To keep Medicaid, a mom caring for her disabled adult son may soon need to prove she works
Timothy McBride, the Bernard Becker Professor at the School of Public Health
Three Siblings, One Fatal Gene: A Family’s Fight Against Early-Onset Alzheimer’s
Randall J. Bateman, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Distinguished Professor of Neurology
Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas
Translating these men’s writing is not just a matter of bringing a text from one language into another. It is also a deep reflection on the complex position of Jews and conversos in those years. Their unique vantage point offers a window into the intertwined histories of Europe, the Americas and the in-betweenness that marked the Jewish experience in the early modern world, writes Flora Cassen.
Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues
The spiral of silence becomes inimical to pluralistic debate, discussion and, ultimately, to democracy itself, writes James L. Gibson.
New podcast explores religion, politics
A new podcast from WashU’s John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics covers topics ranging from evangelical Christians and Donald Trump to social media and lost connections, and even “The Karate Kid.”
Inspiring People: Jenisha McDonald
Jenisha McDonald, who works with WashU’s College Prep Program, discusses her passion for empowering students and her professional journey in Human Resources’ staff spotlight.
‘Why we trade small freedoms for big safety’
WashU School of Public Health Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, takes part in an episode of the “Wondros” podcast to discuss what can truly make America healthy, looking at areas such as nutrition, living conditions and work-life balance.
A radical proposal to abolish state government and strengthen American democracy
Get rid of states? Legal scholar Stephen Legomsky, who taught for 34 years at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, has just published a book, “Reimagining the American Union,” that proposes a radical idea: Abolish state government. The Conversation’s politics and democracy editor, Naomi Schalit – a former statehouse reporter herself – interviewed Legomsky about the provocative idea behind his book, in which he advocates moving most of the functions of state government down to the local level, closer to those represented and governed by it.
Louisiana is poised to hike its sports betting tax to help colleges pay their athletes
Patrick Rishe, director of the sports business program
A new book of Edward Gorey’s drawings shows what’s lost when the artist’s sexuality is glossed over
Rather than limiting the understanding of his work, accounting for Gorey’s queerness invites viewers of his art and readers of his work into deeper communion with the artist – and themselves, writes Liz Wolfson.
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