may be at risk of losing their homes in coming months as eviction moratoriums expire and courts resume a process that heavily favors landlords.
The Aztecs had a shining city on a lake, with canals, causeways and aqueducts – until the Spanish came. Mexico City is still suffering the consequences of their bad public health decisions.
Because sarcasm is often difficult to discern and improperly used, it can operate as a linguistic mulligan. But deploy the excuse too much, and you might raise some eyebrows.
In many states, any voter can ask for an absentee ballot and mail it in – but in others, there are stricter rules about who can vote by mail.
Most states have rules that could preserve the integrity of an election while also allowing social distancing.
Irony is a slippery concept. Sometimes it’s used in speech, other times it’s used to describe a situation – oh, and it can also characterize an attitude. Is its versatility its downfall?
Many of the problems the US has with its election processes and outcomes are avoidable and don’t happen in countries with different voting laws. Australia is a great example.
As we get older, our eyesight may dim and our recall may falter. But our linguistic abilities don’t seem to erode.
The system allows voters to pick their first, second- and third-choice candidates – and could encourage more civil campaigns.
He was a champion for ‘law and order’ policies at the highest level.
In 1968, Lyndon Johnson’s ridicule of presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey as weak and feminine tells us something about how a party of progressives still struggles with the idea of masculinity.
Pardoning a man who has illegally used racial profiling to round up Latinos could send a message to law enforcement that aggressive tactics are OK by the president.
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Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis
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Bizot Family Professor of History, University of Memphis
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
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FedEx Professor of Law; Author of The Transition: Interpreting Justice from Thurgood Marshall to Clarence Thomas, University of Memphis
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Memphis
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Research Professor of Clinical Health, University of Memphis
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Director of Religious Studies and Instructor of Philosophy, University of Memphis
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Memphis
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Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis
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Associate Dean and Professor of Psychology, University of Memphis
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Memphis
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Assistant Professor, University of Memphis
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Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
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PhD Student in Clinical Psychology, University of Memphis
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Memphis
