Can an “October surprise” still influence voters?
In the polarized political landscape of America, can an October Surprise still have an impact on voters? This week, two hotly-contested senate races in Georgia and Pennsylvania were the subject of shocking reports, only four weeks before election day. In…
Engaging North Korea Diplomatically
Japan residents were frightened by the ballistic missile North Korea fired over their country the other day. This move by North Korea has many questioning if it was in response to the growing alliance between the U.S. and South Korea,…
Vice Adm. Robert Murrett Responds to Nord Stream Gas Leaks
European leaders say sabotage is to blame for the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea, according to The Guardian. Retired Vice Admiral Robert Murrett, professor of practice at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School for professional public policy and deputy…
Fed Rate Hike Likely To Impact Holiday Shopping, Says Whitman Retail Expert
October 1 kicks off the last fiscal quarter of the year, which includes the biggest retail spending period as well – the holiday shopping season. With the federal rate hike recently increased, how might consumer spending shift as the holiday…
Reviving Religion
Many reports, including this one from the Pew Research Center, say Christians could make up less than half of the U.S. population in the near future. The Rev. Brian Konkol, Ph.D., serves as Dean of Hendricks Chapel and Professor of…
Will China and Japan Ever Fully Reopen?
The people of China are once again outraged over the country’s zero-Covid policy. A quarantine bus crashed the other night, killing 27 people and leaving others in the hospital. As President Biden says “the pandemic is over” and other countries have relaxed…
COVID was deadlier for those with intellectual disabilities, according to new research
Authors of a new peer-reviewed paper have discovered that COVID was the leading cause of death for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in 2020. The study, “COVID-19 Mortality Burden and Comorbidity Patterns Among Decedents with and without Intellectual…
Gas-Powered Car Bans Won’t Work Without Infrastructure Investments
California lawmakers have passed a measure cracking down on the future sales of new gasoline cars. The rules call for the ban of new gas-powered cars by 2035, with target guidelines to phase out the cars in increments. It is…
Queen Elizabeth as one of the last connections with the WWII generation
For ongoing coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth and her legacy, please see comments from Syracuse University professor and historian Alan Allport. Allport specializes in the history of Britain in the period of the two world wars. His most…
Food Insecurity Has Worsened for the Elderly and Women Living Alone
Today, the USDA released the Household Food Security in the United States in 2021 detailing the level of food insecurity at the national level in 2021 indicating that the level of food insecurity, 10.2%, is unchanged from the level in…