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- Jan 10
- 4 min
Education, Science & the Growing Anti-Intellectualism among Conservative Republicans
As a long-time political science professor, the thing that worries me most about the modern Republican Party is its growing aversion to...
- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
Supreme Court Ends its Term by Undermining the EPA's Role in Reducing Greenhouse Gases
By the end of its term, no one was very surprised when the Supreme Court issued another poorly reasoned decision to reduce the...
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
More Research Shows that Avocadoes & Coffee are Good for You
Avocadoes In a recent study published by the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers found that higher avocado intake is...
- Apr 28, 2022
- 4 min
Research: GOP No Longer Trusts Higher Education Because Knowledge Undermines Their Core Beliefs
The Pew Research Organization just completed a survey of Democrats and Republicans about their trust in major US institutions. The one...
- Feb 7, 2022
- 3 min
USDA Invests in Lab Grown "Clean" Meat Research as US Regulatory Approval Approaches
"Clean Meat" is one of the names that has been given to the process of using animal cells to grow real meat in a lab, replacing slaughter...
- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
Ultimately, the Success or Failure of the Glasgow Climate Pact Will Depend on Domestic US Politics
As the international COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow draws to a close, many are hopeful that the final agreement, now known as...
