Banks discusses enemy combatant detentions on Bloomberg Radio
Fulbright recipient from Maxwell flourishes in living, learning abroad
Mitra explains how trade spurred growth in Asia at ADBI conference
"There is a mechanism that will distribute gains from trade in a more inclusive way," said Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, "that, over time, will build the support for globalization."
Reeher discusses Gillibrand's comments on Franken, Clinton in The Hill
"She [Senator Kirsten Gillibrand] has been a leading spokesperson in the chamber for women’s issues and women’s rights and it’s not surprising to me at all that she would be one of the first Democrats to call out Sen. Franken and when the conversation inevitably turned to him, President Clinton," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
Bill Smullen speaks with Al-Monitor about US troop training in Iraq
"It needs to be a national effort," says Bill Smullen, director of the national security studies program. "There are a lot of people in civilian clothes who have ill feelings toward Iraqi military and government. It is nationwide. That’s the way they need to think of it—a national effort in all places, all ways and all times."
Reeher discusses Trump's ambassador picks in the Washington Examiner
"In this instance, the negative reaction President Trump has generated throughout the Western World may complicate the situation," says Grant Reeher, director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute. "Being Trump's ambassador, say, in Norway or Denmark, is going to be trickier than in past administrations, requiring greater skill and deftness."
Rubinstein study on health literacy and life history published in Human Organization
Miriam Elman discusses Trump's address on Jerusalem on NPR
"What Trump is trying to get the Palestinian authority to realize is that if they want an independent state and peace, then they are going to have to do it within Israel, whose capital happens to be in Jerusalem," says Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science.
Monnat comments on risks of healthcare mergers in CBS article
Karas Montez explains how the tax plan attacks education in Huffington Post
Dennison discusses healthcare mergers in Consumer Reports
"We’re seeing consolidation in the healthcare delivery system at a rapid pace," says Tom Dennison, director of the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion. "When you’re bigger, you have more leverage to negotiate prices."
Keck, Hoy discuss case on artistic expression, civil rights in Post Standard
"As far as the First Amendment is concerned, LGBT rights advocates should have the full and free right to advocate for their point of view and opponents of LGBT rights have the right to advocate for their point of view," Thomas M. Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics, says.
Reeher comments on Cuomo, tax policy issue in Press Republican
The tax policy issue has emerged as a "handy" one for Cuomo to bring up repeatedly as he prepares to seek a third term in 2018, while harboring possible ambitions for a White House run in 2020, said Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
Banks discusses new phase of Mueller investigation on Bloomberg Radio
Monnat weighs in on possible CVS, Aetna merger in Boston Globe
Andrew Cohen featured in PBS documentary on history of NYS police
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Smullen discusses cyberattacks in the Washington DC 100
"We need vigilance and action against the threat of cyber that transcends the public and private sectors. Cybersecurity controls are necessary but insufficient in both. Cyber threats need a credible strategy to be defeated," writes Bill Smullen, director of the National Security Studies program.
Thorson talks about fake news on Wisconsin Public Radio's Central Time
Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) for the Central Time segment "How To Spot And Fight Fake News." Thorson advises people to be wary of spreading fake news just to correct it. "It's hard to . . . unring that bell of misinformation," she says.