December 31, 2020 The Providence Journal
This article cites Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller's, previously stated opinion that Raimondo’s Bloomberg endorsement was most likely a reflection of unease among Democratic governors with the more progressive candidates in the primary.
December 30, 2020 The New Yorker
In this article, Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Jeff Colgan, shares his opinion on possible government reform - including steering parties away from acting anti-democratically in attempt to safeguard U.S. democracy.
December 28, 2020 FOX Business
In this article, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman provides insight to the economic and financial changes in American households during the pandemic.
December 23, 2020 Spectrum
Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy, Eric Patashnik, appeared on this podcast episode to discuss the new paperback edition of his coauthored book, Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine.
December 18, 2020 The David McWilliams Podcast
Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, appeared in this podcast episode, discussing the economics of Scottish Independence and what’s ahead for Scotland, Ireland and England.
December 18, 2020 DW
Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, provides commentary on this article which examines what the small but vocal pro-Brexit voice on the left in the UK is saying and whether it will impact the opposition's voting position when — or if — a deal with Brussels is struck.
December 17, 2020 Fordham Institute
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics Emily Oster appeared in this podcast segment to discuss whether the vaccine will allow schools to reopen nationwide this spring.
December 16, 2020 The Hill
Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg co-wrote this opinion piece, delving into what Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-Ky.) and Democratic Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) could do during the two pending runoff elections in Georgia.
December 16, 2020 The National Interest
John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy James Morone, “Republicans are playing with fire...They’re counting on our political institutions—the courts, the state governments, the electors— to protect our republic while they pander to President Trump and his supporters. But our democratic institutions are built on a political culture. One that accepts political opposition as legitimate and elections as the final word. Denying a clear election result—for a day much less for a month—weakens the bonds that hold our republic together. This is how democracies break down—slowly, then all at once.”
December 15, 2020 Newark Chalkbeat
"We can’t expect all these schools to just reinvent the wheel for tutoring with all the coordination, curriculum, training, costs, and expertise it requires,” comments Associate Professor of Education and Economics, Matthew Kraft.
December 14, 2020 Inspired Traveler
In this article, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, voices her prediction that Biden is expected to encounter "strong resistance during the first six months or the first year" of his presidency.
December 14, 2020 The 74 Million
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, in The 74, "The reason for [the comparable rates among teachers across grade level] is likely that infections are occurring outside school."
December 13, 2020 The Korea Times
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science and Chair of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, "Covid has really distorted any kind of way of gauging people's reactions. There isn't any other venue for them to hear the counter-point."
December 13, 2020 The Korea Times
Professor and Chair of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, offered commentary in this article.
December 11, 2020 The 74 Million
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, "The reason for [the comparable rates among teachers across grade level] is likely that infections are occurring outside school."
December 11, 2020 Five Thirty Eight
In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, discusses what she’s learned about COVID-19 in schools, the implications of volunteers developing their own public health trackers and how she thinks the incoming Biden administration will approach pandemic data collection.
December 7, 2020 CNN
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman, provides three main statistics that show why American families need additional federal aid as the pandemic continues.
December 7, 2020 KCBS
In this interview with KCBS, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, explains that in-person learning seems to be better for kids, if there is a way to do it safely.
December 6, 2020 The Media Line
Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs and Director of Climate Solutions Lab, Jeff Colgan, “There is nobody in Libya who is willing to accept restrictions on Libya’s output because the country desperately needs the money and so they are just uninterested in OPEC’s limits.”
December 5, 2020 CBC
Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, reveals her five-step process to make decisions in the face of uncertainty during COVID-19.