Nick Buttrick in the Los Angeles Times: Why former slave states became the base of U.S. gun culture
In an op-ed, Professor of Psychology argues that former slave states in the aftermath of the Civil War propagated the idea that guns keep a person safe and secure.
Manny Teodoro in AP News: Regulators can't do much when public water systems in poor communities fail
La Follette School of Public Affairs professor says they're limited to moral appeals and wagging fingers when problems arise.
Manny Teodoro on ABC News: Talking solutions to water supply issues in Jackson, MS
The water system in Jackson Mississippi remains broken. Teodoro, a researcher with the La Follette School of Public Affairs, suggests that creating a shared interest in maintaining water quality may be one place to start fixing things.
Anne Pringle in the Washington Post: Fungi get a bad rap
While wild mushrooms are widely regarded as poisonous and associated with decay, the Professor of Botany points out that they're essential to plant roots acquiring nutrients.
Paige Glotzer on ABC News: Maryland whitewashing incident has deep historical ties
A Black couple saw the appraisal of their home rise more than $300,000 when they removed all traces of Blackness and had a white colleague stand in to present it. That's reminiscent of racially exclusive housing covenants from the 1960s, says the assistant professor of history.
Ken Mayer in the Washington Post: Presidents don't have Green Lantern-like powers
Professor of political science reminds us that presidents don't possess the power to declassify documents at will.
Barry Burden in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Trump's attempts to delegitimize 2020 election ignore downballot wins for Republicans
As the Wisconsin Supreme Court declares ballot drop boxes illegal, former President Trump's efforts to have the decision apply retroactively to previous elections preserve his supporters' mistaken beliefs, says the Director of the Elections Research Center.
Barry Burden in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Gableman elections investigation an "incompetent circus"
As Michael Gableman's investigation of the 2020 Presidential Election in Wisconsin hits its one-year anniversary, the Director of the Elections Research Center says while it has produced no findings, it is having several real impacts.
Lew Friedland in the New York Times: 'Democrats cheat' now a conservative-radio mantra
Liberal and moderate Democrats aren't likely to be listening to the broadcasts, and so may be unaware of the impact they may be having, says emeritus professor of journalism.
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