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Feb 19, 2017

What Does the Vice President Do?

Addressing the Munich Security Conference on Saturday (Feb. 18), Vice President Mike Pence said that the United States would hold Russia accountable for their actions, such as the violence in Ukraine, and would stick by NATO, the military alliance that President Donald Trump had once said was obsolete, according to...

Feb 23, 2017

Conflicts of Interest: Are Humans Inherently Selfish?

President Donald Trump has been dogged by questions about conflicts of interest. He has declined to divest himself of his assets or put them in a blind trust, as is customary for presidents, news reports say. He has tweeted in defense of his daughter's clothing line. And taxpayer money may...

Feb 28, 2017

Red vs. Blue: Why Necktie Colors Matter

In high-stakes politics and business, there are only two colors of ties: red and blue. Oh, sure, you might spot purple or yellow now and then, but those are clear statements of aloofness, be they calculated or careless. Few world leaders or CEOs want to be seen as aloof. But...

Mar 4, 2017

100 Years of Women in Politics: How They've Served

One hundred years ago today, on March 4, 1917, Rep. Jeannette Rankin, R-Mont., became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. Rankin's election was extraordinary, as it happened about three years before U.S. women had the right to vote. But although she herself couldn't vote at the time,...

Mar 8, 2017

The Weird Ways Your Politics Affects Your Morals

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. When news breaks about wrongdoings of our favorite politician, the other side inevitably argues that we have a scandal on our hands. We like to think that our superior...

Mar 10, 2017

Trump's Eavesdropping Allegations: How Do Wiretaps Work?

President Donald Trump recently accused his predecessor, Barack Obama, of wiretapping the current president's phones during the U.S. election. Though the claims are unsubstantiated, they have raised questions about how such technology really works. Some people may think wiretapping involves breaking into someone's house or office, clipping wires to a...

Mar 10, 2017

Trump Executive Order May Foul US Drinking Water Supply

Pres. Donald Trump insists he wants clean water. In a speech to Congress last week, he vowed to promote clean air and clean water. And in an interview with The New York Times last November, he said, Clean water, crystal clean water is vitally important. Ironically, though, the president just...

Mar 28, 2017

Trump Ditches Clean Power Plan: What It Means for Science & Health

President Donald Trump signed an executive order today (March 28) that dismantles the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era regulation that would have set limits on emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants from power plants. The executive order is aimed, in part, at reviving the coal industry, according to Trump....

Apr 28, 2017

The History of the 'First 100 Days': How Did Most Presidents Fare?

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The federal government is currently being funded by a continuing resolution that expires on April 28, 2017 – which also happens to be the 99th day of Donald Trump's...

May 2, 2017

Trump Fuzzy on Andrew Jackson, Civil War History

President Donald Trump delivered pronouncements yesterday (May 1) about President Andrew Jackson and the Civil War that left many people scratching their heads over the current president's interpretation of American history. In an audio interview clip shared on Twitter by the political news radio channel SiriusXM Politics, Trump told Washington...

May 31, 2017

Trump's Proposed Science Cuts Go Far Beyond Climate Programs

The Trump administration is proposing sweeping cuts to US science agencies in its $4.1 trillion budget for 2018, asking Congress to kill a variety of medical, energy, and basic research programs, while boosting funding for defense and homeland security. With a president who came into office calling climate change a...

Jun 2, 2017

Trump's Base the Big Winner from Paris Withdrawal

President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement provides no clear benefits to American workers or industries. His announcement on Thursday merely hands a symbolic victory to his political base — nationalists who resent internationalism and global cooperation. During a 28-minute speech announcing that the U.S. — which...

Jun 2, 2017

False! Trump Claims Paris Deal Would Only Make 'Tiny' Difference

A comment that Donald Trump made yesterday in the White House Rose Garden when he announced the United States would pull out of the international Paris climate agreement was not based in science. Trump said yesterday (June 1): Even if the Paris Agreement were implemented in full, with total compliance...

Jun 2, 2017

Want to Really Boost the Economy? Stay in the Paris Agreement

President Donald Trump yesterday justified pulling the United States out of the Paris climate accord largely, he said, because it would hurt the United States economy. As of today, the United States will cease all implementation of the nonbinding Paris accord and the draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement...

Jun 14, 2017

A Politician's Name & Face: Why a Good Match May Win Votes

Politicians who have names that are better matched to their faces tend to get more votes, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at men running for the U.S. Senate, and found that the political candidates who had facial shapes that were the most well-matched to the sound of their names...