Category: English
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You’ve just stolen a priceless artifact – what happens next?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Leila Amineddoleh, Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University The tiara of Empress Eugénie was one of eight priceless pieces of jewelry stolen from the Louvre in Paris on Oct. 19, 2025. Zhang Mingming/VCG via Getty Images The high-profile heist at the Louvre in Paris…
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Influencers could learn a thing or two from traditional journalism about disclosing who’s funding their political coverage
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Edward Wasserman, Professor of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley When influencers accept money and don’t disclose it, then they’re being influenced. Bambu Productions, Getty Images Online influencers, through their postings on Instagram, Threads, TikTok and elsewhere, have created an exuberant universe of news and commentary that…
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Demolishing the White House East Wing to build a ballroom embodies Trump’s heritage politics
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By R. Grant Gilmore III, Director, Historic Preservation and Community Planning Program, College of Charleston Demolition in process on the East Wing of the White House, Oct. 23, 2025. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin From ancient Egypt to Washington, D.C., rulers have long used architecture and associated stories to…
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Navigating mental illness in the workplace can be fraught, but employees are entitled to accommodations
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Julie Wolfe, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Coping with mental illness can make starting and completing simple tasks at work more difficult. Fiordaliso/Moment via Getty Images Mental health challenges can affect anyone, regardless of background or circumstance, and they are…
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Relying heavily on contractors can cut attendance by 27% for museums, theaters and other arts nonprofits – new research
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Hala Altamimi, Assistant professor of Public Administration, University of Kansas Two researchers used attendance as a way to measure the groups’ success. MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Many nonprofits face growing pressure from their donors and other funders to do more with less…
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How new renters’ rights could drive landlords out of the market
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nikhil Datta, Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Warwick Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock The UK’s rental market has changed dramatically over recent decades, with the proportion of renters doubling to 30% since 2000. Over the same period, housing costs have increased far faster than wages. Historically, the rental sector has…
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Who controls the air we breathe at home? Awaab’s law and the limits of individual actions
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Amber Yeoman, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Atmospheric Emissions, University of York richardjohnson/Shutterstock Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old child, died in 2020 after prolonged exposure to mould in his social housing association home. The inquest into his death found that, despite repeated reports by his parents about the…
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How England’s new Reform councillors compare in their views to other parties
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By David Jeffery, Senior Lecturer in British Politics, University of Liverpool Reform UK has positioned itself as the voice of discontent in British politics – a home for voters who feel both Labour and the Conservatives have lost touch with ordinary people. Following elections in May, Reform…
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High-tech cameras capture the secrets of venomous snake bites
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Alistair Evans, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University A pit viper (_Bothrops asper_). marcozozaya/iNaturalist, CC BY-SA For more than 60 million years, venomous snakes have slithered across Earth. These ancient, chemical weapon-wielding reptiles owe their evolutionary success in part to the effectiveness of their…
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Why US activists are wearing inflatable frog costumes at protests against Trump
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Blake Lawrence, PhD Candidate (Design) and Performance Artist, University of Technology Sydney Three frogs, a shark, a unicorn and a Tyrannosaurus rex dance in front of a line of heavily armoured police in riot gear. Over the past few weeks, activists taking part in protests…