WFU Faculty in The Conversation

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Articles by Wake Forest Faculty

HeadlineAuthorDate
‘Administrative law’ sounds dry but likely will be key to success or failure of Trump’s plans for government reformSidney Shapiro12/12/24
New set of human rights principles aims to end displacement and abuse of Indigenous people through ‘fortress conservation’John H. Knox12/10/24
To some ancient Romans, gladiators were the embodiment of tyrannyJohn M. Oksanish11/22/24
Is the election making you feel adrift and wobbly? That’s ‘zozobra’ – and Mexican philosophers have some adviceFrancisco Gallegos and Carlos Alberto Sánchez (San José State Univ.)11/5/24
St. Augustine was no stranger to culture wars – and has something to say about today’sMichael Lamb11/1/24
LGBTQ rights: Where Trump and Vance standMarie-Amelie George10/10/24
Israeli actions have the cover of ‘moral hazard’ − a touch of ambiguity might give US pressure greater weightCharles Walldorf10/3/24
What America’s history can teach us about debates on religious freedom and its importance for democracyCorey D. B. Walker9/25/24
Trump campaign violated rules in Arlington National Cemetery visit, cemetery legal expert explainsTanya D. Marsh9/6/24
US has its first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution − here are 3 strong points and a key issue to watchSarah J. Morath8/16/24
Donald Trump wants to reinstate a spoils system in federal government by hiring political loyalists regardless of competenceSidney Shapiro and Joseph P. Tomain (Univ. of Cincinnati)7/12/24
Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away − a bioethicist explains whyAna S. Iltis6/25/24
Pesquisadores estudam como receptores e meio podem afetar ato de contar uma mentiraChristian B. Miller6/13/24
Colorado to tighten regulations on funeral homes after multiple scandals − here’s what this means for familiesTanya D. Marsh6/5/24
The US has always had ‘big government’ – even in the Colonial eraSidney Shapiro and Joseph P. Tomain (Univ. of Cincinnati)5/23/24
Why some people receiving federal benefits don’t consider themselves poor − even though poverty rates have increased since the COVID-19 pandemicSherri Lawson Clark5/9/24
From Reagan to Obama, presidents have left office with ‘strategic regret’ − will leaving troops in Iraq and Syria be Biden or Trump’s?Charles Walldorf4/9/24
Nex Benedict’s suicide coincides with a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ laws – and some people’s misunderstanding about transgender and nonbinary individualsMarie-Amelie George4/3/24
How going back to the SAT could set back college student diversityJoseph Soares4/1/24
3 things to watch for in Russia’s presidential election – other than Putin’s win, that isAdam Lenton3/12/24
Serengeti migration: fire and rain affect how zebras, wildebeest and gazelles make the journeyT. Michael Anderson2/29/24
Anyone can play Tetris, but architects, engineers and animators alike use the math concepts underlying the gameLeah McCoy2/28/24
As plastic production grows, treaty negotiations to reduce plastic waste are stuck in low gearSarah J. Morath11/30/23
How often do you lie? Deception researchers investigate how the recipient and the medium affect telling the truthChristian B. Miller10/26/23
Being humble about what you know is just one part of what makes you a good thinkerEranda Jayawickreme10/25/23
How video games like ‘Starfield’ are creating a new generation of classical music fansJ. Aaron Hardwick9/13/23
The US committed to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, but like other countries, it’s struggling to make progressScott Schang and John Dernbach (Widener Univ.)9/6/23
Is it legal to sell human remains?Tanya D. Marsh6/30/23
Taking students to the range to learn about gun culture firsthandDavid Yamane6/26/23
6 books that explain the history and meaning of JuneteenthCorey D. B. Walker6/9/23
Challenging the FDA’s authority isn’t new – the agency’s history shows what’s at stake when drug regulation is in limboChristine Coughlin4/26/23
State battles over abortion are leading to state constitutional amendments – an option in all states and available directly to citizens in 18 statesJohn Dinan4/12/23
Resounding success of ‘Black Panther’ franchise says little about the dubious state of Black filmPhillip Lamarr Cunningham12/1/22
Behind the crisis in Sri Lanka – how political and economic mismanagement combined to plunge nation into turmoilNeil DeVotta7/18/22
Plastic pollution is a global problem – here’s how to design an effective treaty to curb itSarah J. Morath3/2/22
Political orientation predicts science denial – here’s what that means for getting Americans vaccinated against COVID-19Adrian Bardon9/16/21
Schools must act carefully on students’ off-campus speech, Supreme Court rulesKaty Harriger6/24/21
Feeling disoriented by the election, pandemic and everything else? It’s called ‘zozobra,’ and Mexican philosophers have some adviceFrancisco Gallegos and Carlos Alberto Sánchez (San José State Univ.)11/2/20
Chile abolishes its dictatorship-era constitution in groundbreaking vote for a more inclusive democracyJennifer M. Piscopo (Occidental College) and Peter Siavelis10/26/20
Chile puts its constitution on the ballot after year of civil unrestJennifer M. Piscopo (Occidental College) and Peter Siavelis10/20/20
Urban planning needs to look back first: three cities in Ghana show whyNate Plageman, Jennifer Anne Hart (Wayne State Univ.) and Tony Yeboah (Yale Univ.)9/14/20
How to stay honest when filing taxes in a pandemic yearChristian B. Miller7/13/20
Rare neurological disorder, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, linked to COVID-19Sherry H-Y. Chou (Univ. of Pittsburgh); Aarti Sarwal, and Neha S. Dangayach (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)7/7/20
Coronavirus responses highlight how humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their worldviewAdrian Bardon6/25/20
Workplace age discrimination could become even harder to prove in courtCatherine Harnois and Vincent Roscigno (The Ohio State Univ.)3/24/20
In gender discrimination, social class matters a great dealCatherine Harnois and Matthew Andersson (Baylor Univ.)2/27/20
Humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their worldviewAdrian Bardon1/31/20
Do we actually grow from adversity?Eranda Jayawickreme and Frank J. Infurna (Arizona State Univ.)11/15/19
Emotion-reading tech fails the racial bias testLauren Rhue1/3/19
Sexism isn’t just unfair; it makes women sick, study suggestsCatherine Harnois and Joao Luiz Bastos5/4/18
How to stay honest this tax seasonChristian B. Miller3/29/18
More colleges than ever have test-optional admissions policies — and that’s a good thingJoseph Soares1/10/18
Who will bury Charles Manson?Tanya D. Marsh11/22/17
Life after death: Americans are embracing new ways to leave their remainsTanya D. Marsh10/27/17
How daughters can repair a damaged relationship with their divorced dadLinda Nielsen7/10/17