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Cornell Chronicle , September 1, 2020
Traditionally, Cornell Adult University's (CAU) youth classes were like camps for the children of alumni participating in on-campus courses. In recent years these youth programs have grown to include courses
NBC, July 20, 2020
Racist attitudes toward Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Filipinos during the Spanish-American War were part of the racist attitudes of the time, which Roosevelt espoused.
Racist attitudes toward Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Filipinos during the Spanish-American War were part of the racist attitudes of the time, which Roosevelt espoused.
by Maria Konnikova,
Psychology Today, June 30, 2020
In the summer of 2018, Maria Konnikova, a contributing writer for The New Yorker, author of Mastermind and The Confidence Game, and a Ph.D. in psychology, decided to train for
Psychology Today, June 30, 2020
In the summer of 2018, Maria Konnikova, a contributing writer for The New Yorker, author of Mastermind and The Confidence Game, and a Ph.D. in psychology, decided to train for
The Straits Times, June 27, 2020
by Cindy L. Otis,
The Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2020
In 1782, with the outcome of the American Revolution still in doubt, Benjamin Franklin printed a newspaper designed to look like a supplement to the Boston Independent Chronicle.
The Jerusalem Post, June 26, 2020
In 1782, with the outcome of the American Revolution still in doubt, Benjamin Franklin printed a newspaper designed to look like a supplement to the Boston Independent Chronicle.
The Hill, June 25, 2020
by Joshua Bennett,
The Florida Courier, June 22, 2020
Set in Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, “Salvage the Bones,’’ a novel by Jesmyn Ward, features China, a White pit bull who is both the family pet of Esch and Skeetah, two
The Florida Courier, June 22, 2020
Set in Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, “Salvage the Bones,’’ a novel by Jesmyn Ward, features China, a White pit bull who is both the family pet of Esch and Skeetah, two
The Florida Courier, June 19, 2020
The Hill, June 16, 2020
by Emma Jane Unsworth,
Psychology Today, June 15, 2020
Jenny McLaine, the narrator and main character of Grown Ups, Emma Jane Unsworth’s third novel, is thirty-five years old. Her mother, an actress, medium, and psychic, is, well, a
Psychology Today, June 15, 2020
Jenny McLaine, the narrator and main character of Grown Ups, Emma Jane Unsworth’s third novel, is thirty-five years old. Her mother, an actress, medium, and psychic, is, well, a
by David Steinman,
The Jerusalem Post, June 12, 2020
"It is so f###ing ironic,” Buddy Schwartz says to his partner, as they celebrate the People’s Choice Producer of the Year Award for Surf Squad, their third blockbuster TV series.
The Jerusalem Post, June 12, 2020
"It is so f###ing ironic,” Buddy Schwartz says to his partner, as they celebrate the People’s Choice Producer of the Year Award for Surf Squad, their third blockbuster TV series.
The Hill, June 4, 2020
The Straits Times, June 1, 2020
(co-authored with David Wippman)
The New York Times, June 1, 2020
The New York Times, June 1, 2020
The Hill, May 31, 2020
by Adi Schwartz and Einat Wilf,
The Jerusalem Post, May 29, 2020
"The reasons for the flight of the Palestinians are finally irrelevant,” literary critic and political activist Edward Said once declared. “What matters is that they are entitled to return.”
The Jerusalem Post, May 29, 2020
"The reasons for the flight of the Palestinians are finally irrelevant,” literary critic and political activist Edward Said once declared. “What matters is that they are entitled to return.”
The Hill, May 24, 2020
The Hill, May 17, 2020
by Robert Kolker,
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 17, 2020
About one in every one hundred people suffers from schizophrenia: more than 3 million Americans and 82 million individuals throughout the world. Schizophrenia patients occupy about a third of the
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 17, 2020
About one in every one hundred people suffers from schizophrenia: more than 3 million Americans and 82 million individuals throughout the world. Schizophrenia patients occupy about a third of the
The Florida Courier, May 16, 2020
by Anne Tyler,
Psychology Today, May 14, 2020
Micah Mortimer, the main character of Ann Tyler’s twenty-third novel, is forty-something and single. Self-employed as the “Tech Hermit” (who assists customers with computer problems), he is also the
Psychology Today, May 14, 2020
Micah Mortimer, the main character of Ann Tyler’s twenty-third novel, is forty-something and single. Self-employed as the “Tech Hermit” (who assists customers with computer problems), he is also the
The Straits Times, May 10, 2020
The Hill, May 10, 2020
by Magda Teter,
The Jerusalem Post, May 8, 2020
On December 28, 1235, in the town of Fulda in Hesse, Germany, 34 Jewish men and women were executed by Crusaders following allegations that two of them had killed Christian
The Jerusalem Post, May 8, 2020
On December 28, 1235, in the town of Fulda in Hesse, Germany, 34 Jewish men and women were executed by Crusaders following allegations that two of them had killed Christian
The Hill, May 3, 2020
(co-authored with David Wippman)
The Hill, April 26, 2020
The Hill, April 26, 2020
by David Michaels,
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 26, 2020
“A risk assessment is like a captured spy,” William Ruckelshaus, the first director of the Environmental Protection Agency, one said. “Torture it enough and it will tell you anything.”
