The hidden bias in college admissions tests: How standardized exams can favor privilege over potential

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At first glance, calls from members of Congress to restore academic merit in college admissions might sound like a neutral policy. In our view, these campaigns often cherry-pick evidence and mask a coordinated effort that...

When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs

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Procuring lifesaving drugs is a daunting challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. Essential treatments are often neither available nor affordable in these nations, even decades after the drugs entered the...

Nostalgic foods and scents like fresh-cut grass and hamburgers grilling bring comfort, connection and well-being

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Walking around my neighborhood in the evening, I am hit by the smells of summer: fresh-cut grass, hamburgers grilling and a hint of swimming pool chlorine. These are also the smells of summers from my adolescence, and they...

German chancellor’s rebuke of Israel marks a shift in state policy that has long put such criticism out of bounds

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Friedrich Merz did something unprecedented for a German chancellor in late May 2025: publicly criticize Israel in unvarnished, unequivocal terms. What the Israeli army is doing in the Gaza Strip, I no longer understand the...

A radical proposal to abolish state government and strengthen American democracy

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Get rid of states? Legal scholar Stephen Legomsky, who taught for 34 years at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, has just published a book, Reimagining the American Union, that proposes a radical idea:...

The use of federal troops to quell Los Angles protests recalls militarized law enforcement during the Civil Rights Movement

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President Donald Trump activated 4,000 National Guard troops on June 10, 2025, to quell protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids without the normal request from the state. He has also sent to Los Angeles hundreds of...

Companies haven’t stopped hiring, but they’re more cautious, according to the 2025 College Hiring Outlook Report

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Every year, I tell my students in my business analytics class the same thing: Dont just apply for a job. Audition for it. This advice seems particularly relevant this year. In todays turbulent economy, companies are still...