August 2, 2017 New Yorker
Elias Muhanna in The New Yorker, "Mashrou’ Leila, the biggest alt-rock band in the Middle East, was formed in 2008 by several students at the American University of Beirut. The group’s early songs—ironic, grungy jams about the nettlesome oppression of bourgeois Lebanese society—made them famous in Beirut’s indie scene."
August 1, 2017 The Asahi Shimbun
Nina Tannenwald, Director of the International Relations Program, travels to Hiroshima to participate in a number of events examining the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945 and nuclear disarmament.
August 1, 2017 Dan Yorke State of Mind
On Monday, senior fellow Timothy Edgar joined Dan Yorke State of Mind for a discussion on the replacement of Reince Priebus with General John F. Kelly as Whitehouse Chief of Staff as well as the external image the United States is currently projecting.
August 1, 2017 Bloomberg
Wendy Schiller, chair of political science, joins Bloomberg radio to discuss why established Republicans don’t want to work for Trump.
July 31, 2017 RI NPR
Wendy Schiller comments on a potential reason why Gov. Gina Raimondo's approval rating is lower than Charlie Baker, the Republican governor of Massachusetts.
July 31, 2017 Bloomberg Surveillance
Political Science Professor Wendy Schiller joins Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss Trump's agenda and how the Republican Party can move forward.
July 28, 2017 Financial Times
Ashutosh Varshney, professor of political science, commented on the recent political alliance between Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar, essentially dashing hopes of a mounted front against India's BJP party.
July 28, 2017 Quartz
Across cultures, women are bombarded with different messages about what's ok to eat during pregnancy. Emily Oster, professor of economics and author of "Expecting Better," said she didn't find any evidence that would suggest drinking alcohol would harm a fetus.
July 25, 2017 Insider Higher Ed
A new paper co-authored by Brown economist John Friedman examines the key findings of the Equality of Opportunity Project, which exploits a unique data set to assess the contributions that individual colleges make to intergenerational social mobility.
July 25, 2017 The Atlantic
This feature on the origins of "beef lynchings" and the political turmoil that has ensued in India after the death of a Muslim boy includes a perspective by Ashutosh Varshney, professor of political science.
July 25, 2017 The Hindu
Anthropologist Sarah Besky in The Hindu, "Understanding Gorkhaland requires understanding its underlying histories. In many ways, the Gorkhas of Darjeeling have yet to taste the liberation of India’s Independence."
July 24, 2017 Quartz
Observations by Brown economist Emily Oster are mentioned in a feature about how breastfeeding has become a status symbol in American culture.
July 24, 2017 Providence Journal
Wendy Schiller commented on Gov. Gina Raimondo's re-election chances after a tumultuous week that saw the governor featured in the New York Times, but also mentioned in poll tagging her as one of the "most unpopular governors" in the country.
July 24, 2017 TRTWorld
Jessaca Leinaweaver in TRTWorld, "International adoptions have decreased annually from their global apex in 2004, when 22,989 children were adopted internationally by US parents, according to a new report from the US State Department. Last year, 5,372 visas were issued; a mere 23 percent of the total from 2004."
July 24, 2017 Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer wrote an op-ed about the probable re-election of Rwandan leader Paul Kagame and the challenges he will undoubtedly face in the next seven years.
July 24, 2017 BBC Radio
Vazira Fazila-Yacoubali Zamindar discusses the mystery of a 2,000 year-old bronze box, the Kanishka casket, that was said to hold the remains of the Buddha himself.
July 20, 2017 The Hedgehog Review
Public Policy Fellow Marc Dunkleman in the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture's Hedgehog Review, "The demands of democratic government—the fact that power flowed up from the grassroots—prompted similarly situated strangers to get to know one another in pursuit of the common good."
July 19, 2017 Dan Yorke, State of Mind
Michael Kennedy joined Dan to analyze the deterioration of the current iteration of the American Health Care Act, Donald Trump Jr.’s recent email dump, and to question the stability of democracy in 2017.
July 18, 2017 Duck of Minerva
Jeff Colgan in Duck of Minerva, "Even if Trump never becomes a dictator, he could do an awful lot of damage to US democracy, and potentially pave the way for an autocrat in the future."
July 18, 2017 RIOT Material
Sociologist Michael Kennedy in RIOT Material, "Trump’s political foolishness is not meant to clarify a problem; it is designed to mark enemies so that his supporters can enjoy a righteousness regardless of evidence to the contrary."