Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas have all passed laws — now on hold — to mandate the biblical laws’ display in classrooms. mtcurado/iStock via Getty Images Plus As disputes rage…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College The U.S. Constitution’s first three articles are getting a lot of attention these days. giftlegacy, iStock/Getty Images Plus In an emergency hearing before Judge Sparkle Sooknanan on Aug. 31, 2025, lawyers for a group of unaccompanied migrant children from…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Paul J. Becker, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton The group Return to the Land wants to build several whites-only sites in Arkansas and Appalachia. brazzo/iStock/Getty Images Plus In October 2023, a group calling itself Return to the Land established its first “Whites only community”…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Valerie P. Hans, Charles F. Rechlin Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, Cornell University When jurors aren’t involved, rulings are less public − and private interests have more influence over outcomes. ftwitty/E+ via Getty Images The right to trial by jury in criminal and civil cases…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Alvin Thomas, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Talking over teens’ experiences with online racism helps protect them without curbing their autonomy. NickyLloyd/E+ via Getty Images Parents struggle to help teens deal with online racism. Online racism is different from in-person…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By John Potvin, Professor, Art and Design History, Concordia University Despite the hyperbolic and fleeting tendencies of the fashion industry, few designers have had the impact of Giorgio Armani, who has died in Milan at the age of 91. The new look and attitude the designer offered…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Bethany Hastie, Assistant Professor, Law, University of British Columbia The federal government’s recent use of Section 107 of the Canadian Labour Code to end the Air Canada flight attendant strike is a troubling development for Canadian workers and unions. On Aug. 16, less than 12 hours…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Wendy Morgado Gamero, PhD candidate in Biology, McGill University Researchers used environmental RNA in water from Lake Hertel near Montréal to monitor aquatic biodiversity. (Jiaqian AirplaneFan), CC BY As climate change and human activity threaten freshwater ecosystems like lakes and rivers, it’s more important than ever…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Jessica O’Leary, Senior Lecturer, Monash University Standing before the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal in 1556, Mónica Fernandes, a woman from the coast of modern-day Ghana, was accused of casting malevolent spells and making pacts with demons. Her crime? Seeking a traditional Akan remedy for a simple…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Elizabeth Olayiwola, Senior Lecturer in Broadcast, Film, and Multimedia, University of Abuja In Nigeria today, one doesn’t have to attend a church service to hear a sermon. The pulpit has moved – onto screens, into living rooms, and across YouTube. Along with this shift, a fascinating…