Words and body language: A look at history-making moments from past presidential debates
It could be a well-rehearsed zinger or an offhand, too-loud sigh. Notable moments from past presidential debates demonstrate how the candidates’ words and body language can make them look especially relatable or hopelessly out-of-touch. They also can showcase...
Lost faith: Why supporting democracy is hard for some Americans who feel the economy fails them
By Matthew Wilson, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina Americans, it seems, can both value the idea of democracy and not support it in practice. Since 2016, academics and journalists have expressed concerns that formerly secure...
U.S. cybersecurity agency boosts cooperation with states after detecting threats to election systems
The nation’s cybersecurity agency launched a program in February aimed at boosting election security in the states, shoring up support for local offices and hoping to provide reassurance to voters that this year’s presidential elections will be safe and...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will walk free in deal to end U.S. legal saga with guilty plea
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of...
Frontline “soldier artists” from Ukraine perform a cultural concert of gratitude for Milwaukee
Wisconsin Ukrainians hosted a special concert for the Milwaukee community on June 15, performed by frontline Ukrainian soldiers as part of the “Music Tour of Gratitude to America,” an initiative to thank the people of the United States for their unwavering...
Boots on the ground: What international law says about British troops operating in Ukraine
By Christoph Bluth, Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford Leaked communications involving high-level German government and military figures appear to confirm that British army personnel are engaged on the ground in Ukraine. An...
Cost of not investing: Why rebuilding Ukraine becomes more expensive each day of Russia’s occupation
By Jeffrey Kucik, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, University of Arizona U.S. military assistance is finally on its way to Ukraine after months of being held up in Congress. Reactions to the US$61 billion spending package, signed into law by President...
Summer Soulstice Gala: A celebration of history, art, and nature at Milwaukee’s Forest Home Cemetery
More than one hundred guests enjoyed an evening of art and nature at the second Summer Soulstice Celebration, hosted by the historic Forest Home Cemetery and Arboretum on the evening of June 20. Attendees enjoyed a memorable journey through Milwaukee’s most prominent...
U.S. Secret Service releases Security Map for Milwaukee’s 2024 Republican National Convention area
U.S. Secret Service and Milwaukee officials outline 2024 RNC security measures on June 21, outlining increased local security measures that will be in place in the days leading up to, during, and immediately following the 2024 Republican National Convention in...
President Biden’s sweeping immigration plan would grant U.S. citizenship to spouses without legal status
President Joe Biden ordered expansive election-year action on June 18 to offer potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S., aiming to balance his recent aggressive crackdown on the southern border that enraged...
Cast in bronze: Jackie Robinson statue rebuilt after thieves brazenly destroyed the original
As he coats a mold of Jackie Robinson with wax, metalsmith Alex Haines reflected on the extra importance of a project that will soon give the city of Wіchіtа, Kаnsаs, a replacement bronze statue of the baseball icon after thieves brazenly destroyed the original....
Emancipation Memorial: What the statue of a kneeling enslaved man from 1876 says about U.S. history
By Virginia Raguin, Distinguished Professor of Humanities Emerita, Visual Arts, College of the Holy Cross The striking Emancipation Memorial statue in Washington DC, shows Abraham Lincoln standing, while a man wearing only a loincloth is appearing to rise from a...
