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Ancient Greek philosophers despised the Sophists’ rhetoric because it searched for relative truth, not absolutes. But learning how to do that thoughtfully can help constructive debates.
It’s been more than 20 years since the US invaded Iraq, but the invasion still provides a cautionary tale about getting involved in an expensive war abroad.
The handling of US classified information received another stain as a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman stands accused of mishandling secret documents on US allies and the war in Ukraine.
Like Halloween and Christmas, today’s Easter traditions are a blend of Christian and non-Christian influences.
Un folclorista explica los orígenes prehistóricos del mítico conejo de Pascua y por qué este antiguo símbolo cultural vuelve cada primavera.
El anuncio de Putin de que Rusia dejará de participar en el Nuevo START pone en pausa el último acuerdo sobre armas nucleares que queda entre Estados Unidos y Rusia.
Putin’s announcement to Russia will no longer participate in the New START pauses the last remaining nuclear weapons agreement between the U.S. and Russia.
Nearly half of all Americans ages 20 and up have high blood pressure. Yet research shows that most people in the US don’t know the cutoff numbers for healthy blood pressure.
Even after January’s storms, California faces a water-scarce future. An economist and an engineer propose a way to test higher water prices as a conservation strategy without hurting low-income users.
Russia’s refusal to allow the US to inspect its nuclear arsenal could reignite pressure for the US to develop new nuclear weapons.
Conservatives have a long history of contorting the words of Martin Luther King Jr. to further political goals at odds with King’s vision of a colorblind society.
What are classified documents? Who gets to see them? What happens if they are released? A former State Department and Department of Defense staffer who had top secret clearance provides the answers.
Neuroscientists know that pregnant mothers’ brains change in ways that appear to help with caring for a baby. Now researchers have identified changes in new fathers’ brains, too.
Activists aren’t necessarily more aggressive than in the past, but they are using creative and sometime shocking new tactics that quickly go viral.
With “Recover Together, Recover Stronger” as its theme, the 2022 summit has global health, digital transformation, and a sustainable energy transition high on the agenda.
Masih banyak masyarakat yang belum memahami apa itu G20, apa tujuannya dan apa gunanya bagi negara-negara di seluruh dunia secara umum, dan bagi Indonesia secara khusus.
Veterans of past wars have long been at the forefront of peace advocacy in the United States.
El día de las elecciones en el centro de votación le dicen a usted que no está registrado como votante o que no tiene derecho a votar. Una abogada de derechos civiles ofrece una guía para que los votantes conozcan los derechos que tienen de votar.
From the earliest years of Christianity, some people have been recognised as having lived exceptionally holy lives.
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Associate Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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President, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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USC Associates Chair in Social Sciences; Professor of Political Science and Gender and Sexuality Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Professor of the Practice of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Lecturer, Agents of Change program, Department of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Dornsife Dean’s Professor of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Lecturer of Writing & Rhetoric, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Anthropology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Associate Teaching Professor of Writing, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Public Policy, Psychology and Behavioral Science, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
