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.
July 12, 2018 Quartz
Earlier this year, the U.S. tried to weaken a World Health Organization proposal encouraging the benefits of breastfeeding. Economist Emily Oster pointed out that it's "impossible to disentangle" the most commonly cited benefits of breastfeeding, such as higher IQ and lower obesity rates, from socioeconomic factors.
July 9, 2018 The Providence Journal
More female candidates than ever are running for political office in Rhode Island this year. Political scientist Wendy Schiller said the establishment party's endorsement controversy and recent pushback against pay equity, abortion rights and new sexual harassment laws has received stinging national media attention, and outrage among far-left-leaning voters could spur big wins for progressive candidates.
July 9, 2018 The Washington Post
Progressive political candidates motivated by Bernie Sanders' insurgent run against Hillary Clinton in 2016 are advocating for Medicare for all as part of their platforms. Professor Eric Patashnik said that the political viability of the idea will ultimately depend on its details -- such as whether the program would eliminate the private-insurance system altogether.
July 2, 2018 Politico Magazine
In an article by r, 17 legal thinkers, including political scientist Corey Brettschneide, argue about why the retiring justice mattered—and what his exit could mean for his most consequential decisions.
June 13, 2018
In her new book, Professor Rose McDermott examines one structural factor that instigates, enforces, and replicates patterns of male dominance: the practice of polygyny.
June 13, 2018 The Washington Post
An opinion piece co-written by Eric Patashnik, argues that the law’s political vulnerabilities and Republican electoral dynamics drive conservative efforts to uproot it and yet conservatives are unlikely to be able to repeal it.
June 13, 2018
Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine, co-written by Public Policy program director Eric Patashnik, describes the U.S. medical system, the most advanced in the world, and its insufficient evaluation process of treatments that often become widespread.
May 3, 2018 Politico Magazine
In an article about the U.S. Justice Department's Russia probe, professor of political science Corey Brettschneider's recent Politico article on the topic is cited.
May 3, 2018 Associated Press
In an Associated Press article about the likelihood that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will step down, political science lecturer Richard Arenberg theorizes that given the current composition of Congress, it will be difficult to defeat a Trump nominee for the court.
May 3, 2018 Newsmax
In an opinion piece in Newsmax, political science professor Richard Arenberg writes that "The Republicans are once again tearing at the fabric of the U.S. Senate and further politicizing the federal courts in the process."
April 30, 2018 RIPR
Rob Blair, assistant professor of political science, joined Rhode Island Public Radio to discuss a course he developed following the 2016 presidential election. The course is designed to answer the question: is our democracy failing?
April 24, 2018 The Hechinger Report
Stories of upward mobility were once a key feature of American life. Children born in the 1940s were almost guaranteed to grow up and earn more than their parents did. But upward mobility has stalled, according to economist John Friedman.
April 20, 2018 News from Brown
Among the winners of the annual award program is Professor Rose McDermott, who "earned a Distinguished Research Achievement Award for her pioneering scholarship, including in the area of political psychology, and her innovative interdisciplinary work across political science, international relations, psychology and behavioral genetics."
April 19, 2018 The Philadelphia Citizen
In article about recent shift to mayoral control of Philadelphia's school board, Kenneth Wong offers insight on systemic outcomes that result from such an arrangement.
April 18, 2018 The Outline
Public Policy Fellow Marc Dunkleman, said he loves the idea of an ecosystem of entrepreneurs "trying to figure out ways to address" the lack of person-to-person connection in today's society, but he criticized startups for setting up meetings between like-minded people who may not learn more about the world from talking to each other.
April 17, 2018 Quartz
Americans' tax records are the best dataset for assessing income inequality and the odds that a child born poor can become rich. The IRS still only accepts a small number of applications for studies every year, and a list put together by economist John Friedman shows they are almost all from elite schools.
April 11, 2018
Taubman Center Director Susan Moffitt and Margot Jackson, an associate professor of sociology at Brown University participated in a panel discussion in Washington D.C., “In the Age of Inequality, Does Public Schooling Make a Difference?” The briefing was attended by more than 100 congressional staffers, researchers, and media representatives.
March 25, 2018 White House Chronicle
Richard Arenberg, Visiting Lecturer in Political Science and Public Policy, discusses the future of the Republican Party on White House Chronicle, a weekly television program. Arenberg appeared with Shawn McCoy of InsideSources and cohosts Llewellyn King and Linda Gasparello.