Richard P Phelps

View from Heartbreak Ridge toward Asheville, today.

Growing share of Americans say the U.S. higher education system is headed in the wrong direction In both parties, the share that say the higher education system is going in the wrong direction has gone up by at least 10 percentage points since 2020.

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Our Amazing, Shrinking Congress James Madison tried to warn us. He foresaw a grave danger to our fragile republic. No, it wasn’t an overreaching, dictatorial President. It was the people’s representatives themselves who might shred ...

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Critically Speaking Science Podcast · Updated Weekly · On each episode of Critically Speaking, your host, Dr. Therese Markow, interviews foremost experts in a range of fields. We discuss, in everyday language that we al...

Who owns your DNA after you mail it in? Can testing companies sell your genetic information? Keep your sample indefinitely? 🧬 The answers might change your mind about that ancestry test. 🔗 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

AI as a therapist, friend, or lover? The lines are blurring, and it's both fascinating and ominous. Don't miss this week's episode of Critically Speaking to find out why.
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How do drugs, both legal and illicit, intersect with mental health? Join us as P. E Moskowitz shares insights from their new book, Breaking Awake, and their personal journey on our latest episode. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517

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Request for Information; Feedback on Redesigning the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 established the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as the research, evaluation, and statistics arm of the U.S. Department of Education. IES is responsible ...

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Administration appoints the research head of Fordham Institute -- country's lead think tank for promoting Common Core -- to redesign ED's Institute of Education Sciences. Total betrayal of some of the Trump's most dedicated supporters?

She says she wants suggestions.

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Opinion | The Dark World of ‘Citation Cartels’ Predatory journals and bad-faith scholars are gaming the system — at scale.

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The Simple Magic of True Representation Imagine this: Your congressman or senator votes exactly as the majority of the people they represent want them to vote. Not sometimes. Not when it’s convenient. Not when it aligns with the representat...

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Voters v. The Legislature: Who Will Decide the Fate of Ranked Choice Voting in Michigan? Rank MI Vote is gathering petition signatures for an amendment to the Michigan constitution that – if approved by voters – will allow voters who cast a ballot for president, Congress, governor, and more to use ranked choice voting instead of marking just a single candidate.

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Citing Decisions in Psychology: A Roadblock to Cumulative and Inclusive Science
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Education Doesn't Work 3.0 a comprehensive argument that education cannot close academic gaps

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Academia’s Quiet Aristocracy — Inquisitive Open inquiry requires a revolution in research assessment.

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When Politicians Pick Voters: Why Gerrymandering Is Undermining Democracy As states weaponize redistricting, safe seats multiply and voter power vanishes.

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New Polling Data for The For Our Freedom Amendment Explore our comprehensive database filled with national and state poll data, research documents, and legal briefings on The For Our Freedom Amendment. Stay informed and support American Promise!

Reuters/Ipsos poll on money in politics, US
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Cite the Good Cite: Building a Better Psychology Through Citations Two psychological scientists outline the importance of citing work, strategies to improve citing decisions, and much more.

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The Hidden Cause (and Higher Stakes) of the Gerrymandering Crisis We’re here because partisan electoral institutions failed us. They must be fixed before it’s too late.

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The entities enabling scientific fraud at scale are large, resilient, and growing rapidly | PNAS Science is characterized by collaboration and cooperation, but also by uncertainty, competition, and inequality. While there has always been some c...

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Research to Ruin: The Worsening Spectre of Academic Fraud | C2C Journal Rather than breaking barriers to knowledge, these days universities seem more adept at breaking the norms of academic conduct. An apparently endless stream of cases involving data manipulation, plagia...

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How abundance can get serious about government failure Without a clear diagnosis of the problem, recent entries in the abundance canon struggle to provide a cure that is clear, compelling, and politically realistic.

How abundance can get serious about government failure
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How Americans View Journalists in the Digital Age U.S. adults largely value journalists’ role in society but see their influence declining – and they differ over what a journalist is, according to Pew Research Center.

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America’s Gerrymandering Crisis: Why Voters Are Losing Power in Texas and Beyond Voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around. The Texas gerrymander and the partisan war it has triggered signal an extraordinarily dangerous period for American democracy.Gerryman...

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Oddly, David Brooks' "Ivy League Broke America" piece mostly consults and quotes from Ivy League professors. To form his criticism of the Ivy League, he relied on the Ivy League.

Top Researchers May Suppress More Information Than They Provide: Surveying NBER Dismissive Literature Reviews
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Uncover the reality of post-Dobbs decision America: How are #abortion bans reshaping maternal health. 
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Dr. Eve Espey discusses the alarming changes and rising #MaternalMortality rates with Dr. Therese Markow.

How do medication abortions with #Mifepristone and #Misoprostol work, and where are they legal?
Deep dive into medical #abortion care with Dr. Eve Espey to understand your options in today's environment.
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The troubling decline in conscientiousness
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Trump Talks Bigly on Common Core—But Still Hasn’t Killed It — Minding The Campus They number among President Trump’s most dedicated supporters. For decades, they have fought the good fight—on their own time and on their own dime—against politicians and pundits enriched by billions...

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Seattle’s Democracy Vouchers Show What a Healthier Democracy Can Look Like In a political era dominated by billionaire-funded Super PACs, voter suppression efforts, and widening gaps in political participation, it’s easy to feel like our democracy is slipping further out of ...

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