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07/12/2023

December 3rd was the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Kelebogile Zvobgo discusses the highs and lows through 10 stories you may have missed this year.

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Persons living with disability in Ghana participate in the 2022 Global Disability Summit, held online (cc) Uprising Man, via Wikimedia Commons Sunday,

06/12/2023

There is a battle over in-state college tuition for undocumented immigrants

A recent court decision benefited immigrants, but the battle will likely continue.

(cc) University of Illinois Springfield Several months ago, Florida governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis called for legislators to repeal a

04/12/2023

Hatred for the other party isn’t as prevalent or powerful as you may think.

All partisanship is not negative partisanship.

Read more from John Sides: https://goodauthority.org/news/partisanship-is-not-just-negative-partisanship/

04/12/2023

Can Trump run for president again? - https://mailchi.mp/ac7b48e6ea59/trump-constitution-12-4-23

02/12/2023

Deion Sanders is really popular – among both political parties.

Maybe that's why he’s Sportsperson of the Year.

Read more here: https://goodauthority.org/news/deion-sanders-is-really-popular-among-both-political-parties/

01/12/2023

What is the UK’s refugees-to-Rwanda plan?

A contested policy to send asylum seekers who arrive in the U.K. to Rwanda.

Could this undermine the Good Friday agreement and Northern Ireland peace.

Read about it here:

https://goodauthority.org/news/uk-rwanda-asylum-northern-ireland/

30/11/2023

Does India have a targeted killing program?

Here are the most recent developments.

On Nov. 29, 2023, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the indictment of Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, for his alleged

29/11/2023

Taking action to combat the causes and consequences of climate change is particularly urgent: Especially for Africa.

Their message to COP28? Take action now on climate change.

https://goodauthority.org/news/africas-message-to-cop-28-take-action-on-climate-change/

29/11/2023

Is Donald Trump happy a Colorado judge called him an insurrectionist?

What happens when Trump's 2024 candidacy confronts the 14th Amendment?

Read more from Andrew Rudalevige:

Donald Trump, Oct. 4, 2016 (cc) Gage Skidmore; U.S. Constitution (cc) Jonathan Thorne. Combined via Canva.com. It took a while, but people have finally

28/11/2023

If Trump and the Republicans win, will it be the end of the green transition in the U.S.?

Mark Blyth argues it will.

Read: https://loom.ly/zzYe1FY

Images (cc) Solar Clean Energy Resource Team, Slayton, Minn. | Geothermal in California sdstrowes | Windmills (cc) Aine D. Combined via Canva.com. Last

27/11/2023

No, this gaffe didn’t cost him the election… but this myth about Mitt Romney won’t die.

Read about if from our own John Sides:

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). (cc) Gage Skidmore In the new Mitt Romney biography, the

24/11/2023

Sunday, Argentine voters delivered a shocking electoral result.

Javier Milei won.

Read our latest on why he’ll struggle to keep his promises.

https://goodauthority.org/news/argentinas-new-president-is-an-outsider-with-big-plans/

23/11/2023

California apologized to Native Americans.

What comes next is harder.

Ready why the California Truth and Healing Council faces big challenges: https://goodauthority.org/news/california-apologized-to-native-americans-what-comes-next-is-harder/

22/11/2023

Are “TikTok economics” dragging down Joe Biden’s popularity among young people?

Here’s what the data says.

Read our latest article: https://goodauthority.org/news/no-tiktok-isnt-souring-young-people-on-the-biden-economy/

21/11/2023

Inflation is still very much on the minds of voters and politicians.

So who do voters actually blame for inflation?

We discuss in our latest article.

goodauthority.org/news/who-do-voters-actually-blame-for-inflation/

20/11/2023

When negotiations work – or don't - https://mailchi.mp/3785978cbd2e/negotiations-11-20-23

20/11/2023

Parties that defy conventional labels are shaking up Dutch politics. Are they unicorns – or a model for other countries?

Erik Voeten explains why anti-establishment centrists may well win the Dutch elections.

L-R: Dutch politicians Caroline van der Plas, Pieter Omtzigt, and Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius,(cc) Roel Wijnants via Flickr. Dutch politics seem chaotic to

17/11/2023

Negotiations over Ukraine are likely to fail.

Here’s why.

https://goodauthority.org/news/negotiations-over-ukraine-are-likely-to-fail-heres-why/

16/11/2023

Balloons, fentanyl, and climate: What you need to know about the Biden-Xi summit.

Talk between nuclear-armed superpowers is usually a good thing.

https://goodauthority.org/news/biden-xi-summit-2023/

15/11/2023

Luis Diaz’s parents are free - here’s why.

Read how research on kidnappings by armed groups explains the impact on Colombia’s peace process.

goodauthority.org/news/why-colombias-eln-freed-luis-diazs-stars-parents/

14/11/2023

A government shutdown is looming. How does this affect aid for Israel and Ukraine?

