Speaking of the Chinese government's recent trade and banking curtailments with North Korea, political science professor T.J. Pempel says: "I think that the Chinese are sending a signal to the North that they are skating on thin ice."

In a story about activist NFL player Colin Kaepernick's new status as an "American historical figure," sociology professor emeritus Harry Edwards says: "Colin Kaepernick is this era's, this Fourth Wave of athlete activism's Muhammad Ali.