Involuntary treatment: The ethical dilemmas of plans to target homelessness, mental illness, and addiction
By Katherine Drabiak, Associate Professor of Health Law, Public Health Law and Medical Ethics, University of South Florida Over the past year, cities across the United States have unveiled new policy plans to address homelessness amid rising concerns about health and...
Anxiety and Depression: How healthy coping mechanisms can save victims of trauma from PTSD
By Cyril Tarquinio, Professeur de psychologie clinique, Université de Lorraine Those who have experienced the horrors of war see their lives clearly delineated between a “before” and an “after.” This singular ordeal does not, as is often believed, mean that it is...
Overcrowded trains: Why a relic of Colonialism still serves as the metaphor for India in Western eyes
By Ritika Prasad, Associate Professor of History, University of North Carolina – Charlotte A devastating rail crash that left almost 300 people dead has refocused international attention on the importance of railways in the lives of Indians. To many Western observers,...
Ad Astra: The “not-quite-a-space-race” between China and the United States
By Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, Air University Headlines proclaiming the rise of a new “space race” between the United States and China have become common in news coverage following many of the exciting launches in...
Every Head Counts: How 2020 census data helps guide the allocation of $2.8T in annual Federal spending
The head count of every U.S. resident in 2020 helped guide the distribution of $2.8 trillion in annual federal spending, underscoring the importance of participating in the once-a-decade census, according to a new report released in June by the U.S. Census Bureau....
When refugees are stuck: Why displaced people are living longer in exile in their host communities
By Sharif A Wahab, PhD Candidate, Indiana University The number of people forced from their homes, primarily because of conflict or climate change, is on the rise, topping 100 million people in 2022 – more than double the number of displaced people in 2012. About a...
Americans cautioned to avoid mailing checks if possible due to dramatic escalation of check fraud
Check fraud is back in a big way, fueled by a rise in organized crime that is forcing small businesses and individuals to take additional safety measures or to avoid sending checks through the mail altogether. Banks issued roughly 680,000 reports of check fraud to the...
Global currency: Why the invasion of Ukraine could give the Chinese yuan a boost against the U.S. dollar
By Tuugi Chuluun, Associate Professor of Finance, Loyola University Maryland The Chinese economy’s sheer size and rapid growth are impressive. China maintained one of the highest economic growth rates in the world for more than a quarter of a century, helping lift...
Government survey finds rate of adult cigarette smoking sinks to an all-time low
U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released in late April. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults. The preliminary...
Greed is good: How American society replaced patriotism and faith with an unhealthy love of money
As recently as 25 years ago, most of us valued patriotism and religion first and foremost, 70 and 62 percent respectively. Today only 38 percent of Americans cite patriotism as a core value and religion has collapsed to 39 percent. According to a new Wall Street...
Red State witch hunts: From burning women at the stake to killing them with political ideology
Jaci Statton wanted her baby, but the fetus was not developing properly and was dying inside her. If it was not removed from her uterus it might kill her, too. She was experiencing vaginal bleeding, high blood pressure, debilitating cramps, and “intense nausea.” As...
Finding true equity: Ways to mitigate the unconscious biases that still hold back women in medicine
By Jennifer R. Grandis, Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco If you work at a company, university or large organization, you have probably sat through a required training session meant to fight gender...
