By Randi Lynn Tanglen, Professor of English and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, University of North Dakota
The themes in the hit television series echo the social and political issues that the state has grappled with for decades.
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By William Garriott, Professor of Law, Politics and Society, Drake University
Nov. 5, 2024, was a tough day for cannabis legalization supporters.
Recreational legalization ballot questions in Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota all failed.
Two medical measures passed in Nebraska but face legal challenges over the validity of the signatures required to get the measures on the ballot.…
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By Nandini Bhattacharya, Professor of English, Texas A&M University
The ancient classical texts of Hinduism taught that every age and stage of life need not be lived as a breathless race. They proposed living according to one’s natural capabilities.
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By Elise Ji Young Choe, Psychology Researcher, the Danielsen Institute, Boston University
Steven Sandage, Professor of the Psychology of Religion and Theology, Boston University
Intellectual humility means being open to new ideas and other points of view – and for leaders, it can be a delicate balancing act.
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By Veronica Heney, Research Associate in Medical Humanities, Durham University
In Adelaide, the debut novel by Genevieve Wheeler, a vivacious American woman living in London (the eponymous Adelaide) falls head over heels for the enigmatic Rory Hughes. By turns charming and distant, Rory entrances her, and the two fall into a whirlwind romance that never seems on solid ground. When tragedy strikes, the cracks only deepen – and when things fall apart, Adelaide does too.
Wheeler’s novel traces the progression of a romance that at times seems too good to be true, at others bewilderingly futile. Adelaide is besotted with the flaky and inconsistent Rory, whose allure…
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By Clement Kojo Akapame, Senior Lecturer, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
The parliament and supreme court of Ghana are locked in a dispute over which of them has authority to determine the issue of parliamentary vacancies.
What sparked the stand-off was an order by the speaker of Ghana’s parliament on 17 October 2024 that four members of parliament had to vacate their parliamentary seats. This was after it became known that they’d…
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By Dominic Ayegba Okoliko, Post-doctoral Fellow: Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology, Stellenbosch University
The annual United Nations Conference of the Parties global climate change meetings play a pivotal role in elevating climate conversations. They’re often accompanied by intense media coverage that raises awareness and engages the public. This visibility is crucial, as it brings discussions from distant, elite-driven events into local news.
However, the spikes in media attention around these international meetings leave a gap during the rest of the year. This raises the question: to what extent are the media helping develop climate…
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By John Aerni-Flessner, Associate Professor of African History, Michigan State University
Chitja Twala, Professor of History, University of Limpopo
Topping out over 3,000 metres above sea level, the Drakensberg and Maluti mountains bordering South Africa and Lesotho are frequently covered in snow in winter. Back in 1975, German and South African investors planned to build a ski resort there.
There was just one problem: whose land was it?
At the time, the site of the planned resort was in a territory called QwaQwa. This was one of the “bantustans” designated as an “ethnic…
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By MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Professor in Engineering, Stellenbosch University
Joubert Van Eeden, Professor of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University
Sub-Saharan Africa is lagging behind in the transition to electric cars and motorbikes. Investment in local manufacturing, renewable energy and storage systems to supply charging stations is needed.
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
The outcome of the 2024 American presidential election has Caribbean netizens wondering about what Trump's upcoming second term in office might mean for things like immigration, trade, tourism, and climate cooperation.
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