Our team breaks this down in our most recent "Good Chat."

https://loom.ly/Wqb8q0Q

U.S. Capitol (cc) Architect of the Capitol, via Canva.com. The U.S. is once again in a countdown to a government shutdown. Shutdowns (or shutdown threats)

13/11/2023

What could a Republican president do? - https://mailchi.mp/5313619992c0/11-13-23 Come for our latest roundup!

13/11/2023

Wins for transgender candidates are unexpected - so what explains the election of transgender legislators?

Here's what the research says.

https://goodauthority.org/news/transgender-candidates-win-elections-heres-why/

08/11/2023

Republicans have no incentive to stop denying the 2020 election.

Our own John Sides tells us why.

goodauthority.org/news/why-republicans-have-no-incentive-to-stop-denying-the-2020-election/

07/11/2023

Could a Republican president take over independent government agencies?

It’s Complicated.

Here’s what the law actually says.

https://goodauthority.org/news/republican-war-on-administrative-state/

06/11/2023

Week 4 of the Gaza conflict - https://mailchi.mp/170117c4089d/11-6-23-week-4-gaza-conflict

06/11/2023

The Israel-Hamas war has the potential to impact geopolitics beyond the region.

Will what’s happening in the Middle East impact Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine?

Read: goodauthority.org/news/russia-middle-east-ukraine/

03/11/2023

A post in two graphs, by Michael Tesler.

1. US support for a border wall is up.

2. Media attention to the border increased in the last 2 months.

Will support for the border wall sustain?

goodauthority.org/news/why-the-us-border-wall-is-getting-more-popular/

02/11/2023

Relationships, trade ties, policies, sympathy…

Is India’s response different than we might have expected from its behavior in earlier Israel-Palestine disputes?

Christopher Clary and Shubha Kamala Prasad discuss what India is saying about the Israel-Hamas war.

https://goodauthority.org/news/what-india-is-saying-about-the-israel-hamas-war/

31/10/2023

No, there’s not a significant Taylor Swift effect on Travis Kelce’s stats

"Travis Kelce’s stats are significantly better with Talyor Swift in attendance,” proclaimed the New York Post… but are they?

UC Irvine’s Michael Tesler dives into the significance of the Taylor Effect on Kelce’s stat lines.

Full story: https://goodauthority.org/news/no-theres-not-a-significant-taylor-swift-effect-on-travis-kelces-stats

While Kelce’s production has clearly been better in the four games that Swift has attended this season than it was in the three games she did not (averaging 108 vs. 50.3 yards per game, respectively), that difference in means does not reach conventional levels of statistical significance (p = .153...

30/10/2023

How can international law protect civilians in the Israel-Hamas war?

Fazal states, “Insofar as belligerents view a war as existential, blurring these lines becomes more likely. If this line disappears – in other words, if either side believes the ends justify the means – it is civilians who will pay an even higher price than they already are.”

Read the story from Stacie Goddard here: https://goodauthority.org/news/laws-war-israel-hamas-war/

Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, Oct. 10, 2023 (cc) Naaman Omar, Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in

27/10/2023

Will protests over the Israel-Hamas war shift U.S. policy?

Israel’s bombardment and blockade of Gaza has caused a remarkable wave of protests around the world. How do they compare to others? What are the objectives?

And how should we think about their political significance?

Read: http://goodauthority.org/news/us-protests-gaza-israel-hamas-war/

Free Gaza CUNY Teachers event Oct. 18, 2023 (cc Pamela Drew/Flickr) There has been a remarkable wave of protests around the world in response to Israel’s

26/10/2023

How Title IX is undermining college sports

Federal. Liberal. Feminist.

Title IX’s Policies were designed to address s*x discrimination, pregnancy and credit discrimination, pay inequity - but did it work?

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Maryland vs. Holy Cross Women's basketball game, Mar. 17, 2023 (cc) Patrick Siebert/Flickr Good Authority editor Nadia E. Brown interviewed James N.

26/10/2023

What’s next for Gaza and Israel? - https://mailchi.mp/8f1de2804f79/whats-next-for-gaza-and-israel-10-26-23 And more on the House speaker battle, whether high turnout helps Democrats, how Title IX affects college sports, and more.

20/10/2023

Will the Israel-Hamas war widen? - https://mailchi.mp/ea11a3529d12/ga-10-19-23-will-israel-hamas-war-widen Good Authority looks at the Gaza hostages, Biden's visit, the ICC's investigations, and more.

11/10/2023

Gaza and Israel: 5 things to watch - https://mailchi.mp/a0b97be832b7/ga-10-11-23-gaza-israel A deep dive into the conflict's dynamics, a look at the U.S. House's speaker dilemma, and more.

05/10/2023

Drama in Congress - https://mailchi.mp/b8dc7d802b16/ga-10-5-23 What a week! Good Authority explains it all to you.

29/09/2023

Why do election losers accept their losses? - https://mailchi.mp/72e94ae6c98a/ga-newsletter-9-29-2023 Dive into a week of juicy insights at Good Authority!

21/09/2023

21/09/2023

Good Authority launched today! You can find our inaugural set of posts here:

https://goodauthority.org/