Why the 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline doesn’t actually constrain presidents
A TV displays U.S. President Donald Trump's prime-time address on the war in Iran inside a Cheesecake Factory on April 1, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesMay 1, 2026, marks the 6...
Jasmine Farrier, Professor of Political Science, University of Louisville
What’s in the price of a gallon of gas?
Gas prices were well over $4 a gallon on April 28, 2026, in Brooklyn, N.Y.Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe U.S. Energy Information Administration expects nationwide retail gasoline prices to average near...
Robert I. Harris, Assistant Professor of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology
AI chatbots can prioritize flattery over facts – and that carries serious risks
Sycophancy eats away at truth and trust.Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty ImagesIn the summer of 2025, OpenAI released ChatGPT 5 and removed its predecessor from the market. Many subscribers to the ...
Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director of Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
How Harriet Tubman and Philadelphia abolitionists coordinated dangerous journeys to freedom
A large-scale version of artist Alvin Pettit's design of a Harriet Tubman statue is coming to Philad…
England’s ‘once in a generation’ housing law takes effect as US housing legislation sits in congress…
The U.K. Parliament passed legislation in an effort to control spiraling rental costs and reverse ri…
Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s drivi…
A pregnant mother with untreated syphilis can pass it to the unborn fetus.Halfpoint Images/Moment vi…
When immigration detention becomes a system of concentration: Lessons from research on 150 historica…
Barbed wire surrounds the GEO Group ICE detention facility in Adelanto, Calif. on July 10, 2025. Pat…
Fiber’s structural integrity keeps plants strong – and its indigestibility keeps your digestive syst…
Vegetables, fruits, beans, seeds and nuts are all fiber-rich foods. tbralnina/iStock via Getty Image…
AI data center boom is leaving consumer electronics short of chips − even though they don’t use the …
It takes a huge investment to be able to manufacture computer chips like these.Annabelle Chih/Getty …