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### After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’ Donovan Fifield, University of South Carolina### How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776? Probably itchy, achy and slightly nauseated Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Institution### As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease Robert A. Ballingall, University of Maine### How a tiny Caribbean island made American independence possible R. Grant Gilmore III, College of Charleston### Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began Iqbal Akhtar, Florida International UniversityMore articles on the 250th anniversary## Extreme weather and natural disasters### Just weeks before devastating wildfires hit, Spokane practiced a mass evacuation – the drill paid off Ashley Bosa, Boise State University### Climate change may be making us lonelier: How heat waves and extreme weather disrupt social connections everyone relies on Fiona Doherty, University of Tennessee### Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; United Nations University and John Abatzoglou, University of California, Merced### Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger dangerous flooding and mudflows – a geologist explains how Jen Pierce, Boise State University### Wildfires can generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames Yunyao Li, University of Texas at Arlington[Read more articles related to extreme weather ](<https://theconversation.com/us/environment >)### Are you an academic expert who wants to share your knowledge?## International### Russia is trying to force Ukrainian children to become Russian, with reeducation, forcible transfers and camps Thom Reilly, Arizona State University