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Spiritual

The ConversationMay 9, 2025

Pope Leo XIV: Vatican’s New Pope

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as pontiff on May…
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Spiritual

The ConversationApril 21, 2025

Pope Francis Dies Announces Catholic Church

Pope Francis during the Palm Sunday Mass at St. Peter’s Square on April 2, 2023, in Vatican City. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images Mathew Schmalz, College of…
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Government

The ConversationApril 7, 2025

Trade Deficit Isn’t An Emergency

The trade deficit isn’t an emergency – it’s a sign of America’s strength Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University When U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new…
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Global

The ConversationApril 3, 2025

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs are Highest in Decades

Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new tariffs plan on April 2, 2025, to reshape U.S. trade and boost…
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Government

The ConversationMarch 31, 2025

How Trump Could Stay in Power After Second Term Ends

Donald Trump portrays himself as uniquely strong and powerful. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College President Donald Trump told an NBC interviewer on March…
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Education

The ConversationMarch 21, 2025

Trump Orders Dismantling of DoE

Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency The Heritage Foundation flag flies over its…
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Government

The ConversationAugust 27, 2024

An Unseen Problem With The Electoral College

A person holds an electoral certificate from the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Barry C. Burden, University of…
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Home

The ConversationDecember 7, 2023

Oh, Christmas tree: The economics of the US holiday tree industry

Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University and Patrick Abouchalache, Boston University Christmas today is a big business, and one part of that is the multibillion-dollar business…
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Government

The ConversationApril 26, 2023

The Law Protects the Police

The mother of Tyre Nichols has filed a $55 million federal lawsuit against individual officers, the Memphis PD...
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Global

The ConversationMarch 23, 2023

The View From Russia and China

Explore the perspective of Russia and China on the conflict in Ukraine and the international security system. Learn about their vision for a post-conflict world.
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