Market Mania (interview with Mark Blyth)
February 5, 2021 Radio Open Source
In this radio interview, Mark Blyth explains the populist lingo around the GameStop situation on Wall Street, Robinhood and other day traders, and more.
News Archive 2021
Wall Street and the Short Selling Revolution Part 2 (interview with Mark Blyth)
February 4, 2021 The David McWilliams Podcast
Mark Blyth appears on this podcast segment to discuss the "day-trading" insurrectionists to uncover who is actually in control, what human emotions are unleashed by the markets and what it all means for politics and economics.
To Secure Lasting Peace in Afghanistan, Task Force Proposes Prolonging Longest US War (Costs of War Report cited)
February 4, 2021 Common Dreams
This article refereces data from the Costs of War report at Watson.
Latin America has slipped on Washington’s list of priorities (written by Stephen Kinzer)
February 4, 2021 Boston Globe
Stephen Kinzer penned this column on the importance of reimagining the United States' relationships in Central and South America.
White House open to narrowing who qualifies for stimulus checks but keeping payments at $1,400 per person (commentary by John Friedman)
February 3, 2021 Washington Post
John Friedman offered commentary on the effectiveness of targeting stimulus payments to lower-income households.
Local governance in limelight (commentary by Patrick Heller)
February 3, 2021 The Hindu
Patrick Heller provides commentary on the rapid growth of Kerala.
Donald Trump Jr. distorts his father's war record as president (Costs of War Report cited)
February 3, 2021 PolitiFact
This article cites Stephanie Savell and the Costs of War report, which shows the scope of U.S. counterterrorism operations, including combat operations in the Middle East and across Africa.
Sens. Markey And Warren Are Part Of A Progressive Push To Kill The Filibuster (commentary by Richard Arenberg)
February 3, 2021 WBUR
Richard Arenberg provides commentary in this article, arguing that the filibuster cools the legislative temperature and offers a degree of protection for whichever party is out of power.
America's Bloated Military and the Myth of Providing Security (Costs of War Report cited)
February 3, 2021 Black Star News
This article cites the Costs of War report as it relates to U.S. currency spent on the military.
Gone Missing from Grand Strategy: Climate Change (written by Jeff Colgan)
February 2, 2021 Duck of Minerva
Jeff Colgan penned this article on climate security, economic integration, and climate change.
How stimulus dollars are spent matters (commentary by John Friedman)
February 2, 2021 Hannibal Courier-Post
John Friedman in the Hannibal Courier-Post, "The fact that we have the ability to analyze this stuff after a few weeks gives us the opportunity to have policy that adapts to circumstances in a way we haven't had before."
Biden’s stimulus checks should target poorer Americans, Harvard and Brown researchers say (Opportunity Insights cited)
February 2, 2021 Market Watch
This article cites Opportunity Insights: "Though spending rose 7.9% from Jan. 6 to Jan. 19, 2021 compared to the same period a year previous for households making under $46,000, it edged up 0.2% for households making over $78,000..."
Teachers unions say they need more COVID tests before reopening classrooms. But experts are warning about the limitations, expense and tradeoffs in focusing on swabs (commentary by Emily Oster)
February 1, 2021 The 74 Million
This article includes commentary from, and highlights the research and tracking efforts of, Professor Emily Oster.
Data suggests limiting $1,400 stimulus checks to those earning under $75,000 (Opportunity Insights cited)
February 1, 2021 Forbes
This article draws on data from Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman.
United States Counterterrorism Operations 2018-2020 (written by Stephanie Savell)
February 1, 2021 Costs of War
Stephanie Savell co-created this report and visual representation of post-9/11 operations to convey the broad reach of U.S. government activities to fight what it and partner countries call "terrorism" or "violent extremism."
SouthCoast Matters #304 | Richard Arenberg Part 2 (interview with Richard Arenberg)
February 1, 2021 SouthCoast Matters
Rich Arenberg appears in this episode of South Coast Matters for a discussion centered around remaking democracy functional.
Prerna Singh on India’s COVID-19 Welfare Response (interview with Prerna Singh)
February 1, 2021 Asia Experts Forum
In this interview, Prerna Singh discusses India's COVID-19 lockdown and the path the government took when addressing the pandemic.
My Family Has School Choice. So Should Yours. (Emily Oster cited)
February 1, 2021 Reason
This article cites Emily Oster and her COVID-19 dashboard, which has ultimately shown a low virus spread in K-12 schools.
Opinion: It’s not progressive to give money to the rich (commentary by John Friedman)
February 1, 2021 Washington Post
This article cites Opportunity Insights and provides commentary from co-doirector John Friedman: "The fact that we have the ability to analyze this stuff after a few weeks gives us the opportunity to have policy that adapts to circumstances in a way we haven’t had before."
Are political views shaped by personality traits? (commentary by Rose McDermott)
February 1, 2021 BBC News
This article includes commentary from Rose McDermott on how we develop our own individual political perspectives.