March 8, 2019 WUWF
Professor of Economics Emily Oster says no one is exactly sure why European countries do so much better than the US when it comes to infant mortality--but access to healthcare and mandatory maternity leave may play a role.
March 7, 2019 RTE
Political economist Mark Blyth joined RTE to discuss Brexit and British Prime Minister Theresa May.
March 7, 2019 Christian Science Monitor
Professor Rose McDermott comments on human nature's extremes of kindness and aggression, saying "Over long periods of time among large numbers of people, you end up with a more – slightly more – egalitarian system. We breed a kind of peacefulness, at least for the in-group."
March 5, 2019 VICE News
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg comments on the new probe into President Trump. "This could very well be the kind of foundation you’d have to lay in order to begin serious impeachment proceedings."
February 26, 2019
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg’s recent book, Congressional Procedure: A Practical Guide to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress: The House of Representatives and Senate Explained, has won the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Award and the bronze 2019 Independent Publisher Book Award for Best Non-Fiction Book in the Mid-Atlantic region.
February 22, 2019 The New York Times
Political economist Mark Blyth comments on the US dollar, saying "There is no alternative to the dollar...We’re stuck with the dollar, which gives the United States astonishing structural power."
February 22, 2019 Global Policy Journal
Jeff Colgan in the Global Policy Journal, "Climate politics are changing. Beyond 'politics as usual,' climate politics are becoming existential: climate-forcing and climate-vulnerable interests are both fighting for the survival of their way of life."
February 18, 2019 ABC 3
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg comments on President Trump's national emergency declaration, saying "He seems to consider it a victory if he continues to convince his base that he is fighting for the wall."
February 16, 2019 KOKH FOX25
President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency Friday to obtain funding for a border wall that has been denied to him by Congress may create legal complications for the White House.
February 15, 2019 Politico
Fellow Marc Dunkelman in Politico, "...Amazon isn’t packing up because of public resistance to too many tax breaks or a helipad. It’s leaving because, like in much of the country, the architecture of political power has changed."
February 15, 2019 The New York Times
Daniel Denvir, Taubman Center Fellow, in The New York Times, "The time has come for the Democratic Party to push for concrete policies to make the border more open."
February 15, 2019 ABC 6
Senior Fellow Richard Arenberg comments on the government funding bill that President Trump will sign, saying "The appropriators in parties deserve credit for a demonstration of the kind of progress which can be made when both parties on Capitol Hill come to the table."
February 15, 2019 The Brown Daily Herald
The Department of Economics was ranked eighth in the country last month. Professor of Economics and former Department Chair David Weil ’82 attributed the department’s success largely to its recent hires, which include Professors of Economics Emily Oster and John Friedman.
February 14, 2019 WPRI12
Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider sat down in an inerview to discusses the border wall deal and the ongoing Mueller investigation.
February 6, 2019 WHYY
Domingo Morel, Visiting Scholar in the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, discussed how Senator Booker's presidential campaign might be both positively and negatively influenced by his "ubiquitious online presence."
February 6, 2019 CNBC
Political economist Mark Blyth joined CNBC to discuss President Trump's State of the Union address.
February 1, 2019
In an interview, Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider discussed why Trump’s threats regarding Congress and government shutdowns demonstrate an inability to understand the limits of his own power.
February 1, 2019 Brown Daily Herald
University professors Susanna Loeb, Kenneth Wong, Matthew Kraft and John Papay were named in the 2019 Rick Hess Straight Up Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings Jan. 9. The list ranks the top 200 U.S. university scholars who most influenced educational practice and policy last year.
February 1, 2019 WCTI12
“Procedures have been weaponized,” said Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs Richard Arenberg in regards to government shutdowns. “Almost every year we experience shutdown brinksmanship.”
February 1, 2019 White House Chronicle
Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs Richard Arenberg dicussed common sense as an antidote to toxicity in politics in this interview.