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The Conversation

Transgender Regret? Research Points to No Such Thing.

January 24, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Gender-affirming surgeries give transgender people the opportunity to align their bodies with their gender identity.

Evidence suggests that less than 1% of transgender people who undergo gender-affirming surgery report regret. That proportion is even more striking when compared to the fact that 14.4% of the broader population reports regret after similar surgeries. For example, studies have found that between 5% and 14% of all women who receive mastectomies to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer say they regretted doing so.

Remember Me: More Pets Are Getting a Mention in Obituaries

January 23, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Over the years, more obituaries have grown longer, providing more room to mention a person’s pets, hobbies and passions. (© FlaglerLive)

By the mid-2000s, roughly one to four per cent of obituaries mentioned pets. Since 2015, this number has climbed as high as 15 per cent. As obituaries grow longer and more detailed, it only seems fair that animals get some attention. It has become more common to mention someone’s pet, or love of animals. Passages also grow more detailed. Beyond the pet’s name, we learn whether they were a “hoity-toity poodle,” a “loyal companion” or “the best dog ever.”

Israel Now Ranks Among the World’s Leading Jailers of Journalists

January 22, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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At the top of the list sits China with 44 in detention, followed by Myanmar (43), Belarus (28), Russia (22), and Vietnam (19). Israel and Iran share sixth place with 17 each. The journalists Israel detained were all from the occupied West Bank, all Palestinian, and all arrested after Hamas’s horrific attacks from Gaza on October 7. But we know very little about why they were detained.

Misinformation: Fact-Checking Journalism’s Evolution and Impact

January 21, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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A series of studies published over recent years have shown that, while fact-checks will, of course, not alter an individual’s long-held worldview, they can and do have “significantly positive overall influence” on reader’s factual understanding and “reduce belief in misinformation, often durably so.” Two recent studies have shown that so-called “warning labels” attached to online content “effectively reduce belief and spread of misinformation” and do so “even for those most distrusting of fact-checkers.”

Is America Enduring a Slow Civil War? A Look at the ‘Undertow.’

January 20, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

No, that's not Iowa. It was a standard Trump rally repeating the Big Lie. (Facebook)

Jeff Sharlet’s “The Undertow” tells how the cultural divisions in American society could allow such a thing as the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters to happen. (And how, despite everything that’s happened since, he remains the Republican frontrunner for the 2024 presidential race.) Sharlet believes that event is part of a “slow civil war” that threatens the future of the American republic.

Why Extreme Cold Happens in a Warming World

January 19, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Extreme cold-weather events often occur in association with changes to another river of air high above the jet stream: the stratospheric polar vortex, a great stream of air moving around the North Pole in the middle of the stratosphere. When this stratospheric vortex becomes disrupted or stretched in part due to warming, it can distort the jet stream as well, pushing it southward in some areas and causing cold air outbreaks.

Your Laundry Is a Top Source of Microplastic Pollution

January 18, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The most common microplastics in the environment are microfibers – plastic fragments shaped like tiny threads or filaments. Microfibers come from many sources, including cigarette butts, fishing nets and ropes, but the biggest source is synthetic fabrics, which constantly shed them.

Airstrikes in Yemen Risk Only Strengthening Houthis

January 17, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Houthi supporters rally in Yemen following U.S.-U.K. airstrikes.

The Houthis stand to gain politically from these U.S.-U.K. attacks as they support a narrative that the group has been cultivating: that they are freedom fighters fighting Western imperialism in the Muslim world.

70 Years After Brown vs. Board of Education, Deep Segregation Persists

January 16, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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In June 2023, the Supreme Court ended most race-conscious college admissions efforts. The decision followed the Covid pandemic, which exacerbated racial inequalities in the U.S.. Politicians and school boards have banned or removed books by authors of color from school libraries and restricted teaching about racism in U.S. history. These setbacks amid the current political climate make finally realizing the full promise of Brown more urgent.

Scattershot in 2016, Trump’s Iowa Campaign Was All Business This Time

January 15, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Donald Trump has mounted a major effort to teach people how to caucus for him.

Attention to organizing is a shift for the Trump campaign. Today, it looks nothing like the scattershot campaign from 2016, the only other time Trump has waged a nomination battle in the state. Trump’s nod to organizing is noteworthy and is at odds with his brand, which is more focused on stirring the pot and agitating, rather than painstakingly building an infrastructure.

