Editor's note
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As yet another ransomware attack sweeps the globe, major companies, including electricity providers, banks and technology firms are getting caught. This is a serious problem for their customers, too, who suffer from corporations’ weak cybersecurity practices. Scott Shackelford at Indiana University, a scholar of cybersecurity and business law, explains why it’s time for the corporate social responsibility movement to get involved.
In Wisconsin, the state assembly recently passed legislation that would require public colleges and universities to punish students who disrupt campus speakers. Educational law professor Neal Hutchens argues that, if the bill passes the state senate, Wisconsin would be protecting university guests at the expense of students’ free speech.
And the Trump administration has taken up a new catchphrase in discussing U.S. energy policy – energy dominance – which is a central theme to a series of events this week. Energy policy researcher Daniel Raimi from the University of Michigan asks: Is this really something we want as a country, or can even do?
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Jeff Inglis
Editor, Science + Technology
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Top story
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Companies need to make sure their own doors are locked.
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Scott Shackelford, Indiana University
When companies neglect cybersecurity, customers – and society as a whole – suffer. It’s time customers demanded better of corporations.
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Economy + Business
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Patrick Rooney, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Trump's proposed tax changes would reduce charitable giving, research suggests. But letting everyone use a tax break mostly enjoyed by the rich might prevent that.
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Dana Kornberg, University of Michigan
India's recent move toward a cash-free society helped reveal just how important physical currency is to the informal economies that the poorest families depend upon.
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Politics + Society
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Anthony Johnstone, The University of Montana
A professor of constitutional law gives a preview of what to expect when the travel ban cases reach the highest court this fall.
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Ashok Sharma, University of New South Wales, Canberra at Australian Defence Force Academy
A small, but wealthy, population of Indian-Americans is playing a role in transforming US foreign policy toward India.
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