What happens after a midterm tsunami? Lessons from 1974 and 1994
By Robert A. Strong, Senior Fellow, Miller Center, University of Virginia, The Conversation · November 9, 2026
Surprising midterm elections that create new majorities on Capitol Hill look to be revolutions in the days after they occur. Years later, they often appear to be more complex – and less significant.
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National ground stop response highlights critical errors in public reassurance – saying ‘nothing nefarious’ did the opposite of quelling public concern
By Shannon A. Bowen, Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina · 7h ago
Why the Microsoft 365 outage is different and why it takes so long to restore email services
By Doug Jacobson, University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University · Nov 13, 2026
Oceans and forests have absorbed roughly half our carbon emissions for decades, slowing climate change – but can they keep it up?
By Andrew C. Manning, Visiting Professor of Carbon Cycle Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Andrew J. Watson, Professor of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Exeter, Eric J. Morgan, Project Scientist in Geosciences, University of California, San Diego · Nov 13, 2026