Was Going to Space a Good Idea?

January 14, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist, participates in a spacewalk a few meters away from the cabin of the space shuttle Challenger on Feb. 7, 1984. He is using a nitrogen-propelled hand-controlled manned maneuvering unit (NASA)

Nations are competing to exploit lunar and asteroid mineral resources. Private corporations and space billionaires are increasingly being touted as the way forward. After the Moon, Mars is the next world in line for “conquest”. The contemporary movement known as longtermism promotes living on other planets as insurance against existential risk, in a far future where humans (or some form of them) spread to fill the galaxies.

How Coca-Cola Took Africa

January 13, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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A new book called Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African tells the story of how the world’s most famous carbonated drink conquered the continent. It’s a tale of marketing gumption and high politics and is the product of years of research by critical writing lecturer Sara Byala, who researches histories of heritage, sustainability and the ways in which capitalist systems intersect with social and cultural forces in Africa.

NRA Scandal and The Importance of ‘Designated Contrarians’ on Boards

January 12, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Nonprofit boards should require their members to take turns serving as “designated contrarians.” When it’s their turn for this role, board members would be responsible for asking critical questions and pushing for deeper debate about organizational decisions.

Where the Humanities and Medicine Meet

January 11, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Medicine is as much about the human experience as it is about biology.

While there is a long history of doctor-poets – one giant of mid-20th-century poetry, William Carlos Williams, was famously also a pediatrician – few people seem to know this or understand the power of combining the humanities and medicine. Literature has had a large role in helping the author define the kind of physician she strives to be – one who is not only empathetic and a good listener but also a fierce advocate for changing the sociopolitical forces that affect patients’ lives.

How Pundits Help, Hurt and Reflect Democracy

January 10, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Two pundits – Jonah Goldberg, left, and Paul Begala, second from right – discus politics with journalists Kristen Holmes and Jake Tapper. The Conversation, CC BY-SA

Pundits can play a productive role by focusing on issues rather than identities. They contribute to democratic backsliding when they cultivate dystopian views of politics. The best example is the relentless negativity that characterized commentary on presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in 2016.

An American Invention, the Shopping Mall’s Evolution Is Now Owned By China

January 9, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Could it be deader? Volusia Mall in Daytona Beach. (© FlaglerLive)

Many Chinese malls are being re-imagined by owners and users as palaces of experience – civic areas for communities to meet and interact, with new configurations of public and private space. These experiments could become models for new, creative uses of retail space in the U.S., where the mall was invented.

3 Months of Devastation in Gaza for This: Stalemate

January 8, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Ruins of a home bombed by Israel in Gaza. (B'Tselem)

Three months after the current conflict began, civilians have borne the brunt of the violence on both sides, with the deaths of more than 22,000 Palestinians in Gaza and 1,200 Israelis. Some 85% of Gazans have also been displaced and a quarter of the population is facing a famine, according to the United Nations. The conflict still has a long way to run and may be headed towards stalemate.

#JeSuisCharlie Went Viral 9 Years Ago. It Couldn’t Happen Today.

January 7, 2024 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The immense popularity of #JeSuisCharlie is a prime example of how the technology available to us can shape our understanding of shared experiences. The hashtag #JeSuisCharlie capitalised on these. It was widely adopted by those defending free expression, but a flurry of counter-narratives quickly emerged providing alternative perspectives on the attack.

For Supreme Court, a ‘Monumental’ Decision on Donald Trump’s Ballot Eligibility

January 6, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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Momentous questions for the U.S. Supreme Court and momentous consequences for the country are likely now that the court has announced it will decide whether former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump is eligible to appear on the Colorado ballot.

School Board and Other Elected Officials Could Soon Be Barred from Censoring People on Social Media

January 5, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

A California couple sued two school board members who blocked them on Facebook after they made critical remarks.

At stake is what constitutes state action – or action taken in an official governmental capacity – on social media. Under the First Amendment, officials engaging in state action cannot restrict individuals’ freedom of speech and expression. The ruling could establish whether social media accounts of public officials should be treated as personal or governmental.

