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The federal government will stop collecting data on LGBT seniors. That’s bad news for their health
LGBT people face discrimination in health care, as well as significant health disparities. Recent moves by the Trump administration will make these topics more difficult to untangle.
What’s the point of an ethics course?
Ethical dilemmas arise not because someone did not know the ethical rules. Instead, they arise when individuals are unable to identify the relevant ethical principle at the time of crisis.
Trump’s planned military buildup is based on faulty claims, not good strategy
Trump's first budget proposal would boost defense spending by US$52 billion, but his desired military buildup is premised on misleading claims and lacks a strategic vision.
Five decades of reporting terrorism: Has there been too little or too much coverage?
President Trump has asserted that media coverage of terrorist attacks under-represents their actual extent. Analysis of 50 years of news coverage answers this question, and raises others.
White House in turmoil shows why Trump’s no CEO
He campaigned on the notion that his business experience would equip him to 'make America great again,' but running a family company is poor training for the presidency.
How does a US president settle on his science policy?
Innovation is a huge part of economic growth – and the White House needs to be well-informed on science and tech issues when setting goals and budgets. Here's how presidents get up to speed.
Understanding the four types of AI, from reactive robots to self-aware beings
We need to do more than teach machines to learn. We need to overcome the barriers that separate machines from us – and us from them.
America’s Nobel success is the story of immigrants
Immigrants have contributed to America's great success at the Nobel. Of the 350 Nobel winners from the United States, more than 100 have been immigrants.
Can Congress build bipartisanship through caucuses?
As deadlines loom large for Congress, is there any hope for avoiding gridlock? A political scientist examines one common, informal way members build relationships across the aisle.
Deadlocked: What a nine-word decision means for five million undocumented immigrants
A brief decision from the highest court will impact millions of lives in the U.S. GSU legal expert explains what will change, and what won’t.
How did public bathrooms get to be separated by sex in the first place?
It wasn’t even until the late 19th century that this was codified into law.
Larry Wilmore’s use of the ‘n-word’ highlights tension Barack Obama, all African-Americans feel
When comedian Larry Wilmore called President Obama 'my n-gga' during the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner, what was he really saying?
How the science of human behavior is beginning to reshape the US government
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.
Do you need a book to sit in the Oval Office?
Candidates beware! History suggests that book writing presidents are not necessarily the best presidents.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign: will gender matter?
In 2008 she ran a "manly" campaign. This year's has started off more feminine. Is this what is needed to win Clinton the White House?
Clinton presidency could shatter nation’s highest glass ceiling but won’t close political gender gap
Women have made remarkable strides in politics but a Hillary Clinton White House would still have to contend with continuing sexism against women in public life.
Is the Obama presidency over?
Is the Obama presidency over? This has been the burning question on the lips of many Washington DC pundits and beltway insiders in the wake of devastating Democratic midterm election losses. According…
US airstrikes against Islamic State show once again there are no good options in Middle East
Barack Obama’s decision to authorise the bombing of the forces of the Islamic State, or ISIS as it is commonly known, in northern Iraq has justifiably caught many observers by surprise. After all, the…
US military strategists warn that climate is a ‘catalyst for conflict’
Warnings about the dangers of climate change are coming from some new and not so new places. Military, security and foreign policy advisors, financial marketeers, the White House – all have recently set…
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