August 17, 2018 The Seattle Times
This roundup of new biographies mentions Professor David Kertzer's "The Pope Who Would Be King," which details the exile, intrigue and double-dealing that marked Pius IX's papacy.
August 16, 2018 Public Affairs Research Institute
"During this Global Policy Experience students will explore the way that public policy issues in South Africa are deeply informed by debates about how to overcome South Africa’s apartheid past."
August 16, 2018 Common Dreams
Research by the Costs of War Project is cited in an article about the lack of anti-war messaging.
August 13, 2018 Barrons
This article about the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on union membership focuses on its impact on teachers. It notes that economist John Friedman and his colleagues found that students of good teachers are less likely to experience teenage pregnancy, more likely to go to selective colleges, and end up earning more money as adults than students from comparable backgrounds who had worse teachers.
August 13, 2018 The Indian Express
In a conversation with Professor Ashutosh Varshney, author Walter Andersen speaks of the changing nature of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, how it was influenced by its different sarsangchalaks and the challenges that lie ahead of the organisation.
August 9, 2018 Foreign Policy in Focus
An analysis of U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan argues that it is part of a long-term strategy to gain regional influence and access to resources. The article cites the Costs of War Project, which estimates that more than 100,000 people have died in the war in Afghanistan and about 200,000 people have died in the war in Iraq.
August 7, 2018 The Boston Globe
Senior Fellow Stephen Kinzer in The Boston Globe, "Roman history teaches us that even the most powerful of empires cannot survive indefinitely if it insists on waging endless war in distant lands."
August 2, 2018 The Providence Journal
Democratic candidate for governor Matt Brown faces high financial hurdles in his race to unseat Gov. Gina Raimondo this year. Professor Wendy Schiller said financial struggles in August of an election year can "indicate there isn't a groundswell of support."
August 2, 2018 College Fix
A team of university economists, among them Professor Glenn Loury, said Asian-American applicants to Harvard whose grades and test scores were in the top one percent fared worse in "personal" ratings from the school than white applicants in the top 50 percent.
August 1, 2018 WPRO
Senior Fellow J. Brian Atwood joined WPRO to discuss President Trump's indication that he would consider turning over a former U.S. ambassador to the Russians for questioning.
July 30, 2018 LiveMint
In an article on the world's fastest-growing major economy, Professor Ashutosh Varshney has drawn a striking analogy between contemporary India and the United States in the late 19th century, a time similarly characterized by a heady cocktail of growth, inequality and corruption.
July 23, 2018 SiriusXM News & Issues
Richard Arenberg, Visiting Lecturer in Political Science, joined The Midday Briefing on SiriusXM's News & Issues to break down the Helsinki Summit and how the United States should move forward with Russia.
July 23, 2018 Market Watch
The Mega Millions jackpot is now $493 million ahead of Tuesday's draw at 11 p.m., the fifth largest jackpot in history. A study by economist Emily Oster found that the lottery jackpot only becomes "progressive" -- meaning high earners spend more on tickets than low earners -- when the jackpot is at least $806 million.
July 21, 2018 The Indian Express
Ashutosh Varshney discusses James Crabtree's book The Billionaire Raj and how India is living out the same "gilded age" as America did in the 1800s.
July 19, 2018 News from Brown
Public Policy concentrator Michael Fuller '19, shares his experience this summer participating in the first Brown in Tulsa Kaiser Fellowship Program.
July 18, 2018 War on the Rocks
This article features amusing archived documents from the Cold War period that scholars have come across during their research. Professor Jeff Colgan chose a 1975 report by The Church Committee that revealed a play related to Fidel Castro's beard.
July 17, 2018 Wilson Center
Anthony Levitas in The Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, "The fact that Ukraine’s constitution does not yet reflect the reality of governance throughout the country is troubling."
July 17, 2018 The Dan Yorke Show
Senior Fellow Timothy Edgar joined The Dan Yorke Show to discuss the 2018 Helsinki Summit, describing it as one of the worst days for a U.S. president in history.
July 17, 2018 Pass Blue
The WomenStats Project links the status of women to the security and behavior of countries, offering insights into women's lives all over the world. The database helped uphold a ban on polygyny in Canada when Professor Rose McDermott submitted empirical research that used WomenStats numbers to the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
July 12, 2018 The Providence Journal
An online survey of 1,000 people conducted by the Taubman Center showed that one in five distrust the federal government and that Democrats hold a nine-point lead heading into the midterm elections.