The Generosity and Warmth of Poet Seamus Heaney

January 4, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Seamus Heaney in 1982. He died in 2013.

The English war poet Wilfred Owen once wrote, “Celebrity is the last infirmity I desire.” Killed in France at the age of 25, unpublished and unknown, “celebrity” for Owen was a posthumous phenomenon. By contrast, celebrity status for the Irish poet Seamus Heaney – “Famous Seamus” – came early in his life.

How Religion and Politics Will Mix in 2024

January 3, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Attendees at evangelist Franklin Graham’s ‘Decision America’ tour in Turlock, Calif., in 2018. The tour was to encourage Christians to vote.

Religion is likely to play a big role in voters’ choices in the 2024 presidential election – much as it did in previous years. Despite an overall shift away from participation in organized religion in the U.S. populace, religious rhetoric in the political arena has intensified with end-times rhetoric, talk of divine mandates and the intersection of white supremacy and Christian nationalism.

Will Biden’s Ego Bring Trump Back to the White House?

January 2, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Is Biden’s evergreen ego — his scrappy Scranton Joe determination — outpacing his ability to win a tough election, much less govern a bitterly divided country until 2029? Will there be dire consequences because the man who had been yearning to be president since he was 46 resists giving up the job at 81? Should he have stepped aside for someone younger?

How Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil and Ayn Rand Changed Our World

January 1, 2024 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Simone de Beauvoir is more enduring and profound than Sartre. (Wikimedia Commons)

Wolfram Eilenberger’s “The Visionaries” is a wild ride through ten of the worst years in the 20th century, and is told through the occasionally intersecting lives of four brilliant young women philosophers: Simone de Beauvoir and Simone Weil (both French), Russian-American Ayn Rand, and German-Jewish Hannah Arendt, who spent time exiled in France and New York.

Visiting a Museum Could Be the Secret to a Healthier Life

December 31, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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A Canadian medical association launched the museum prescriptions program in 2018. The project has enabled thousands of patients to get a doctor’s prescription to visit a museum, either on their own or accompanied. The aim of the prescription was to promote the recovery and well-being of patients with chronic illnesses (hypertension, diabetes), neurological conditions, cognitive disorders or mental health problems. The decision to write the prescription was left to the discretion of the doctor.

Five Movies to Better Understand the Climate Crisis

December 30, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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The holiday season is, for many, a time for cherished rituals and down time, including watching movies like It’s a Wonderful Life, Elf or Die Hard. But this season is also a time for reflection on our lives and the world around us beset by conflict — and the worsening climate crisis. Here are five film recommendations to help combine ritual and reflection.

You Must Switch Off From Work. Here’s How.

December 29, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

An office at 401 Seventh Avenue (West 32nd Street - West 33rd Street) in 1920. (NYPL collection)

It may not be enough simply to be physically away from work, particularly in an era when so many of us work from home. We also have to stop thinking about work when we’re not there – whether it’s fretting over your to-do list while out at dinner, thinking about your unanswered emails while you’re at your daughter’s soccer game, or lying in bed pondering what you’ll say at tomorrow’s board meeting.

Can the Economy Continue to Avoid a Recession in 2024?

December 28, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The fundamentals are strong and may be on the rise, if you believe chief financial officers. Plus, despite dysfunction in Washington, recent laws and policies like the CHIPS and Science Act, the bipartisan infrastructure deal, the AI Bill of Rights and the Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Use of Artificial Intelligence could further boost economic growth by stimulating job creation and enhancing competitiveness.

The Curious Joy of Being Wrong

December 27, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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The death of the author’s brother shattered his deeply held evangelical beliefs. This deep loss started a period of questioning in light of the evidence of the author’s experience, leading him to revise his worldview in a way that felt authentic. He changed his mind about a lot things.

Blessings for LGBTQ+ Couples: Pope Francis’s Historic Gesture

December 26, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

Heidi and Jamie Bell, who married in 2016, kiss and show the V for Victory sign near Dave Richards, a vacationer from Ohio who decided to hold up a quote from Romans for much of the event. He was briefly joined by a congregant from a local church who said she shared his cause. (© FlaglerLive)

Pope Francis’ Dec. 18, 2023, announcement that Catholic priests may bless LGBTQ+ couples and others in “irregular” situations marks a definitive shift in the Roman Catholic Church’s posture toward many types of loving relationships. It may also mark a definitive turning point within the Roman Catholic Church.

