Burman cited in Bloomberg article on capital gains taxation proposal
"If President Trump really wants to cut taxes on capital gains, he should go to Congress with a plan to do so directly, and not through a poorly designed back-door regulatory scheme," writes Leonard Burman, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
Streets, scum and people: Discourses of (in)civility in postwar Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Monmonier quoted in Atlas Obscura article on orientation of early maps
Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, notes that the group of west-oriented maps of Virginia could simply have come about because people copied [John] Smith, whose map was early and famous.
Barkun helps shed light on the mystery of “Q” in the Washington Post
Professor Emeritus of Political Science Michael Barkun weighs in on the mystery of "Q" and the history of conspiracy theories in America in the Washington Post. "These ideas never completely die,” says Barkun, who studies conspiracy theories and political extremism. “They get recycled every generation, and in America, some of the most powerful conspiracy ideas deal with an enemy inside the government who is really pulling the strings but cannot be identified.”
“We all want stories that make sense of the world,” Barkun says. “When we can’t find them, we look around in strange places."
Lovely comments on US-EU trade talks in Associated Press article
"The Chinese are not going to be buying our soybeans, so almost by musical chairs our soybeans are going to Europe,” Mary Lovely, professor of economics, says about the EU's response to China's tariffs on American soybeans.
Reeher weighs in on call for NY Gov. Cuomo to hold debate on WRVO
Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher says in his experience, the incumbent or the candidate who expects to win wants to have a debate as close as possible to the Election Day and the challenger wants to have it earlier.
Lopoo, Raissian explore impact of declining US birthrate in Wall Street Journal
Len Lopoo, professor of public administration and international affairs, and Kerri Raissian '08 M.P.A./'13 Ph.D. (PA), argue that the steady decline of the birthrate in the U.S. could be a "harbinger of difficulties on the horizon," impacting Social Security and Medicare, and affecting the number of young people to enter the military and to innovate in business.
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.
Harvesting rain could help Caribbean countries keep the water on after hurricanes
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Cross-National Comparisons of Union Stability in Cohabiting and Married Families 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.