Faculty in the Media
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Trump Yet Again Spat This 1 Insult At A Female Reporter. Experts Say It’s A Strategy.
Deborah Tannen, an author and professor of linguistics at Georgetown University, talked to HuffPost about the insult and strategy behind.…
July 28, 2026
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Teachers Show Support of Smithsonian After Trump Executive Order
Georgetown University American history professor Chandra Manning cofounded a group called Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian, which uses volunteers to document Smithsonian…
July 27, 2026
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Rethinking Democracy
Democracy can be found in many forms and political ideologies. Most recently, we’re witnessing the rise of Democratic Socialism. Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria…
July 27, 2026
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The Eternal Return of ‘The Odyssey’
“The real threat of the poem is that Odysseus will become invisible and will not be remembered, and it emphasizes that we live on in the stories people tell about us,” said…
July 23, 2026
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White House Criticizes Smithsonian for ‘Extreme Political Activism’
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with history professor Chandra Manning about the Smithsonian having to defend itself this week on Capitol.…
July 22, 2026
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The Biggest Winners of the American Economy Fear They’re Sinking Fast
“The rise of AI, especially, is bound to change the workplace radically,” said Georgetown University historian Joseph McCartin. “But the way it’s going to happen is similar to…
July 19, 2026
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The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’
“Grandma hobbies reconnect us to ourselves,” said Cal Newport, a professor of computer science at Georgetown University who writes about technology, focus and.…
July 18, 2026
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Truth Without Reconciliation
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, an associate professor of philosophy, explores why Brazil’s democratic institutions have held firm while those in the United States have quickly.…
July 16, 2026
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What ‘Familect’ Do You Speak? Linguists Explain the Weird Words and Phrases Used Within Families
Georgetown University linguist Cynthia Gordon spent over two decades recording how families really talk at.…
July 13, 2026
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How American Socialism Changed, and Stormed the Democratic Party
“This is the first time that a mass socialist organization has had members where almost all of them decide to run as Democrats, instead of running on their own party line,” said…
July 10, 2026