Michael Smith

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Michael Smith

A few miles from where American crocodiles swim by the hundreds in the cooling canals of the Turkey Point nuclear power plant, engineers are fighting an invisible threat to Miami’s drinking water. The hulking plant, which provides power to run air conditioners and appliances for 1 million homes and businesses, sits about 25 miles south of Miami, in the middle of paradise. A few feet to its east are the azure waters of Biscayne Bay. The lush islands of the Florida Keys beckon to the south.

3 weeks ago | financialpost.com | Janet Lorin |Michael Smith |Michaël Smith

Article content(Bloomberg) — Florida state university leaders voted to reject Santo Ono as president of the University of Florida, following Republican backlash over the former University of Michigan president’s previous support for diversity programs.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Janet Lorin |Michael Smith

The University of Florida campus entrance in Gainesville. Photographer: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group/Getty Images(Bloomberg) -- Florida state university leaders voted to reject Santo Ono as president of the University of Florida, following Republican backlash over the former University of Michigan president’s previous support for diversity programs.

3 weeks ago | hutchnews.com | Michael Smith

A Catalist study suggests that Democrats are becoming more reliant on frequent voters, while Republican support is surging among infrequent voters. Frequent voters are generally self-sufficient and less influenced by campaigns, while infrequent voters are more likely to be targeted by get-out-the-vote efforts. Restrictive election laws, previously favored by Republicans, may now disproportionately impact their own voters, particularly infrequent ones. Are Republicans the new infrequent voters?

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Steven Levitt |Jeffrey Severts |Michael Smith

The Trump administration’s attacks on higher education are wrong, mean-spirited, and counterproductive to any sense of “making America great.”A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. That strikes us as both unfair and inefficient, and we think it’s time to do something about it — not by using Trump’s tactics of bullying and intimidation but by creating a viable alternative to university degrees for the many students unfairly left behind.