St. Francis and the Nativity Scene’s Nativity

December 25, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Francis in 1223 sought permission from Pope Honorious III to do something “for the kindling of devotion” to the birth of Christ. As part of his preparations, Francis “made ready a manger, and bade hay, together with an ox and an ass,” in the small Italian town of Greccio.

Here’s Why, Scientifically Speaking, Sloppy Gift-Wrapping Is Better

December 24, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Consumers in the U.S. spend billions of dollars a year on wrapping gifts, in most cases to make their presents look as good as possible. But beautiful presentation doesn’t lead to a better-liked gift. A study showed that those who received a sloppily wrapped gift liked their present significantly more than those who received a neatly wrapped gift, regardless of what was inside. Yay for the sloppy!

Trump Claims Constitution Gives Him Immunity. Judges May Not Agree.

December 23, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Donald Trump continues to campaign for president even as he faces multiple criminal indictments.

Former President Donald Trump has claimed he is immune from prosecution – specifically on the federal charges that he tried to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. He says that his actions in connection with the 2020 election were part of his official duties, and he also argues that because he was not convicted during either of his impeachments, he cannot be tried in a criminal court for his actions.

Grief and the Holidays

December 22, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

In the post-pandemic world, many people are facing the holidays without their loved ones by their side.

The holidays negatively affect many people’s mental health as the holidays for many are stark reminders of grief and of whom – or what – they have lost. About 10% of bereaved adults are at risk of prolonged grief disorder, and those rates appear to have increased in the aftermath of the pandemic.

America’s Obsession with Evil: ‘The Exorcist’ at 50

December 21, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

"The Exorcist" grossed nearly $450 million worldwide.

In the 50 years since “The Exorcist” premiered, the cultural fascination with Satan has persisted. But as religiosity has waned, popular portrayals of Satan have also changed. Rather than embody pure evil, Luciferian characters that are complicated – even likable – have emerged.

A Constitutional Scholar Explains Colorado Court’s Trump Ballot Ban

December 20, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

On Jan. 6, 2021, then-President Donald Trump exhorted followers to object to the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Taken as a whole, the structure of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment leads to the conclusion that Donald Trump is one of those past or present government officials who by violating his oath of allegiance to the constitutional rules has forfeited his right to present and future office.

Why Did This Bottle of Whiskey Sell for $2.7 Million?

December 18, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

In November 2023, a bottle of Macallan Scotch whisky fetched the highest price of all time for a bottle of wine or spirits.

Some investors see luxury collectibles, such as high-end whiskey bottles or casks, as an alternative to other assets like stocks and bonds. But the high price may also have a lot to do with the increasing focus on the purported authenticity of craft products – especially ones like Scotch whisky, which trade on their heritage as much as their flavor.

Populism Is Undermining Our Elections

December 17, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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At the heart of liberal democracy lies the principle of pluralism, that there are diverse views on how society should work and that numerous institutions operate independently to balance competing interests. For this principle to work, it’s important that the public trust that these diverse voices act in good faith. Populism undermines that trust.

‘American Fiction’: Who Gets to Decide Blackness?

December 16, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Jeffrey Wright stars in ‘American Fiction,’ a satirical film which raises questions about race and commodity and diversity. (Orion)

Directed by Cord Jefferson and starring Jeffrey Wright, the film presents an opportunity to talk about race, power and white supremacy within intellectual and cultural spaces, including higher education. Specifically, what version of Blackness is acceptable or saleable within American culture?

Sandra Day O’Connor’s Civics Lesson

December 15, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Beyond her trailblazing role as the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor considered iCivics – a civics education nonprofit founded after she retired from the court – to be her “most important legacy.”

Why Big Box Chain Stores Are Fleeing Cities

December 14, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

That empty feeling: A mall in Elyria, Ohio. (© FlaglerLive)

Closures have spread to many suburbs and small towns. Retailers saddled with high debt, overexpansion, shoplifting losses, slumping sales and online competition are shedding stores fast. The reason: Low-income urban households remain in crisis, with high rents and inflation driving up the cost of essentials. Urban chains clustered too many of their own branches close together or too near other chains. And shoplifting has scared away executives.

