There is a strange nostalgia in realizing that something once so immediate now belongs increasingly to people who know it only as the past.
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Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.
How will Democrats in Congress deal with the DSA-affiliated candidates likely to join their ranks in the new year? There are lessons from the tea party’s challenge to traditional GOP values.
In President Donald Trump’s public language, Congress rarely appears as a coequal branch of government. It appears as an obstacle, an audience, a pressure point, a rubber stamp or an afterthought.
A statewide survey finds majorities in farm country at odds with the deportation push reshaping their workforce.
Polarization and negative partisanship have lowered the standards for whom Americans are willing to support.
Approximately 400,000 bison roam the North American landscape today, of which nearly 90% are considered livestock.
Overseas US military bases are integral to combat operations and can burnish the country’s image to advance its foreign policy goals.
Measuring US weapons stockpiles sheds light on future constraints and what Russia and China may learn from the Iran war.
NATO members have been divided before. But the war in Iran could prove particularly troublesome for an alliance founded at the beginning of the Cold War.
La violence des propos de Donald Trump face à l’Iran est sans précédent. Ils répondent à un objectif politique précis. Analyse.
For years, Donald Trump’s rhetoric has relied on insult, ridicule, threat and contempt. But the scale of violence in his words during the first week of April 2026 was new – and had a purpose.
Infirmière devenue dresseuse de tigres, Mabel Stark a fait trembler les foules dans les plus grands cirques américains. Son destin éclaire une page méconnue de l’histoire du spectacle.
The 2026 water year has been anything but ordinary. In fact, its snow drought has few parallels in recent history.
As critics question President Trump’s motivations for war on Iran, it’s not just about politics. It’s about the Constitution and whether Congress has any hope of checking the president’s warmaking.
Long before Joe Exotic became Tiger King, Mabel Stark reigned as Tiger Queen.
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Professor of Geoscience, Boise State University
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Associate Professor and Archivist, Boise State University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, The Resilience Institute at Boise State University, Boise State University
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Social-Ecological Systems Scientist, Boise State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Associate Professor, School of Public Service, Boise State University
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Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University
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Associate Professor in Human-Environment Systems, Boise State University
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Associate Professor of Global Studies and Environmental Studies, Boise State University
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Research Scholar, Boise State University
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Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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Director of Human-Environment Systems and Professor of Sociology, Boise State University
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Professor of Communication, Boise State University
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Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin is a Friend of The Conversation.
Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State University