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New Books Network
Honesty: The Philosophy and Psychology of a Neglected Virtue
“Honesty: The Philosophy and Psychology of a Neglected Virtue” provides both a richer understanding of what our character looks like, as well as what the goal of being an honest person actually involves. Miller then leaves it up to us to decide if we want to take steps to shrink the character gap between the two.
November 30, 2023
NBC News
Economists and clean energy experts said the new findings largely show the White House’s overall policy ambition — to accelerate the green transition while improving economic equity — is off to a strong start. “If you’re trying to minimize the transitional costs of moving to renewable energy, then you probably want to target communities that are going to be hardest hit,” said economics professor Mark Curtis. “It makes sense that those production credits will be going towards areas of the country with lower income.”
November 29, 2023
Winston-Salem Journal
UNCSA gains national media rankings
The School of Filmmaking and the School of Drama at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts have gained national rankings from two media outlets. The ranking also highlighted partnerships with other universities including Wake Forest University.
November 29, 2023
USA Today
Afraid of overspending on holiday gifts? Set a budget.
“Don’t just set a number,” said marketing professor and retail expert Roger Beahm. “I suggest building a budget from the bottom up, by listing the people you expect to buy gifts for and estimating how much you expect to spend on those people.” Once you have a budget, move those funds into a separate account, so you “know what you’re working with.”
November 25, 2023
High Point Enterprise
Politics gears up for momentous 2024
Republican presidential nominees have carried North Carolina since Obama’s triumph 15 years ago, though the races have been competitive. Politics professor John Dinan said “North Carolina has clearly joined the ranks of states that are competitive in presidential elections. It is now one of about six to eight states that will attract significant advertising from presidential candidates in both parties.”
November 25, 2023
RealClear Defense
“As part of the fallout from the war in Gaza, U.S. forces in Syria and Iraq have come under attack more than 50 times from Iranian-backed militias since early October. At least 56 military personnel have been injured. In response, the U.S. launched retaliatory air strikes and has sent about 900 more troops to the region. This bolstering of forces is the wrong move. Why drawdown completely? The answer is simple,” writes politics and international affairs professor Will Walldorf.
November 24, 2023
In These Times
Pollution is displacing Black midwesterners. White homeowners are profiting.
This story was originally published by Capital B and is the fourth installment of a yearlong Capital B series on the country’s current Black migration, the most significant movement of Black people in the United States in 50 years. It was made possible, in part, by a grant from the Environmental and Epistemic Justice Initiative at Wake Forest University.
November 24, 2023
Forbes
Some protection against infidelity? How about perspective-taking
“Cheating in monogamous relationships is prevalent these days. Depending on how ‘infidelity’ is defined, studies have found the percentage of adults reporting some form of infidelity to range from 20% to as high as 70%. And things do not show any signs of getting better,” writes philosophy professor Christian Miller. “Fortunately new research suggests a way to help fight against temptations to cheat: adopting the perspective of one’s significant other.”
November 22, 2023
Spectrum News Charlotte
Wake Forest students feed the community through Turkeypalooza
The smell of stuffing and sweet potatoes filled the air inside the Campus Kitchen of Wake Forest University as they cooked more than 600 meals. “For the menu this week, we’ll have turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce and then vegetables as a side,” said Raahim Khan, student coordinator of Campus Kitchen. This was the 17th annual Turkeypalooza event.
November 22, 2023
Mirage News
Kennedy photos 60 years after assassination
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed as he rode in his motorcade in downtown Dallas, Texas. In 2003, forty years after the assassination, art professor David Lubin published the book “Shooting Kennedy,” where he explores iconic images of Kennedy and his family and how these photographs shined a light on the American cultural landscape of the time. For the 60th anniversary of the shooting of President Kennedy, Lubin answers questions on the power of the images of the First Family then and now.
November 21, 2023
Mongabay
Enviva, the world’s largest biomass energy company, is near collapse
“This year has been a financial disaster for Enviva, the world’s largest producer of wood pellets for the biomass energy industry. With more than $250 million in losses to date and worsening results expected in the fourth quarter, the once high-flying company’s viability, by its own admission, is in grave doubt,” writes journalism professor Justin Catanoso, a regular contributor to Mongabay.
November 21, 2023
Smithsonian Magazine
Why was a human skull on sale at a Florida thrift shop?
“There is actually very little federal law regarding the dead,” writes law professor Tanya Marsh who specializes in laws involving human remains. “Instead, the vast majority of law respecting the dead is state law, which varies significantly.”
November 21, 2023