As Always, Israel Ignores US Appeals to Minimize Casualties in Gaza

December 13, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Some of the children killed in Israeli bombings in Gaza, in a set of images posted by B'Tselem, the Israeli human rights agency.

Their continued widespread bombing has raised the death toll in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry, to 18,600. And the growing tension between Biden and Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, broke into the open on Dec. 12. Biden warned Israel that it is “losing support” over the war.

The Minefield of College Free Speech Codes

December 12, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Harvard President Claudine Gay, University of Pennsylvania then-President Elizabeth Magill and MIT President Sally Kornbluth testify before Congress on Dec. 5, 2023.

Private colleges and universities have speech codes that allow them to punish certain speech. But in their testimony before Congress about antisemitism on their campuses, college presidents tripped, triggered a furor over their prevarications. and one of them resigned after failing to respond clearly to a simple question.

Exile Ridley Scott’s Napoleon to St. Helena

December 11, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

The 1802 Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot was part of Napoléon’s effort to retake Haiti − then known as Saint-Domingue − and reestablish slavery in the colony.

As with every other Napoléon movie, Scott’s version will leave viewers with no understanding of the genocidal war to restore slavery that Bonaparte waged against Black revolutionaries in the French colony of Saint-Domingue – what’s known as Haiti today. It’s like making a movie about Hitler without mentioning the Holocaust.

Achieving Our Country According to Norman Lear

December 10, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Producer Norman Lear on the set of his hit TV series ‘All In The Family,’ standing between its stars, Jean Stapleton and Carroll O'Connor.

Even Americans who strongly disagree with each other may find common ground when they watch the same TV shows and movies, especially those that make us laugh or cry.
Norman Lear, who died on Dec. 5, 2023, at 101, created television shows that did just that.

Here’s How Social Media Disinformation Gets You

December 9, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Disinformation campaigns use emotional and rhetorical tricks to try to get you to share propaganda and falsehoods.

Disinformation is deliberately generated misleading content disseminated for selfish or malicious purposes. Unlike misinformation, which may be shared unwittingly or with good intentions, disinformation aims to foment distrust, destabilize institutions, discredit good intentions, defame opponents and delegitimize sources of knowledge such as science and journalism.

Conservatives’ ‘Anti-Woke’ Alternative to Disney

December 8, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Daily Wire co-CEO Caleb Robinson, co-CEO Jeremy Boreing and editor emeritus Ben Shapiro attend the red carpet premiere of ‘Lady Ballers’ on Nov. 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

U.S. conservatives are using action films, dramas and even kids’ cartoons to build their own alternative entertainment industry, one shielded from the alleged liberal biases of Hollywood. The most prominent recent efforts are two streaming entertainment platforms from right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro and “Lady Ballers” star Jeremy Boreing. But conservatives have a spottier record when it comes to entertainment, whether it’s feature films, pop songs or kids’ shows.

The Deeply Rooted Biases Biases Behind Transgender Athlete Bans

December 7, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

A California teacher takes part in a demonstration in September 2023 to support the rights of transgender people.

In 2023, 24 states had laws or regulations in place prohibiting transgender students from participating on public school athletic teams consistent with their gender identity. These bans mean that a person whose sex assigned at birth was male but who identifies as a girl or woman cannot play on a girls or women’s athletic team at a public school in that state. State-level politics and public biases against transgender people are largely to blame.

Taylor Swift, Influencer of the Year

December 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

That’s a lot of potential voters behind Swift at her Denver concert on July 14, 2023.

Even before Taylor Swift was named “Person Of The Year” by Time magazine, politicians courted Swiftie voters. The idea that Swifties might be a key demographic in future elections is not far-fetched given their location and age. A majority of Swift’s fans live in the suburbs, the swing territory of American politics. Further, most are Gen Zers or Millennials. These groups encompass an increasing share of the electorate with each passing year.

Hate Crimes Are Up, But Charges and Convictions Are a Challenge

December 6, 2023 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Hate crimes and hate murders are rising across the U.S., but long-term polling data suggests that most Americans are horrified by bias-motivated violence. They also support hate crime legislation, an effort to deter such attacks. Yet police and state attorneys often resist the quick classification of incidents as a hate crime.

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