What I have learned
First of all, let me express my sincere gratitude to the organizers for putting this event together.
Research
Trump’s threat to American democracy
A perfect storm of contemporary events has triggered deep angst about American democracy.
Human Rights Organizations and Shaming Tactics: Using Anti-Racist Cues to Hone the Messaging
Human Rights Organizations (HROs) often use a criticism tactic, known as shaming, to pressure foreign governments that commit human rights violations to stop their abuses.
Protests in the United States on Palestine and Israel, 2023–2024
From 7 October 2023 to 7 June 2024, the Crowd Counting Consortium recorded nearly 12,400 pro-Palestine protests and over 2,000 pro-Israel protests in the United States.
AI and the Transformation of Accountability and Discretion in Urban Governance
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in urban governance presents significant opportunities to transform decision-making and enhance accountability.
Megastudy testing 25 treatments to reduce antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity
Scholars warn that partisan divisions in the mass public threaten the health of American democracy.
Self-Government, Taxation, and Tribal Development: The Critical Role of American Indian Nation Business Enterprises
Under federal policies of self-determination through self-government, the 574 federally recognized American Indian nations in the United States are now expected to perform essentially all of the funct
How will advanced AI systems impact democracy?
Advanced AI systems capable of generating humanlike text and multimodal content are now widely available.
Why Are Stocks, Gold, and the Dollar Surging?
While gold prices rise due to heightened geopolitical uncertainty, the US stock market is breaking records, and global demand for the dollar remains robust.
Conflict of interest in government: Avoiding ethical and conceptual mistakes
Conflict of interest is among the most regulated forms of official behavior.
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