Georgia's indictment of Trump is a confirmation of states' rights, a favorite cause of Republicans since Reagan

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Georgia's indictment of Trump is a confirmation of states' rights, a favorite cause of Republicans since Reagan     For the past 50 years, Republican policymakers and judges have sought to bolster federalism in the United States. Since Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address in 1981, Republicans have been calling for policymakers to rein in the federal government in favor of devolving more power to the states.Contrary to what it sounds like, “federalism” does not mean a strong central government. Instead, it refers to a system of government in which the people may be regulated by both the federal and state governments. Continued here

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"Little Women" Author Louisa May Alcott on the Creative Rewards of Being Single     Each month, I spend hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars keeping The Marginalian going. For seventeen years, it has remained free and ad-free and alive thanks to patronage from readers. I have no staff, no interns, not even an assistant — a thoroughly one-woman labor of love that is also my life and my livelihood. If this labor has made your own life more livable in the past year (or the past decade), please consider aiding its sustenance with a one-time or loyal donation. Your support makes all the difference.“Did she ever have a love affair? We never knew; yet how could a nature so imaginative, romantic and passionate escape it?” wondered Julian Hawthorne about his childhood friend Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832–March 6, 1888).When the first part of Little Women was published in 1868 to a wildly enthusiastic reception and the fate of her heroine became the subject of public opinion, Louisa railed against the pressure for conformity to convention: Continued here

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How Brand Building and Performance Marketing Can Work Together     To achieve performance- accountable brand building and brand-accountable performance marketing, firms must create metrics that measure the effects of both types of investments on a single North Star metric: brand equity. That is then linked to specific financial outcomes—such as revenue, shareholder value, and return on investment—and deployed as a key performance indicator for both brand building and performance marketing. Continued here

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The Leadership Odyssey     A paradox of business is that while leaders often employ a hands-on, directive style to rise to the top, once they arrive, they’re supposed to empower and enable their teams. Suddenly, they’re expected to demonstrate “people skills.” And many find it challenging to adapt to that reality. Continued here

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How to Make Leadership Positions More Enticing to Primary Care Physicians     Primary care in the US is being pushed to the brink of collapse due to historic highs of physician stress, burnout, and exhaustion; mass departures from the profession; and the inability to care for vulnerable populations due to an inequitable health system. These problems are compounded due to a lack of effective advocacy to improve primary care on a national scale and a reimbursement system that chips away at time with patients while keeping primary care physicians (PCPs) on a volume-based hamster wheel. The end result is a shortage of doctors who want to practice primary care under these challenging circumstances, which can lead to potentially devastating consequences for the future of healthcare in America. Continued here

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Case Study: When the CEO Dies, What Comes First: His Company or His Family?     Shortly after the sudden death of her beloved husband, Priya Gowda learns that the company he built from a small dairy farm into a major Indian conglomerate is in deep financial trouble. Unbeknownst to her and his investors, her husband had taken on a lot of short-term, high-interest loans, and the company is struggling to make its payments. As sole heir to his majority stake in Splendid Ice Cream, Priya is now its de facto CEO. Her creditors advise her to sell or liquidate the company, but Priya is determined to preserve her husband’s legacy. Her daughters, however, worried that the business is taking too high a toll on her, beg her to let it go. Should she give in to them or keep trying to save Splendid? Expert commentators weigh in. Continued here

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Innovation Doesn't Have to Be Disruptive     For the past 20 years “disruption” has been a battle cry in business. Not surprisingly, many have come to see it as a near-synonym for innovation. But the obsession with disruption obscures an important truth: Market-creating innovation isn’t always disruptive. Disruption may be what people talk about. It’s certainly important, and it’s all around us. But, as the authors of the best-selling book Blue Ocean Strategy argue, it’s only one end of the innovation spectrum. On the other end is what they call nondisruptive creation, through which new industries, new jobs, and profitable growth are created without social harm. Nondisruptive creation reveals an immense potential to establish new markets where none existed before and, in doing so, to foster economic growth without a loss of jobs or damage to other industries, enabling business and society to thrive together. Continued here

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How to Survive a Recession and Thrive Afterward     According to an analysis led by Ranjay Gulati, during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000, 17% of the 4,700 public companies studied fared very badly: They went bankrupt, went private, or were acquired. But just as striking, 9% of the companies flourished, outperforming competitors by at least 10% in sales and profits growth. Continued here

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Images and Inspiration With AI: Pinterest's Jeremy King     Our summer special report helps leaders gain a comprehensive view of risks, learn how to overcome market disrupters, and manage the analytical tools that provide predictive insight for decision-making.Our summer special report helps leaders gain a comprehensive view of risks, learn how to overcome market disrupters, and manage the analytical tools that provide predictive insight for decision-making.Jeremy King leads a team of 1,400 passionate engineers working on the continuous improvement of Pinterest's image-driven platform. With a background that includes heading up a translation team at eBay and overseeing the technology behind Walmart's U.S. retail stores and e-commerce business, Jeremy is now responsible for technology operations at Pinterest. To support the company's mission to inspire people to "create a life that they love," he and his team rely on advanced AI, machine learning, and a graph database to index and build a network of images so that users can find inspiration — particularly when they aren't completely sure what they're looking for. Continued here

