When fewer rural residents have access to those jobs with employer-sponsored insurance, public programs like Medicaid become an even more important source of coverage.
If the operational goals of Operation Epic fury do not achieve the strategic aim and the Iranian regime survives, Trump will be found wanting. And as with Brutus, Trump’s hubris, overreach and insatiable appetites will have led him to tragedy.
Wayne points out how Hawley opposed the War Powers resolution last week but added that his views could change if Trump asked Congress to deploy ground troops.
Collins says these deeply ingrained social norms mean we tend to valorize masculinity and devalue femininity.
This study examines how variation in local television news exposure shapes rural Americans’ political preferences about government spending on law enforcement.
Magarian says when a state keeps fighting about something that has been declared manifestly unconstitutional, it isn't legislating to accomplish something concrete.
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Chief White House economist discusses Trump administration economic policies at Weidenbaum Center breakfast lecture.
Their work on the St. Louis Dashboard project and a "food panty desert" map shows where need "far outstrips resources."
Public support and free speech in Minneapolis has weathered the crisis better than it played out in Kent State in 1970.
He notes that disclosure requirements can actually obscure rather than illuminate when they generate "the impression that there has been some meaningful disclosure" without providing any.
We congratulate Professor David Carter who was selected as a finalist for the Arts & Sciences 2026 Research Innovation Showcase. Professor Carter will present his research on "State-Centric and State-Facilitated Territorial Threats: How Citizens Evaluate Territorial Claims."