Left-wing to right-wing conspiracy pipeline

Who is displaced by tornadoes, wildfires and other disasters tells a story of vulnerability and recovery in America

Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware; James Kendra, University of Delaware

Census data and research show all things are not equal in disaster displacement, as two experts in disaster recovery explain.

Iran’s intervention in Sudan’s civil war advances its geopolitical goals − but not without risks

Eric Lob, Florida International University

Tehran is supplying weapons to the Sudanese Armed Forces as they fight a paramilitary group for control of the nation.

South Africans go to the polls to choose a new government: what’s different this time

Dirk Kotze, University of South Africa

The growing loss of support for the governing ANC raises the possibility of South Africa having its first national coalition government since 1994.

How the ‘model minority’ myth harms Asian Americans

Eddy Ng, Queen's University, Ontario

The seemingly complimentary stereotype undermines Asian Americans in the workplace and beyond.

Risky business: Why executives keep finding themselves in political firestorms

R. Michael Holmes Jr., Florida State University; Jackson Nickerson, Washington University in St. Louis

Government dysfunction has created a policy void in the US, and business leaders are increasingly being called upon to fill it.

Americans break election ties in crazy ways − and jeopardize democracy in the process

Ismar Volić, Wellesley College

If the presidential election ends in a tie, then what? The winner might not even be 1 of the 2 people who tied for the most votes.

Quick adoption in 34 states of Erin’s Law to prevent child abuse shows power of one individual to make policy

Sanghee Park, Indiana University; Joel Vallett, Southern Utah University

Erin’s Law requires the teaching of child sexual abuse and exploitation prevention classes from kindergarten through eighth grade. How it got adopted by 34 states is the story of one woman’s crusade.

For American Jews, interfaith weddings are a new normal – and creatively weave both traditions together

Samira Mehta, University of Colorado Boulder

A Catholic friar under the chuppah? A bride in henna and a groom in a kippah? Many Jewish interfaith couples find ways to honor both of their faiths.

2 knights, 1 horse − how a legendary Knights Templar symbol has puzzled and fascinated since the Middle Ages

Andrew Latham, Macalester College

Warrior-monks crusaded for Christianity throughout medieval Europe. Adding to the ongoing mystery surrounding the military order is their enigmatic seal.

Understanding how ions flow in and out of the tiniest pores promises better energy storage devices

Ankur Gupta, University of Colorado Boulder

To model the inside of a supercapacitor, my team had to rework a common physics law that most high school students learn.

What to watch for in Trump trial’s closing arguments, from a law school professor who teaches and studies them

Most Israelis dislike Netanyahu, but support the war in Gaza – an Israeli scholar explains what’s driving public opinion

What Philadelphians need to know about the city’s 7,000-camera surveillance system