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The 'NPC' livestream TikTok trend helping creators earn cash     If you click on the TikTok feed of Fedha Sinon – better known as PinkyDoll – you’ll find something that may seem unconventional, even otherworldly. The Montréal-based 27-year-old is known for repeating sing-song, often nonsensical phrases on TikTok LIVE: her catchphrase “Ice cream so good” has swept the internet, vaulting into meme status.PinkyDoll is at the vanguard of the ‘NPC’ trend that has captured the attention of TikTok users, in which content creators mimic the repetitive actions of a non-playable character (NPC) in a video game. PinkyDoll has said she’s inspired by the background characters that inhabit the world of the Grand Theft Auto series of games. Also called “idle animations” video game developers code in these background characters to create the effect of a bustling world. Continued here

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Kulfi: India's creamy frozen dessert     India's sultry summers are best experienced with bites of soft, creamy kulfi, a traditional conical-shaped frozen confection made with milk and frequently flavoured with pistachio. Every year, starting around April, with the gradually rising temperature, kulfi stalls can be seen coming out of hibernation. Out on the street, spotting a kulfiwallah, as the sellers are endearingly known, is often enough to confirm the beginning of summer. While kulfi's association with hot weather remains absolute, for many Indians the traditional ice cream is also closely linked with simpler times and childhood nostalgia.  Continued here

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The cold noodles unique to Busan, Korea     Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, is coming into the culinary spotlight: Michelin recently announced that it will be including the southern port city for the first time in their 2024 guide (released in February 2024).The city has a vibrant food scene that is steeped in history, and many locals know that if there is one dish that is most deeply entrenched in the fabric of the city, it's milmyeon: a dish of wheat noodles served in a chilled broth. Continued here

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire: The 1961 film that predicted a 'boiling planet'     Over the last few weeks, record heatwaves have scorched the US, Europe, and China, so much so that the beginning of July had the hottest week the world has ever recorded. Despite the repeated pledges of countries to thwart the impact of climate change, global temperatures continue to rise. It's hard to know how to respond.That's exactly how the characters in The Day the Earth Caught Fire feel, too. The cult 1961 British sci-fi disaster film has several eerie similarities with how the world has reacted to the current climate emergency, and ends in a way that's both deeply depressing and a call to action. Continued here

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Discrimination took a heavy toll on Asian American students during the pandemic     Experiencing discrimination significantly harmed the well-being of Asian and Asian American college students in the U.S. during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the key finding of our study, which compared over 6,000 survey responses from Asian and Asian American students who took the National College Health Assessment – an annual survey of student health behaviors – in the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2020. Our study focused on only on Asians and Asian Americans. Others have found that both Asian and Native American ethnic groups experienced the highest rates of COVID-19-related discrimination. Continued here

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What is most likely going on in Area 51? A national security historian explains why you won't find aliens there     Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.One of the reasons people can never be entirely sure about what is going on at Area 51 is that it is a highly classified secret military facility. It was not until 2013 that the U.S. government even acknowledged the existence and name “Area 51.” Continued here

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The same people excel at object recognition through vision, hearing and touch - another reason to let go of the learning styles myth     The idea that individual people are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners and learn better if instructed according to these learning styles is one of the most enduring neuroscience myths in education.There is no proof of the value of learning styles as educational tools. According to experts, believing in learning styles amounts to believing in astrology. But this “neuromyth” keeps going strong. Continued here

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The bubbly chemistry behind carbonated beverages     Many people love the refreshing effervescence of a soda, champagne, beer or sparkling water. When you take a sip, the gas bubbles in the beverage burst, and the released gas tickles your nose. But have you ever wondered how carbonation actually works? I’m a professor who teaches classes in chemistry and fermentation and a carbonated beverage enthusiast and home brewer myself. While the basic process of carbonation is relatively simple, a variety of factors – from temperature to surface tension – can affect the taste and quality of beverages. Continued here

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To steal today's computerized cars, thieves go high-tech     These days, cars are computer centers on wheels. Today’s vehicles can contain over 100 computers and millions of lines of software code. These computers are all networked together and can operate all aspects of your vehicle. The computers in a vehicle can be divided into four categories. Many computers are dedicated to operating the vehicle’s drive train, including controlling the fuel, battery or both, monitoring emissions and operating cruise control. Continued here

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Underpaid and overlooked, migrant labor provides backbone of Maryland Eastern Shore's local economy     Every summer, people flock to Maryland to eat blue crabs. Named for their brilliant sapphire-colored claws, blue crab is one of the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay. The scientific name for blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, means “beautiful savory swimmer.” In restaurants and at home, diners pile steamed and seasoned blue crabs in the middle of a table covered in paper. Then, using small mallets, knives, bare hands and fingers, they break open the hard shells and extract the juicy meat from inside. Continued here