Angrynomics and the plan to save the world (interview with Mark Blyth)
April 12, 2021 BFM (The Business Station)
In this podcast interview, Mark Blyth discusses the point at which economics becomes angrynomics and more importantly, how do we fix it?
News Archive 2021
Vaccine-hunting volunteers help Americans score COVID jabs (commentary by Emily Oster)
April 11, 2021 Al Jazeera
Emily Oster provides commentary on her personal experiences with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Biden’s infrastructure sales force knows its potholes and bridges (commentary by Marc Dunkelman)
April 9, 2021 New York Times
Marc Dunkelman offered commentary on President Joe Biden's ambitious infrastructure plan and the role that former Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (now U.S. Secretary of Commerce) has played in its launch.
Bolsonaro's chaotic governance damages Brazil's reputation abroad (commentary by Patrick Heller)
April 9, 2021 Brasil de Fato
Patrick Heller in Brasil de Fato, "Judging by this pattern, the societal body and more specifically, the political body of today’s Brazil seems absolutely catastrophic."
They risked their lives to help us. How Biden can fix the troubled “terp” visa program (Costs of War report cited)
April 7, 2021 Military Times
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson.
Trump on the ballot again? Daughter-in-law Lara ponders Senate run
April 5, 2021 The Guardian
Wendy Schiller offered commentary on the optics and politics of Lara Trump.
Exiting GOP Old Guard in Senate Jeopardizes Deals With Biden (Wendy Schiller comments)
April 5, 2021 Bloomberg Goverment
Wendy Schiller offers commentary on the future of bipartisan lawmaking after the planned departure of a handful of Republican Senate veterans.
Are America’s Communities Vanishing? (Marc Dunkelman comments)
April 5, 2021 VOA News
This article includes commentary from Marc Dunkelman, whose book "The Vanishing Neighbor" is heavily referenced.
Congress and the president need a new war powers partnership (written by J. Brian Atwood)
April 2, 2021 The Hill
Brian Atwood penned this article on the recent vote to repeal the 9/11 authorization for use of military force (AUMF).
How could the American Jobs Plan improve Rhode Island’s infrastructure? (commentary by Marc Dunkelman)
April 2, 2021 Boston Globe
In this article, Marc Dunkelman explains how he'd like to improve Rhode Island's infrastructure if the American Jobs Plan becomes law.
Southern Border Crisis: Where Is Kamala Harris? (commentary by Peter Andreas)
April 2, 2021 The National Interest
Peter Andreas provided commentary in this article on the Mexico border crisis and Kamala Harris' new role.
Despite Biden’s pledge, he’s unlikely to rejoin the Iran deal (written by Stephen Kinzer)
April 1, 2021 Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer penned this column on Biden's relations with Iran.
The American Jobs Plan: What's in it, and how would Biden pay for it? (commentary by Rich Arenberg)
April 1, 2021 ABC6
Richard Arenberg offered commentary in this story.
Bloomberg Daybreak: April 1, 2021 (interview with Wendy Schiller)
April 1, 2021 Bloomberg
Wendy Schiller appeared in this segment of Bloomberg Radio.
The Origins of a Distinguished Diplomatic Career and the U.S.-China Fight for Primacy—BPR Interviews: Chas Freeman (interview with Chas Freeman)
March 31, 2021 Brown Political Review
In this interview, Chas Freeman discusses his time with the Foreign Service.
Here's what McKee's choice of Matos means for the 2022 race for RI governor (commentary by Wendy Schiller)
March 31, 2021 Providence Journal
This article includes commentary from Wendy Schiller.
Research Achievement Awards honor early-career and accomplished Brown scholars (Rob Blair cited)
March 31, 2021 News from Brown
This article notes that Rob Blair was one of six Brown researchers to receive the 2021 Research Achievement Award.
40 years later, is this the end of Reaganomics? (interview with Mark Blyth)
March 31, 2021 Marketplace
In this interview, Mark Blyth discusses how Reaganomics was supposed to work, its ripple effects on Democrats and whether the era of “big government” is over.
“Sorry For The War” Is An Honest And Brutal Portrayal Of America (Costs of War report cited)
March 30, 2021 Buzzfeed News
This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson.
Here’s The Deal With Schumer’s Plan To Sneak Past The Filibuster Three Times In One Year (commentary by Rich Arenberg)
March 30, 2021 Talking Points Memo
Rich Arenberg provided commentary in this article, "If what Majority Leader Schumer is arguing is that a Section 304 revision of the budget resolution can be used to create another reconciliation bill, I think there is a strong case."