Society, Law & Politics
- University of Colorado Law Professor Doug Spencer, an expert in election and constitutional law, explains the impact of a quickly called race, why a peaceful transfer of power is so important, and what the early days of a second Trump presidency may look like.
- A new survey finds that Colorado voters may be primed to add the right to abortion into the state's constitution and could pass a ban on hunting wild cats.
- Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship Ethan Poskanzer discusses his research on how personal moral values tend to drive voters more than facts in the season premiere of the Leeds Business Insights podcast.
- First Amendment expert Vicky Sama says sheâs troubled by the corporate owners of newspapers deciding whatâs fit for the opinion section.
- Kacper Gradon knows how perilous disinformation is for democracy. The associate professor was invited by The New York Times and the Democracy & Culture Foundation to present at the Athens Democracy Forum earlier this month.
- Theodore Stark, veteran costumer and CU Boulder associate professor of theater and dance, says adults embrace costumes in part for the opportunity to adopt different personas.
- A public advocacy website envisioned by Associate Professor Laurie Gries tracks swastikas across the United States and offers resources to counter those hate-filled incidents.
- Fernando Valenzuela was more than just the first Mexican superstar in Major League Baseball; he helped soothe longstanding resentments in a displaced community.
- The recent death of Dikembe Mutombo and the start of the NBA regular season highlight the fraught realities of building a talent pipeline between lower-income countries and the NBA.
- In just a few decades, Fox went from being âthe fourth networkâ airing âThe Simpsonsâ and baseball to being a leading voice in United States politics.