AUTHOR NAME

The Conversation

2283 POSTS
0 COMMENTS

Why America still needs public schools

The impact of public education extends beyond teaching kids their ABCs and how to use a globe. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images by Sidney Shapiro, Wake Forest...

Bad Bunny is the latest product of political rage — how pop culture became the front line of American politics

Bad Bunny performs in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 11, 2025. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images by Adam G. Klein, Pace University When the NFL in September...

The beauty backfire effect: Being too attractive can hurt fitness influencers, new research shows

Some of the influencers featured in the study. Source: The Beauty Backfire Effect by Andrew Edelblum, University of Dayton and Abby Frank, University of Oregon “Sex sells”...

Is there a Christian genocide in Nigeria? Evidence shows all faiths are under attack by terrorists

Clergymen burying a priest allegedly killed by Fulani herdsmen, Nigeria, 2018. Emmy Ibu/AFP via Getty Images by Olayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University Terrorism and insurgency have ravaged...

Anxiety over school admissions isn’t limited to college – parents of young children are also feeling pressure, some more acutely than others

Shifting policies such as school choice give parents more school options than they had a few decades before. iStock/Getty Images Plus by Bailey A. Brown, Spelman...

The military’s diversity rises out of recruitment targets, not any ‘woke’ goals

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders in Quantico, Va., on Sept. 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP by Jeremiah Favara, Gonzaga...

How school choice policies evolved from supporting Black students to subsidizing middle-class families

Originally developed as a tool to help Black children attend better schools, school voucher programs now serve a different purpose. Drazen via Getty Images by...

What if universal rental assistance were implemented to deal with the housing crisis?

Thousands of American families that can’t find affordable apartments are stuck living in extended-stay motels. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images Alex Schwartz,...

Overwhelm the public with muzzle-velocity headlines: A strategy rooted in racism and authoritarianism

The seemingly unending barrage of stressful news is a strategy with ties to the past. zimmytws/iStock via Getty Images by Angie Chuang, University of Colorado...

Kneecap is revitalizing Irish. These 5 artists are doing the same for Indigenous languages

Emily Wurramara/Instagram by Jill Vaughan, Monash University and Josef Noel Tye, Monash University Northern Irish hip hop trio Kneecap have been making waves, not just as...

Latest news