Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Joanne Hsu, Research Associate Professor at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan Economic clouds gathering? Perhaps not yet. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The ongoing federal shutdown has resulted in a pause on regular government data releases, meaning economic data has been in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Julie Dobrow, Distinguished Senior Lecturer of Child Study and Human Development, Tufts University Native American children ride bikes near the cemetery at Wounded Knee, the site of the Dec. 29, 1890, massacre of Sioux tribal members. Richmatts/iStock via Getty Images Like many star-crossed lovers, Elaine…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jay L. Zagorsky, Associate Professor Questrom School of Business, Boston University Go directly to jail? Not quite. Sergey Chayko/Getty Images Plus With the indictment on Oct. 9, 2025, of New York Attorney General – and longtime Donald Trump adversary – Letitia James on two criminal…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Claire Wilcox, Adjunct Faculty in Psychiatry, University of New Mexico Research has found that high-sugar, ultraprocessed foods can be addictive for some people. Doucefleur/iStock via Getty Images Plus People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest. But…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Joseph Morales, University Diversity Officer, Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies, California State University, Chico A billboard truck criticizing education cuts is parked at Florida International University, an HSI in Miami, in March 2025. John Parra/Getty Images for Students Organizing Now The Trump administration is trying…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Brittany Romanello, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Arkansas Missionary Sayon Ang holds up a sign signifying she speaks Cambodian during the twice-annual conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 4, 2014, in Salt Lake City. AP Photo/Kim Raff The…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Prakash Nagarkatti, Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina Treg cells have been thrust into the limelight thanks to the Nobel Prize-winning work of a team of researchers from the U.S. and Japan. jarun011/iStock via Getty Images Plus A special group of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Libby Richards, Professor of Nursing, Purdue University The flu vaccine is updated every year to include the strains known to be circulating. Cecilie_Arcurs/E+ via Getty Images As the autumn’s cool weather settles in, so does flu season – bringing with it the familiar experiences of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Gregory P. Magarian, Thomas and Karole Green Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis The proliferation of guns in the U.S. can elevate political rhetoric to political violence. Douglas Sacha, Moment/Getty Images The assassination in September 2025 of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has heightened attention…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Jie Huang, Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology Prof. Jie Huang stands with the MOF-based breathalyzer his lab developed with support from the NIH. Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T When the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry honored Omar Yaghi – the…