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Monarch Speaks With Newsweek and NY Post About Trump’s Tariffs, Rising Prices

Products whose import is “closer to the final consumer” such as clothing, apparel, furniture, toys and shoes can expect to see higher prices “fairly quickly, like in the next month or two,” says Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics. “The more complicated the product is, the longer it’s going to take for these price increases to show up.”
April 9, 2025

Monarch Discusses the Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs in Newsweek and Nexstar Articles

Typically, a Republican presidency would be defined by a pro-business outlook that includes lower taxes and deregulation, which tend to boost investment in equities. Trump's tariffs, however, are a driving force in the other direction this time, says Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics.

March 18, 2025

Williams Quoted in Newsweek Article on Greenland’s Election and What It Means for Trump

Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs, says that cooperation in Greenland between the U.S. and founding NATO member Denmark is likely to continue but security in that part of the North Atlantic will remain a concern for Trump.

March 14, 2025

Murrett Talks to LiveNOW from FOX, Newsweek About Zelensky's Meetings With Trump, European Allies

“The talks in United Kingdom…represent a pivotal inflection point for the alliance of nations that support Ukraine, and for the prospects for a ceasefire in the months ahead,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.

March 4, 2025

Monarch Speaks With Newsweek About US tariffs and the Housing Market

Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics, says that it is “clear” tariffs on products like steel and aluminum will increase the cost of building housing and developments and, therefore, drive up the prices of housing in the U.S.

February 17, 2025

Banks Quoted in Newsweek, Stateline Articles on Deportations and Use of the Alien Enemies Act

“Although the Alien Enemies Act does not authorize military participation in law enforcement, if other laws permit their use, Trump could enable the military to implement summary detention and deportation of immigrants lawfully in the United States,” says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.

February 7, 2025

Monarch Discusses Trump’s Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China in Newsweek and WAER Articles

In total, a 25 to 30 percent price increase would not be “outlandlish,” says Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics. “We should expect that those prices are going to go directly onto American buyers. Research has shown that Chinese suppliers pass on those prices completely,“ he says.

February 4, 2025

De Nevers Comments on Trump's Call for the US to Acquire Greenland in Newsweek Article

“Trump's threats to use military force to acquire Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, undercut efforts to preserve this core principle, and implicitly legitimate President Putin's own efforts to gain territory by force,” says Renée de Nevers, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.

January 16, 2025

Wilson and Bendix Weigh In on Impact of Trump’s Policies on Future Wildfires in Newsweek Article

“We well know Trump does not accept the science of climate change and the reality of climate change. He's very dismissive of it,” says Robert Wilson, associate professor of geography and the environment. “Certainly, I've seen no news account over the past week where he's acknowledged that climate change has played a role in making the wildfires in California worse.”

January 15, 2025

Taylor Talks to Newsweek About the US Sending Nuclear Weapons to Ukraine

“In theory, the U.S. could station U.S. nuclear weapons in Ukraine and maintain command authority of them, like it does in several NATO member states,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science. “But it's extremely difficult to imagine that happening.”

December 4, 2024

Taylor Speaks With AFP, The Hill and Newsweek About Trump’s Victory, Impact on Ukraine-Russia War

“I can’t imagine Donald Trump rolling up his sleeves and digging into the nitty-gritty of the words of this conflict,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science. “That’s not who he is [but] that’s what it takes to bring about ceasefires and peace settlements, lots of detailed, nitty-gritty negotiation on a whole host of issues. It’s not simply tell both sides to stop.” 

November 7, 2024

Reeher Discusses the Presidential Election With EFE, Fox News and Newsweek

“In recent decades the country has gotten incredibly polarized politically. Both candidates have 43% in the bank no matter what. I think what the last week is about—it's not about persuasion, we're done with that—it's about mobilization, it's about turnout. The election is going to turn on turnout,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.

November 5, 2024

Hranchak Comments on North Korean Troops Being Deployed to Ukraine in Newsweek Article

“North Korean troops in Ukraine would be another confirmation that the Russian war in Ukraine is not a local or regional conflict,” says Tetiana Hranchak, visiting assistant teaching professor in the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs. 

October 28, 2024

Reeher Discusses the 2024 Presidential Election With Newsweek, The Mirror

Harris is “is performing better in the national polls versus the battleground states, which tells me she is racking up more support in states where she is already likely to win,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. “That makes sense given the nature of the campaign's central messages and appeals.”

October 21, 2024

Heflin Quoted in Newsweek Article on the Farm Bill Reauthorization and Its Impact on SNAP Benefits

“If the appropriations bills are not passed by the end of December, January benefits will still go out because SNAP benefits are obligated in the prior month (December),” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.

October 2, 2024

Reeher Weighs In on Biden’s Involvement in Harris’s Campaign in Newsweek Article

“I think it's risky,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. “Many Democrats and others got excited about the Harris campaign precisely because it wasn't a Biden campaign.”

September 6, 2024

Reeher Speaks to Newsweek About Kamala Harris Winning Over White Voters in Recent Polling

Grant Reeher, professor of political science professor, says some of it “is probably being driven by the enthusiasm among the white left voters for her candidacy.”

August 17, 2024

Murrett Discusses the War in Ukraine With the Associated Press, Deutsche Welle and Newsweek

“The situation is still highly fluid, but with clear signs that the Russian command and control of responding units is still coming together, with all-important unity of command not yet achieved,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.

August 16, 2024

Murrett Quoted in Newsweek Articles on the War in Ukraine

“I think both Ukrainians and the Russians are surprised by what has happened, in particular in the opportunities that this has offered to the Ukrainians in terms of going further in the Kursk region than they probably had anticipated when they started,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.

August 10, 2024

Reeher Speaks with The Hill, Newsweek about Kamala Harris’s Presidential Campaign

“Harris also has some of the traits that a lot of Democrats were looking for,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. “Her early performance has been good, and she's picking up some good endorsements. The money is coming in. All this has been widely reported in the press, which furthers the impression of new viability.”

August 8, 2024

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