Lovely discusses impact of tariffs on US businesses on NPR
Mary Lovely, professor of economics, says that after two rounds of retaliatory tariffs by China, U.S. ham and various other pork products now face massive tariffs—between 62 and 70 percent. "In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported zero weekly export sales of pork to China," she says. "So our exports to the country have pretty much collapsed."
Taylor discusses Putin, US-Russia relations in the Conversation
"Current poor relations between Russia and the West are due to a fundamental mismatch in outlooks between Putin and his close associates and most Western leaders," says Brian Taylor, professor and chair of political science.
New PAIA class includes four Robertson Fellows
Banks explains the FISA warrant process in NBC News article
Probable cause is much lower than the reasonable doubt the standard required to convict someone of a crime. "It's the probability of a possibility," says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
Bybee discusses political civility on CBS Sunday Morning
"Any period of American history where there's been intense political conflict, you can find severe breaches of etiquette," says Keith Bybee, professor of political science.
Smullen discusses Trump-Putin meeting on WAER
“I don’t think our brand as a nation is in a good place. Instead of threatening our allies, we need to be building relationships so that we once again have collaborative opportunities to counter evil nations or tyrant leaders,” says Bill Smullen, director of the National Security Studies program.
Taylor's The Code of Putinism reviewed in Wall Street Journal
"The Code of Putinism," written by Brian Taylor, a professor in the Department of Political Science, "provides a sober-minded account of how Mr. Putin came to lead Russia and why his almost czar-like role today bodes ill for Russia’s future," according to the book review.
Study by Rosenthal featured in CityLab article on vertical economy
A study co-authored by Stuart Rosenthal, "The vertical city: Rent gradients, spatial structure, and agglomeration economies," was published in the Journal of Urban Economics and is featured in the CityLab article, "Cities and the Vertical Economy."
Lovely discusses US-China tariffs in Associated Press, Atlantic, Wash Post, Wall Street Journal
Mary Lovely, professor of economics, explains why lower-income consumers, who tend to buy more goods from countries such as China, might end up feeling squeezed more than their higher-income counterparts.
Green article on harvesting rain, hurricanes published in Conversation
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Michelmore publishes study on union stability, couples with children
Banks discusses Strzok testimony on Bloomberg radio
William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, says that FBI agent Peter Strzok's testimony across multiple reports has consistently maintained that the FBI's Russia investigation was impartial and without bias.
Crossing Borders
Faculty experts on immigration and refugees remind us that, in many senses, this has all happened before.
Maxwell’s Schwartz and team secure DOE grant to study school choice
“This excellent team offers an exciting opportunity to make real progress in reducing achievement gaps for disadvantaged students by identifying ways to increase access to high-quality education,” says Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair of Public Affairs. She is part of the team that received a five year, $10 million DOE grant.
Taylor weighs in on Trump-Putin summit in NY Times, Spectrum, WAER
"The whole press conference was Trump repeatedly scoring own goals with the ball that Putin had given him," says Brian Taylor, professor of political science, adding, "Putin must’ve been extremely happy."
Elizabeth Cohen quoted in PolitiFact article on ICE, border control
According to Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science, "Customs and Border Protection is responsible for enforcement at the border and 100 miles in from any point on the border of the U.S., land and water. Eliminating ICE would not eliminate CBP or enforcement at the border."
Burman weighs in on fitness tax break in Wall Street Journal
Bybee featured in Watertown Daily Times article on SCOTUS nominee
"He’s no Kennedy," Keith Bybee, professor of political science, says of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. "To the extent Kavanaugh disagrees with Kennedy...you’ll see the court change."
Lovely discusses US-China tariffs with Associated Press, CBS, Consumer Reports, NY Times
"The biggest price hikes may be seen among these lower-priced products, and the effect of that will hit people toward the lower end of the income distribution more," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely.