Our Experts in the News: October 2023
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Fortune
Hezbollah’s reaction to the Israel-Hamas war could finally answer whether the group cares more about Lebanon or being a proxy for Iran
October 22, 2023
Asher Kaufman is Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.
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Scientific American
The Theory That Men Evolved to Hunt and Women Evolved to Gather Is Wrong
October 17, 2023
Man the Hunter has dominated the study of human evolution for nearly half a century and pervaded popular culture. It is represented in museum dioramas and textbook figures, Saturday morning cartoons and feature films. But Cara Ocobock, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, explains why that's wrong.
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The New York Times
A Rural Michigan Town Is the Latest Battleground in the U.S.-China Fight
October 17, 2023
“There are really strong commercial logics driving this, and those commercial logics aren’t going away anytime soon,” said Kyle Jaros, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, who studies Chinese investment in the United States.
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The Wall Street Journal
Pope Francis Opens Debate on LGBTQ Inclusion, Women’s Ordination and Celibacy
October 04, 2023
If this synod fails again to open the way to women deacons, “many, many American Catholic women will be disappointed, because that’s such low-hanging fruit,” said Kathleen Sprows Cummings, a professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, who isn’t taking part in this month’s assembly.
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WSBT TV
What does Kevin McCarthy being 'ousted' mean for the future?
October 03, 2023
Jeff Harden, American Political Science Professor at Notre Dame, says this momentous decision was not simply red versus blue. Matthew Hall, American Politics Professor at Notre Dame, said his jaw dropped watching this go down.