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Gadarian talks about negative political ads on Spectrum News
"One of the things we know about negative ads is they have more policy information than positive ads which tend to be more about the candidate's background," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science.
Stonecash quoted in Politico article on divide in the Democratic Party
The highly educated, richer professionals of the Democratic Party "are aware they are building barriers around who succeeds and who doesn’t," says Jeffrey Stonecash, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science. "A lot of people disparage all of this, but a lot of white guilt is built around the fact that the world can be unfair."
Zoli speaks with Spectrum News about political terrorism
"Clearly this is an expression of partisanship gone awry," says Corri Zoli, research assistant professor of political science, about recent suspicious packages sent to media and liberal leaders.
Al-Hayat reviews Khalil's book America's Dream Palace
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
Monnat discusses opioid crisis, rural challenges in WSKG article
According to Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, the opioid crisis is not disproportionately rural, but mortality rates among different rural areas vary drastically, depending on factors such as work stability and social infrastructure like churches or sport leagues.
Elizabeth Cohen defines sanctuary areas in PolitiFact article
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."
Thorson discusses how Trump responds to difficult questions on NPR
"My sense is that he's relying on some stock phrases that he pulls out again and again, especially when he's called on to make a statement about an issue that perhaps he hasn't done a lot of research on or doesn't have a lot of information on," says Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science.