Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Lovely discusses economy, trade war with Bloomberg, NPR, Washington Post
Mary Lovely, professor of economics, notes that some Chinese goods have no alternative sourcing, and even when workarounds from other countries are available, they are often not perfect substitutes and lead to higher pricing for U.S. companies.
Banks discusses mail bombs, law enforcement efforts on Bloomberg Law
"It does look like it was not a terribly sophisticated campaign or attack," says Professor Emeritus William Banks about high profile democrats, public figures, and the CNN newsroom in New York receiving apparent explosive devices. "On the other hand, the packages did manage to get through the postal system without getting detected, so it is certainly a worrisome case."
Lovely quoted in Bloomberg article on China, Trump's tariffs
Banks discusses Mueller investigation, midterm elections on Bloomberg
William C. Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, says "There are no Justice Department rules that limit the investigation in the pendency of an election. Mr. Mueller is simply going about his day and lugging the law and facts to where they need to go."
Banks discusses Christopher Wray's Senate testimony on Bloomberg Law
Professor Emeritus William Banks discussed Christopher Wray's Senate Testimony on a Bloomberg Law podcast. In his testimony, Wray named China as the number one threat to the U.S, and discussed FBI mishandlings of background checks and drone regulations.
Banks discusses Kavanaugh investigation on Bloomberg Radio
William Banks, on Bloomberg Radio, discusses President Trump’s Monday comments, where he supported a "very comprehensive" investigation into sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Lovely weighs in on NAFTA talks in Financial Post, Bloomberg
"They are trying to threaten the Canadians into signing a deal that at this point the Canadians don’t want to sign and there is a gigantic bogeyman in the room which is the 25 percent tariff on Canadian auto imports," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
Banks speaks to Bloomberg Law about Rosenstein, Trump meeting
Griffiths quoted in Bloomberg article on separatism, Quebec
According to Ryan Griffiths, associate professor of political science, separatist aspirations are "alive and kicking" elsewhere in the world. That includes Catalonia and Scotland in Europe, and also French territory New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville.
Lovely discusses trade deficits with Bloomberg and Marketplace
"Trade policy has very little direct impact on the overall trade deficit in the longer run," said Mary Lovely, professor of economics.