TSP Tuesdays | April 7th, 2026

A new study reveals how subtle word choices in state abortion laws reinforce gender hierarchy. Read more about the project from Luna J. Slater, Brooke A. de Heer, and Emily M. Schneider in Gender, Power, and the Stories Abortion Laws Tell by guest author Dylan DiGiacomo-Stumm. {4 min read}

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in Trump v. Barbara – a case examining the Trump administration’s efforts to end birthright citizenship. This 2020 piece from Contexts describes the “invisible knapsack of citizenship privilege that U.S. (born) citizens carry with them as they navigate their lives.” {4 min read}
President Trump wrote on social media, “a whole civilization will die tonight” if the Iranian government does not agree to reopen a key economic waterway by this evening. A top U.N. official said targeting civilian infrastructure would amount to a war crime. In this 2020 article from our partners at The Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies, Kurt Borchard reckons with U.S. atrocities at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. {6 min read}

First Publics held a webinar on teaching sociological research methods for/as public engagement in February. Attendees, led by panelists Arturo Baiocchi and Piper Sledge, discussed the role of sociological methods in community-engaged work, how storytelling can enhance sociological research, and more. The conversation was summarized for a post this week. {7 min read}

The Trump Administration is removing educational signs at U.S. National Parks, primarily targeting content relating to slavery, Indigenous people, and climate change. Interim Director of CHGS Joe Eggers spoke to Jenny McBurney about Save Our Signs, a project housed at the University of Minnesota which aims to preserve signs through photography and document their removal. {8 min read}