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Barkun quoted in Business Insider article on conspiracy films

According to Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science, disillusionment can be a subtle risk of conspiracy theory media. "People may draw the conclusion that conventional politics is meaningless. If they genuinely believe that what happens in the world is a result of the hidden hand of some mysterious elite, then presumably ordinary political activity is meaningless as are the decisions of lawmakers and officeholders," he says. 

February 11, 2019

Banks, Bybee quoted in TIME's State of the Union fact check

"Most experts agree that there is no crisis at the southern border," William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, says about Trump's claim that a wall is needed because of a crisis at the border.

February 6, 2019

Estévez-Abe quoted in NY Times article on work-life balance in Japan

Margarita Estévez-Abe, associate professor of political science, was interviewed for the New York Times article "Japan’s Working Mothers: Record Responsibilities, Little Help From Dads." Men in Japan do fewer hours of housework and child care than in any of the world’s richest nations. Estévez-Abe says "If the work day could be shortened in Japan, I think a younger generation of men would do more as fathers." 02/04/19
February 4, 2019

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