Dad jokes reflect the delightful quirks of fatherhood

Calls to US poison centers spiked after ‘magic mushrooms’ were decriminalized

Christopher P. Holstege, University of Virginia; Rita Farah, University of Virginia

Researchers found a sharp rise in calls to US poison centers about magic mushrooms coincided with their decriminalization in several US cities and states.

Supreme Court justices secretly recorded – the legal issues and what they mean for the rest of us

Anne Toomey McKenna, University of Richmond

Secret recordings raise questions about Justice Alito’s impartiality, but they also reveal the weak state of legal protections against the misuse of the microphones and cameras everyone carries.

2020’s ‘fake elector’ schemes will be harder to try in 2024 – but not impossible

Derek T. Muller, University of Notre Dame

In the 2020 presidential election, groups of self-appointed electors in seven states met to cast votes for Donald Trump, even though Joe Biden had carried their states. Could that happen again?

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ may be many Americans’ image of Judaism – but American Jews’ heritage is stunningly diverse

Ukraine’s draft woes leave the West facing pressure to make up for the troop shortfall

Politics is still both local and personal – but only for independents, not for Democrats or Republicans

Poop has been an easy target for microbiome research, but voyages into the small intestine shed new light on ways to improve gut health

Civil rights leader James Lawson, who learned from Gandhi, used nonviolent resistance and the ‘power of love’ to challenge injustice

Space weather forecasting needs an upgrade to protect future Artemis astronauts

How DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning

Getting services to people in need often relies on partnerships between government and nonprofits, but reporting requirements can be too onerous

The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Fritz Holznagel, The Conversation

Here’s the first question of this week’s edition:

June 24 will be the second anniversary of the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended 50 years of national abortion rights. What was the name of that case?

1. A. Dobbs v. Jackson
2. B. Plessy v. Ferguson
3. C. State of Texas v. McMurtry
4. D. Roe v. Wade 2: The Empire Strikes Back

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