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The next social epidemic: legalized sports gambling

The next social epidemic: legalized sports gambling

The next social epidemic: legalized sports gambling

Josh Hammer
Monday, November 17, 2025
In 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association. A fractured court, led by a conservative majority, held that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, signed into law in the final months of the George H.W.
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Poverty, obesity and SNAP in America

Laura Hollis
Monday, November 17, 2025
Adisturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40% of the population is obese (defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a body mass index of 30 or higher).
AOC poised to be Democrats’ Trump

AOC poised to be Democrats’ Trump

AOC poised to be Democrats’ Trump

Victor Joecks
Monday, November 10, 2025
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is both radical and unqualified to be president. But she still has a clear path to winning the Democratic presidential nomination.Last Tuesday, Socialist Zohran Mamdani became the next mayor of New York City.
Tuesday’s takeaways

Tuesday’s takeaways

Tuesday’s takeaways

Laura Hollis
Monday, November 10, 2025
Ihad two different topics I intended to cover this week, but the election results across the country, and the events leading up to them, warrant some observations. So here are a few of mine: 1.
NYC mayoral race has national ramifications

NYC mayoral race has national ramifications

NYC mayoral race has national ramifications

Josh Hammer
Monday, November 3, 2025
In just a few days, a Karl Marx-quoting communist who has struggled to disavow Hamas is likely to be elected the next mayor of the nation’s financial and cultural epicenter. Thirty-three-year-old New York state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has surged to the front of the race.
What our country cannot afford

What our country cannot afford

What our country cannot afford

Victor Joecks
Monday, November 3, 2025
Undermining the principles that made America wealthy is no way to fix poverty. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently participated in a CNN Town Hall. Sanders appears to be passing the socialist leadership torch to AOC.
Misguided ‘compassion’ contributes to our political polarization

Misguided ‘compassion’ contributes to our political polarization

Misguided ‘compassion’ contributes to our political polarization

Laura Hollis
Monday, November 3, 2025
For the past 20 years, the University of Notre Dame has sponsored a yearlong dialogue on a given theme, with featured speakers, panels and other public events at which the theme is discussed and debated. This year’s theme is “Cultivating Hope.
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