Enforcing environmental laws isn’t a job that makes people popular. But polls show that Americans generally want more environmental protection, not less.
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Liberal-leaning stories tend to stay longer on The New York Times’ homepage, even when controlling for popularity. We found the same thing of conservative stories in The Wall Street Journal.
Grupos privados de conservação canalizam enormes somas de dinheiro para parques e áreas protegidas em todo o mundo, mas muitas vezes não protegem os direitos básicos dos povos indígenas que vivem nessas terras
Changes in how government operates, and adjustments to rules and regulations, must go through an open democratic process whose steps and results can be challenged in the courts.
Private conservation groups channel huge sums of money to parks and protected areas around the world, but often have failed to protect basic rights of Indigenous people living on those lands.
Politicians like Cicero saw gladiators as vain and self-indulgent, while the true warriors engaged in wars of words.
Mexican philosophers have a word for the peculiar anxiety you may be feeling: ‘zozobra,’ a dizziness that arises from social disintegration.
Augustine had divisive opinions – and didn’t mind sharing them. But his writing also has lessons about talking to people who don’t see eye to eye.
These relative political newcomers have slim records on many issues, but an expert’s resume check shows Trump and Vance both have used their short times in office to oppose or roll back LGBTQ rights.
Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support for Israel part of the problem?
Conversations on religious freedom are key to democracy, but they are missing from the discourse this election year, writes a scholar who studies the role of religion in politics.
Cemeteries can set their own rules, and Arlington’s are the most restrictive in the nation, meant to protect what it calls ‘our nation’s most sacred shrine.’
Better measuring standards, more responsibility for producers and an end to single-use products are all positive steps. But the US has not yet endorsed a cap on plastic production.
if political loyalty replaces merit as the basis of key federal appointments, Americans can expect government to be less competent – as Andrew Jackson learned during his administration
As it is now, the transplant system treats kidneys from all Black donors as if they are at higher risk for failing, even though only some are.
Pesquisadores querem saber se as pessoas com quem se comunicam e como é esta interação afetam a probabilidade de você mentir
Colorado’s governor signed two new bills enforcing stricter requirements for the state’s funeral homes and staff after cases of mishandling human remains.
The founders saw a need for government to intervene in markets.
Eliminating poverty has not been a major campaign issue during the 2024 presidential campaign.
President Reagan said sending troops to Lebanon was his ‘greatest regret.’ Other presidents left office with similar misgivings. Could leaving troops in Syria and Iraq be the next strategic mistake?
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Professor of Philosophy; Carlson Professor of University Studies; and Director, Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University
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A. C. Reid Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
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Dean and Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, Wake Forest University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
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Professor of International Law, Wake Forest University
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Associate Professor of Classics, Wake Forest University
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Associate Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
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Executive Director of the Program for Leadership and Character, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Law and Associate Dean for International Affairs, Wake Forest University
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Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
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Executive Director, Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability, Wake Forest University
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Professor of Law, Wake Forest University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Wake Forest University
