Trump's war against Iran is uniquely unpopular among US military actions of the past century - Charles Walldorf, Wake Forest University

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I've studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade, and this is what I see in Hegseth's boasts, action-movie one-liners and gloating over dominance -- Casey Ryan Kelly, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Iraq war's aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction -- Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania

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47 years of deep mistrust and misperception paved the way to war between Iran and the US − and complicate any negotiations -- Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Iran war: 4 big questions that help clarify the future of the Middle East -- David Mednicoff, UMass Amherst

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ICE not only looks and acts like a paramilitary force – it is one, and that makes it harder to curb -- Erica De Bruin, Hamilton College

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'Big' legislative package shifts more of SNAP's costs to states, saving federal dollars but causing fewer Americans to get help paying for food -- Tracy Roof, University of Richmond

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Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large -- Frank J. Cilluffo, Auburn University

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House speaker's refusal to seat Arizona representative is supported by history and law -- Jennifer Selin, Arizona State University

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Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery -- Neil K R Sehgal, University of Pennsylvania and Ashwini Sehgal, Case Western Reserve University

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60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that's all too familiar in US history -- Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College and Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania

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Racial profiling by ICE agents mirrors the targeting of Japanese Americans during World War II -- Anna Storti, Duke University

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Congress once fought to limit a president's war powers − more than 50 years later, its successors are less willing to assert their authority -- Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology; Institute for Humane Studies

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CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn't revealed any signs of a plan -- Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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Trump's anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization -- Jeffrey Fields, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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The 'drug threat' that justified the US ouster of Maduro won't be fixed by his arrest -- Eduardo Gamarra, Florida International University

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As the Kremlin eyes a thaw with the White House, Russia's pro-war hawks aren't too happy -- Adam Lenton, Wake Forest University

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