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 26, 2020
“A risk assessment is like a captured spy,” William Ruckelshaus, the first director of the Environmental Protection Agency, one said. “Torture it enough and it will tell you anything.”
by Jesmyn Ward,
The Florida Courier, April 24, 2020
In these sad, scary, and surreal times, all of us need some inspiration. Jesmyn Ward, a professor of Creative Writing at Tulane University, the author of three novels (“Where The
The Florida Courier, April 24, 2020
In these sad, scary, and surreal times, all of us need some inspiration. Jesmyn Ward, a professor of Creative Writing at Tulane University, the author of three novels (“Where The
by John Kaag,
Psychology Today, April 21, 2020
In 2010, thirty-year-old John Kaag, a postdoctoral student in philosophy at Harvard, had just watched his estranged, alcoholic father die and was in the midst of a divorce. A
Psychology Today, April 21, 2020
In 2010, thirty-year-old John Kaag, a postdoctoral student in philosophy at Harvard, had just watched his estranged, alcoholic father die and was in the midst of a divorce. A
(co-authored with David Wippman)
Inside Higher Ed, April 20, 2020
Inside Higher Ed, April 20, 2020
The Hill, April 19, 2020
by Michael D. Gordin,
The Jerusalem Post, April 17, 2020
In April 1969, nine months after Soviet tanks occupied Wenceslaus Square, an article on the front page of Mlada Fronta declared “Prague Forgets Einstein.” Although streets around the world were named for
The Jerusalem Post, April 17, 2020
In April 1969, nine months after Soviet tanks occupied Wenceslaus Square, an article on the front page of Mlada Fronta declared “Prague Forgets Einstein.” Although streets around the world were named for
by Lawrence Wright,
Psychology Today, April 14, 2020
The End of October, a novel by Lawrence Wright, begins with an outbreak of a deadly virus at a detention camp for homosexuals in Indonesia. Despite (and because of)
Psychology Today, April 14, 2020
The End of October, a novel by Lawrence Wright, begins with an outbreak of a deadly virus at a detention camp for homosexuals in Indonesia. Despite (and because of)
The Hill, April 12, 2020
The Hill, April 5, 2020
by Donald F. Kettl,
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 5, 2020
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 5, 2020
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the
by Adam Cohen,
The Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 29, 2020
In 1938, the most famous footnote in American law appeared in the Supreme Court decision of an otherwise obscure case, United States v. Carolene Products.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 29, 2020
In 1938, the most famous footnote in American law appeared in the Supreme Court decision of an otherwise obscure case, United States v. Carolene Products.
The Hill, March 29, 2020
by Bart D. Ehrman,
Psychology Today, March 26, 2020
The vast majority of Americans believe in an afterlife. According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, 72% of Americans believe a heavenly place exists “where people
Psychology Today, March 26, 2020
The vast majority of Americans believe in an afterlife. According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, 72% of Americans believe a heavenly place exists “where people
(co-authored with David Wippman)
The Hill, March 24, 2020
The Hill, March 24, 2020
The Hill, March 18, 2020
by James Shapiro,
Psychology Today, March 16, 2020
When he visited the War Department’s Telegraph Office to get news from the front and send instructions to his generals, Abraham Lincoln read lengthy passages of Shakespeare’s plays from texts
Psychology Today, March 16, 2020
When he visited the War Department’s Telegraph Office to get news from the front and send instructions to his generals, Abraham Lincoln read lengthy passages of Shakespeare’s plays from texts
The Hill, March 15, 2020
by George Friedman,
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 15, 2020
In the 2020s, according to George Friedman, two geopolitical cycles will converge for the first time in American history. The end of our nation’s third institutional cycle (which controls the
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 15, 2020
In the 2020s, according to George Friedman, two geopolitical cycles will converge for the first time in American history. The end of our nation’s third institutional cycle (which controls the
by Felicia Angeja Viator,
The Florida Courier, March 6, 2020
In the early 1980s, rap music and hip hop were synonymous with New York City artists, fans, and venues.
