In 1924, British economist John Maynard Keynes argued that aiding our allies is more effective than sanctioning our foes, and that lesson should be heeded today, writes Nicholas Mulder, assistant professor of history, in an op-ed in The Guardian.
“Advocates of economic pressure argue that sanctions will deter aggressive action and compel better behavior,” Mulder writes in the piece. “But the reality is that both the deterrent and the complement effect of US sanctions have fallen dramatically amid rampant overuse.”
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Open through Dec. 31, 'Sacred Ground' highlights findings from a four-year archaeological excavation of Ithaca’s St. James A.M.E. Zion Church conducted by Cornell faculty, students and Ithaca school children from 2021–2024.
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An artist's conception of a precessing binary black hole. The black holes, which will ultimately spiral together into one larger black hole, are shown here orbiting one another in a plane. The black holes are spinning in a non-aligned fashion, which means they are tilted relative to the overall orbital motion of the pair. This causes the orbit to precess like a top spinning along a tilted axis.
