Baptists have helped shape debate about religious freedom for over 400 years – up to today’s 10 Commandments laws
The phrase ‘separation of church and state’ dates back to a letter from Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist congregation.
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Democrats’ struggle over masculinity in an election 50 years ago is still playing out today
In 1968, Lyndon Johnson’s ridicule of presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey as weak and feminine tells us something about how a party of progressives still struggles with the idea of masculinity.
Survey experts have yet to figure out what caused the most significant polling error in 40 years in Trump‑Biden race
Stung by their failure to accurately predict the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, pollsters collectively went off to figure out what went wrong. They have yet to figure out what or why.
Alcohol is becoming more common in sexual assault among college students
An increasing number of college students say they were victims or perpetrators of sexual assault – and that victims were drunk when the assault took place. Are campus drinking environments to blame?
The dark side of coffee: an unequal social and environmental exchange
High demand for coffee has pushed growers toward sun or ‘reduced-shade’ plantations that require more water and pesticides while reducing biodiversity.
How Chicana women artists have often used the figure of the Virgin of Guadalupe for political messages
Over the past decades, many Chicana artists have used Guadalupe to emphasize issues of justice around immigration.
Adolescents have a fundamental need to contribute
Teens get a bad rap as selfish, dangerous risk-takers. But neuroscience and psychology research is revising that image: Adolescents are primed to help those around them, with positive benefits for all.
Want to understand the British election? Look online and listen to grime
Britain’s shock election and its surprising result allows us to see a relay between visual media, the online world and the political one we live in.
Why Puerto Rico’s death toll from Hurricane Maria is so much higher than officials thought
The governor of Puerto Rico has ordered a recount of the official death toll for Hurricane Maria. The real number is likely higher by the hundreds. What happened?
Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms
Composer Quincy Jones, who died in November 2024, was a titan of 20th-century American music. So why don’t music majors study his work?
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