Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Ann Kellams, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia Many new parents start out breastfeeding but switch to formula within a few days. JGI/Jamie Grill via Tetra Images As a pediatrician, I thought my medical background and pediatric training meant I would be well prepared to…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder When Shohei Ohtani stepped onto the field at the Tokyo Dome in March 2025, he wasn’t just playing a game – he was carrying forward more than 100 years of baseball…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Tracy Roof, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond Nearly 1 in 7 Americans had trouble consistently getting enough to eat in 2023. Patrick Strattner/fStop via Getty Images The Trump administration announced on Sept. 20, 2025, that it plans to stop releasing food insecurity…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Garret Martin, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service The obligatory showing of the red briefcase containing budget details is as exciting as it gets in the U.K. Justin Tallis – WPA Pool/Getty Images When it comes to shutdowns,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ekaterina Muravevskaia, Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Computing, Indiana University Technology can be isolating, but it can also help kids learn emotional connection. Dusan Stankovic/E+ via Getty Images Empathy is not just a “nice-to-have” soft skill – it is a foundation of how children and adults regulate…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Artemis Spyrou, Professor of Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University Irene and Frederic Joliot-Curie shared the Nobel Prize in 1935. Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images The adage goes “like mother like daughter,” and in the case of Irene Joliot-Curie, truer words were never spoken. She was the daughter…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ron Barrett, Professor of Anthropology, Macalester College The day before Charlie Kirk was assassinated, I was teaching a college class on science, religion and magic. Our class was comparing the Salem witch trials of the 1690s with the McCarthy hearings of the early 1950s, when U.S.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Maurizio Valsania, Professor of American History, Università di Torino On Dec. 4, 1783, after six years fighting against the British as head of the Continental Army, George Washington said farewell to his officers and returned to civilian life. Engraving by T. Phillibrown from a painting by…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University The Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25, 2025. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Congress failed to meet an Oct. 1 deadline to adopt a spending measure and keep the federal government open, resulting in…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Kui Xie, Dean of College of Education and Human Development, University of Missouri-Columbia States including Michigan and Colorado are restricting the ways students can use digital devices in school. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cellphones…