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Cruz was told that patrolling ‘Muslim neighborhoods’ is a bad idea. Well, so is patrolling ‘gang neighborhoods.’

In op-ed, Asst. Prof. Benjamin Lessing cites his research showing how poorly targeted crackdowns and mass incarceration increase street gangs’ power


Read this before blaming road rage on your cat

Assoc. Prof. Royce Lee discusses UChicago study examining relationship between parasite and intermittent explosive disorder


Sen. Kirk, here's how you can persuade the GOP to consider Merrick Garland

In op-ed, Prof. Geoffrey Stone urges Sen. Mark Kirk, Republican senators to give fair hearing to Justice Merrick Garland


When Not Paying Attention Pays Off

In op-ed, Prof. John List urges ignoring short-term worries about the stock market to reap long-term returns


Republican Rivals Talk Tough, but Even Presidents Have Limits

Prof. Eric Posner discusses ‘extremely remote’ chances of a president seizing authoritarian command


Cats Might Be the Reason Some People Are So Terrible

Prof. Emil Coccaro and Assoc. Prof. Royce Lee study finds relationship between parasite and intermittent explosive disorder


New York Magazine

A new normal for Europe

In op-ed, Prof. Robert Pape argues that territorial losses at home have forced ISIS to expand its operations in Europe


Boston Globe

The black-hole collision that reshaped physics

Assoc. Prof. Daniel Holz describes ‘transcendent moment’ of gravitational waves discovery


Nature

Sleep-deprived teens may have more diabetes risk factors

Prof. Eve Van Cauter discusses link between insulin resistance and sleep deprivation in adolescents