The Florida Courier, March 6, 2020
In the early 1980s, rap music and hip hop were synonymous with New York City artists, fans, and venues.
by Bernie Sanders,
American Literary History Online Forum, 2020
American Literary History Online Forum, 2020
The Hill, March 2, 2020
by Emily Sigalow,
The Jerusalem Post, February 28, 2020
The Jerusalem Post, February 28, 2020
Cornell University's School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, 2020
Julia Thom-Levy, physics professor and vice provost for academic innovation at Cornell University, recently led Cornell’s Adult University (CAU) participants on a trip to Switzerland to visit the world’s most
The Hill, February 24, 2020
The Straits Times, February 23, 2020
by Jerry Mitchell,
The Florida Courier, February 22, 2020
“The past is never dead,” William Faulkner wrote in “Requiem for a Nun.’’ “It’s not even past.”
The Florida Courier, February 22, 2020
“The past is never dead,” William Faulkner wrote in “Requiem for a Nun.’’ “It’s not even past.”
(co-authored with David Wippman)
The Hill, February 18, 2020
The Hill, February 18, 2020
The Hill, February 2, 2020
by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonning,
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 31, 2020
The memorial for Senator John McCain at Washington National Cathedral on September 1, 2018, reporters Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig remind us, served not only as a tribute to a military
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 31, 2020
The memorial for Senator John McCain at Washington National Cathedral on September 1, 2018, reporters Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig remind us, served not only as a tribute to a military
by Lydia Denworth,
Psychology Today, January 27, 2020
“There is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not a separate person, however dear and beloved,” the novelist Edith Wharton once wrote, “but an expansion,
Psychology Today, January 27, 2020
“There is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not a separate person, however dear and beloved,” the novelist Edith Wharton once wrote, “but an expansion,
by P.E. Caquet,
The Jerusalem Post, January 24, 2020
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera asks whether the Czechs should have fought against the Nazis in 1938, or surrendered control of their country after England and France
The Jerusalem Post, January 24, 2020
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera asks whether the Czechs should have fought against the Nazis in 1938, or surrendered control of their country after England and France
by Christopher T. Robertson,
The Florida Courier, January 24, 2020
In 1968, in a seminal article, economist Mark Pauly argued that health insurance drives down prices for consumers in an artificial way. Insulated from the actual price, insured people will
The Florida Courier, January 24, 2020
In 1968, in a seminal article, economist Mark Pauly argued that health insurance drives down prices for consumers in an artificial way. Insulated from the actual price, insured people will
The Straits Times, January 23, 2020
by Laurel Leff,
The Jerusalem Post, January 17, 2020
With Nazis in control of the German government, Daniel O’Brien, a Rockefeller Foundation official based in Europe, wrote in his diary, “The Jews are being put out everywhere and without
The Jerusalem Post, January 17, 2020
With Nazis in control of the German government, Daniel O’Brien, a Rockefeller Foundation official based in Europe, wrote in his diary, “The Jews are being put out everywhere and without
by Paul Tough,
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 12, 2020
KiKi Gilbert is black woman, raised by a single mother, who lived in seven states and attended more than a dozen schools by the time she was 17 years old.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 12, 2020
KiKi Gilbert is black woman, raised by a single mother, who lived in seven states and attended more than a dozen schools by the time she was 17 years old.
by Warren C. Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov,
Psychology Today, January 7, 2020
In 2018, Emile Ratelband, a 69 year-old motivational speaker, asked a court in the Netherlands to change his official age. Ratelband argued that physically and mentally he was about
Psychology Today, January 7, 2020
In 2018, Emile Ratelband, a 69 year-old motivational speaker, asked a court in the Netherlands to change his official age. Ratelband argued that physically and mentally he was about
(co-authored with David Wippman)
The Hill, January 5, 2020
The Hill, January 5, 2020
by Dan Porat,
The Jerusalem Post, January 3, 2020
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Sgt. Meir Davidson, a member of the British Army’s Jewish Brigade stationed in Milan, Italy, asked refugees to identify Nazi collaborators. A
The Jerusalem Post, January 3, 2020
In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Sgt. Meir Davidson, a member of the British Army’s Jewish Brigade stationed in Milan, Italy, asked refugees to identify Nazi collaborators. A
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