Another Audacious California Experiment

June 7, 2012
Another Audacious California Experiment

DAN SCHNUR, director of the USC's Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics.

This op-ed originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.

While most of the country was focused on the back-alley brawl of Wisconsin's recall election Tuesday, a quieter but equally important political revolution was unfolding here in California. Two recent voting reforms — one that changed the way legislative and congressional districts are drawn and another that sends the top two finishers in a primary on to the general election...

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Why Are We Crazy for Crispy?

May 30, 2012
Why Are We Crazy for Crispy?

JOHN S. ALLEN, research scientist, USC Dornsife Cognitive Neuroscience Imaging Center and USC's Brain and Creativity Institute.

This op-ed originally appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

At any run-of-the-mill Japanese restaurant in North America, the menu features such traditional items as tempura, tonkatsu, and kara-age chicken. This crispy trio has long had an important place in Japanese cuisine. But it is surprising to find out that all three are cultural borrowings, some dating back to time periods when Japan...

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How to Avoid False Convictions

May 30, 2012
How to Avoid False Convictions

DAN SIMON, professor of law, USC Gould School of Law.

This op-ed originally appeared at the Huffington Post.

Carlos DeLuna and Cameron Todd Willingham probably did not commit the crimes for which they were put to death by the state of Texas. In-depth inquiries into their convictions revealed bungled investigations, poor recordkeeping, mistaken eyewitness testimony, spurious forensic testimony and misconduct by law enforcement personnel, among other

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The Social Meaning of Same-Sex Marriage

May 24, 2012
The Social Meaning of Same-Sex Marriage

RALPH WEDGWOOD, professor of philosophy, USC Dornsife.

This op-ed originally appeared in the New York Times.

It wasn’t long after President Obama’s statement earlier this month in support of same-sex marriage that the familiar debates on the issue began to flare again. And as usual, each side’s argument reflects a fundamentally different conception of marriage. When proponents of same-sex marriage offer theoretical arguments in favor of their position, they often rely on a legalistic view: they frame marriage as fundamentally a...

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An Ounce of Prevention Could Save Billions

May 21, 2012
An Ounce of Prevention Could Save Billions

DANA GOLDMAN, director of USC's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, talked to Gina Kolata about reining in healthcare costs by improving access to preventative care.

The Q&A originally appeared in the New York Times.

How much are we spending on treating diseases that might be prevented? The most consistent estimates, and most widely cited, seem to come out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lobbying groups like the Tobacco-Free Kids initiative, and the president’s prevention...

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