Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic governor of New York, is no Donald Trump. Until now, he’s fought off allegations of sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior by women who worked for him, and he’s managed to remain in office. He was even a darling of the press in 2020 for his early handling of New York’s COVID-19 pandemic – perhaps because he provided reporters with a seemingly serious and virtuous contrast to the unserious way Donald Trump appeared to be handling it.
But unlike Donald Trump, who seems to be immune to the negative career effects of any kind of scandal, including “those of a sexual nature,” writes political scientist Monika McDermott, Cuomo may not keep his job. “Riding high in politics frequently means you simply have further to fall,” writes McDermott, who paints a picture of a politician whose luck and access to power may have finally run out.
This week we also liked articles about squirrel agility, an atheist’s fight for civil rights and what parents can do about their kids’ back-to-school anxiety.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a press conference in June, 2021.
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Monika L. McDermott, Fordham University
New Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in big trouble after an official state report documented 11 cases of sexual harassment by him. He seems to think he can survive the scandal, but a longtime pollster disagrees.
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The Dixie Fire devastated rural Greenville, California, a town of 800 residents, on Aug. 4, 2021.
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Bart Johnson, University of Oregon; David Hulse, University of Florida
Hundreds of computer simulations point to a few best strategies for keeping homes safe from fire in a warming climate.
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How do they stick their landings?
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Lucia F. Jacobs, University of California, Berkeley; Nathaniel Hunt, University of Nebraska Omaha; Robert J. Full, University of California, Berkeley
How do squirrels leap through trees without falling? It takes strength, flexibility and finely tuned cognitive skills.
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Kristina M. Lee, Colorado State University
Polish-born Holocaust survivor paved the way for atheists to refuse pledge to God in citizenship oath. But discrimination against nonreligious Americans remains.
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Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida
Deceptively labeled buttons, choices that are hard to undo, web designs that hide options – these dark patterns are how some websites trick people into giving up their money and information.
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Elizabeth Englander, Bridgewater State University
It’s no surprise kids are feeling a lot of anxiety after a year and a half of a global pandemic. Here’s what signs parents can look out for, and what to do if their child is feeling overwhelmed.
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Timothy John Burbery, Marshall University
People tell tales to explain what they see – centuries later, scientists try to map handed-down myths onto real geological events.
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