Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Banks Weighs In on Trump’s Get-Tough Approach to Student Protests in USA Today Article
Williams Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, says chilling student protests risks quieting the country's conscience. Protests might be sometimes-inconvenient or messy, but young people have long provided a valuable values check about what the United States stands for, he says.
See related: Civil Rights, Federal, International Affairs, Law, Social Justice, U.S. Education, United States
Lovely Speaks to China Daily About the Impact of President Trump’s Tariffs
“In some sectors, tariffs create no new jobs in the U.S., as trade is diverted to third countries rather than inducing new domestic production,” says Mary Lovely, professor emerita of economics.
See related: Canada, China, Federal, International Affairs, Latin America & the Caribbean, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Monarch Speaks With Newsweek and NY Post About Trump’s Tariffs, Rising Prices
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McDowell Article on Trump Administration’s ‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’ Published by Atlantic Council
“The public is not enthusiastic about a depreciating currency, even if that means more exports. This implies that a core component of a Mar-a-Lago Accord—a sustained weakening of the dollar—could pose political risks for Trump,” writes Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell and his co-author, David Steinberg.
See related: Economic Policy, Federal, International Affairs, Trade, United States
Cohen Quoted in the Guardian and USA Today Articles About Trump’s Tariffs
“The U.S. has long used tariffs to collect revenue, aid manufacturing and exert power,” says Andrew Cohen, professor of history. “But I can’t think of a trade war initiated so randomly in a time of peace and prosperity.”
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Gadarian Discusses Cory Booker’s Marathon Speech on the Senate Floor in Axios Article
Senator Booker's speech is intended to “bring attention to the threat that Booker and Democrats argue that Donald Trump poses to the health of American democracy and the welfare of the American public and be a rallying cry for other Democrats to act boldly with whatever means they have,” says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science.
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O’Keefe Weighs In on Trump Team’s Use of Signal to Discuss Yemen Attack in Washington Examiner Piece
“In my experience from the standpoint of having served as an appointee in the Pentagon and as secretary of the Navy, using such an unsecured channel to coordinate plans is unheard of and would never have occurred in previous administrations,” says University Professor Sean O'Keefe.
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Heflin Speaks to Reuters About Federal Pass-Through Grants
Today, pass-through funding allows federal agencies to tap into local expertise and knowledge as well as help the federal government keep its own staffing levels down, says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Agriculture, Federal, Food Security, Rural Issues, State & Local, United States
William Talks to AP, Military Times and USA Today About Secure Communications and ‘SignalGate’
“There are people whose lives are literally on the line, whether that's service personnel, whether that's intelligence personnel,” says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs. “These guys are supposed to be leaders of the free world, the responsible leaders of the military, the greatest country in the world, and they can't perform basic operational security.”
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de Nevers Comments on Greenland-US Relations, Usha Vance’s Visit in Nexstar Article
“I think there are plenty of people in Greenland who would like to have good and close ties with the United States. But that doesn’t mean they want to be part of the United States. They want independence,” says Renée de Nevers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Europe, Federal, International Affairs