Op-ed

Michael Clune, professor in the Department of English, penned an article considering how humanity has come to rely on the notion that aliens—specifically intelligent life forms—exist. In the piece, titled “I don’t believe in aliens anymore” and published in The Atlantic, Clune highlighted recent ev...

Jason Guo, an undergraduate international studies and medical anthropology student, co-authored an op-ed for Foreign Policy titled “China’s Taiwan Strait provocations need a U.S. response.” Guo and his co-author argued that recent aggression from China, which includes pointed military exercises and...

When looking at the cover of the Grateful Dead’s self-titled first album, Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies, recognized the image of Yoga-Narasimha, an avatar of the Hindu god Visnu. He investigated the imagery in an op-ed titled “A long strange trip: Exploring how Yoga-Narasimha landed o...

Brooke Macnamara, assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, wrote an op-ed for AllOnGeorgia, a Georgia-based site for news, politics and editorial commentary. The piece, titled “Do growth mindset interventions work?” discusses the problems with mindset theory—the notion that ...

Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, wrote three op-eds discussing current legal issues. In “The science charade,” Adler suggests that the Endangered Species Act cannot be bolstered by more, better scientific researc...

John Broich, associate professor of history, wrote an article for The Washington Post titled “There is nothing liberal about fascism.” In the piece, he examines the history and formation of fascism and related parties, as well as beliefs associated with fascism. Read his full analysis on The Washi...

For the blog of the American Philosophical Association, Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, the Elmer G. Beamer-Hubert H. Schneider Professor in Ethics and associate professor of philosophy, wrote “Philosophy in the contemporary world: How to disagree, or experiments in social construction.” In the piece, he disc...

In a piece for The New York Times, Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, weighed in on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s record on administrative law cases for the United States Court of Appeals for the District ...

Avidan Y. Cover, professor of law and director of the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy, detailed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s travel ban, which restricts the entry of citizens from many majority-Muslim countries into the United States. The op-ed, ...

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, the Elmer G. Beamer-Hubert H. Schneider Professor in Ethics and associate professor of philosophy, wrote an op-ed for Public Seminar that examines the impact that both words and silence have had in recent politics and social activism. In the piece, “How to do things without wo...