Maxwell School News and Commentary

"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.

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.

Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, says panelists at a recent anti-Semitism forum downplayed escalating anti-Jewish bigotry on U.S. college campuses, "where the problem is not coming from Trump or the alt-Right but from the progressive Left." 

"Radical simplification would be possible, but this bill is not radical simplification, regardless of how may props they use," says Len Burman, Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics, about the GOP tax bill.

Elizabeth Cohen, associate professor of political science, says not only are deportations harmful to families, but are also disruptive to the labor force and economy.

Corri Zoli, researcj assistant professor of political science, says that the missile shows "that Kim Jong Un is going to poke the bear [Donald Trump]." She adds, "in ordinary times, you wouldn't see this kind of desperate measure on the part of North Korea," but that North Korea is trying to "push this particular president as far as they can."