How Trump's Political Brand Captured the White House (Mark Blyth mentioned)
January 23, 2017 International Policy Digest
Political economist Mark Blyth is quoted from a lecture that, in part, explains Donald Trump's rise to power.
News Archive 2017
First days of Trump era signal America's deepening political divide (comments by Wendy Schiller)
January 23, 2017 New Hampshire Union Leader
Wendy Schiller, professor of political science, comments on the unfolding political divide following Donald Trump's inaugural speech on Friday.
How Boston fought the empire (written by Stephen Kinzer)
January 23, 2017 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer examines the century old debate over American intervention.
Can History Prepare Us for the Trump Presidency? (excerpt written by Jim Morone)
January 22, 2017 Politico
Jim Morone, Director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, explains how the first American election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson is similar to the present, and what we can learn from it.
Wendy Schiller joins Bloomberg Daybreak (interview)
January 20, 2017 Bloomberg
Political Science Professor Wendy Schiller joins Bloomberg Daybreak to giver her thoughts on President Trump's first day in office.
Debating the very nature of freedom (comments by Stephen Kinzer)
January 20, 2017 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer's new book "The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire" is spotlighted.
Choices Program offers new lesson comparing inaugural addresses
January 20, 2017
As part of the Choices Program's Teaching with the News lesson, "From George Washington to Donald Trump: Comparing Inaugural Addresses," students explore historical moments in inaugural addresses, identifying themes and assessing implications of a variety of selected speeches.
Draining the Swamp (written by Ted Widmer)
January 19, 2017 The New Yorker
Ted Widmer, Senior Fellow, in The New Yorker, "There are moments in a hard-fought campaign when a catchy cluster of words can suddenly bubble up from the depths, a shiny new lily pad."
America’s Great Working-Class Colleges (John Friedman study featured)
January 18, 2017 The New York Times
A study co-authored by John Friedman on the role of colleges in upward income mobility is cited in the New York Times.
The linguistic labyrinth of Arabic news (comments by Elias Muhanna)
January 17, 2017 The New York Times
Elias Muhanna, assistant professor of comparative literature, comments on the polarization of different perspectives found in Arabic news.
Saving Liberalism (written by Jeff Colgan)
January 17, 2017 Foreign Affairs
Jeff Colgan, Political Science Professor, in Foreign Affairs, "But when elites fail to give reasonable cues about who the 'other' is, people decide for themselves."
Why President Obama's legacy could be sunk by Donald Trump (comments by Stephen Kinzer)
January 13, 2017 The Border Mail
During President Obama's touching farewell to the nation, he took the opportunity to highlight the high points of his administration. Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer said one of the important legacies President Obama leaves behind is the acknowledgment that the United States' role in the world has changed.
Chart: The alarming rise in maternal mortality in the US (comments by Emily Oster)
January 12, 2017 WEKU
With the U.S. being one of the few developed countries with an increasing maternity mortality ratio, Brown associate professor Emily Oster says home visiting programs may play a role.
Brown professor on Obama's farewell and future health care law (interview with John Friedman)
January 12, 2017 WPRO Dan Yorke Show
John Friedman, professor of economics and international and public affairs, discusses Obama's farewell address, and Trump's plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Public debate on Human Trafficking awareness campaigns
January 11, 2017 Open Democracy
On Wednesday, January 11th, Watson Institute Postdoctoral Fellow Elena Shih and Dr. Joel Quirk from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) will convene a public debate on Human Trafficking awareness campaigns. Shih and Quirk are Editors of the Beyond Trafficking and Slavery section of openDemocracy.net, a London-based global digital commons with over nine million readers.
Timothy Edgar on Russian hacking (interview)
January 6, 2017 WPRO Dan Yorke Show
Watson Institute senior fellow Timothy Edgar joined the Dan Yorke Show to discuss the hearing on Russian hacking.
We've been hacking elections for more than a century (written by Stephen Kinzer)
January 6, 2017 The Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer, senior fellow in international and public affairs, wrote an op-ed about U.S. intervention in foreign elections amid ongoing news of the alleged Russian backed hacking in the recent election.
Global Journalist: Liberia After Ebola (interview with Adam Levine)
January 6, 2017 KBIA 91.3
Faculty Fellow and Director of the Humanitarian Innovation Initiative, Adam Levine, joined KBIA 91.3's On Point to discuss Liberia's recovery from the Ebola epidemic and the research being done to prevent the next outbreak.
Why Republicans Shouldn't Weaken the Filibuster (written by Rich Arenberg)
January 4, 2017 The New York Times
Richard Arenberg, Adjunct Lecturer for the MPA Program, in The New York Times, "If the Senate is to end gridlock, reduce partisanship and begin to address the nation’s pressing issues, both parties must renew their respect for Senate rules — and the views of the people."
How can the US regain its mojo on R&D? (comments by Mark Blyth)
January 3, 2017 Asia Times
Brown economist Mark Blyth comments on an article focusing on the staggering U.S. spending on research and development.