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Monarch Discusses Trump’s Proposed Changes to American Trade Policy in Directorship Magazine Article
“We know that President Trump is not afraid to have an actual trade war,” he continued. “We saw it in 2018 and 2019, where almost all goods coming from China were hit with the highest tariffs we've seen in almost 100 years. And those were very disruptive,” says Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics.
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Taylor Speaks With NPR LA’s ‘AirTalk’ About the Rising Tensions Between Ukraine and Trump
“One thing I would call attention to is that President Trump and Russian President Putin had an hour and a half long conversation last week. And since that conversation Trump has repeated multiple Putin talking points about the war,” says Brian Taylor, professor of political science.
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Lovely Quoted in China Daily Article on the Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on US Small Businesses
For the U.S., tariffs “can cause job loss in sectors that use imported intermediate and capital goods,” says Mary Lovely, professor emerita of economics.
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O’Keefe Talks to the Washington Post About Trump Ending the Presidential Management Fellows Program
“This is one of the most unsettling, tragic pieces of news yet,” says Sean O’Keefe, University Professor and member of the presidential management program’s inaugural class. “This is a firing of convenience. They are looking for a headcount reduction; there is nothing qualitative about this.”
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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.
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Lovely Discusses Trump’s Arbitrary Trade Policy in New York Times Article
“What Mr. Trump is doing with tariffs is a result of a lost consensus about how the United States should interact with other countries in the global economy. He is stepping into that vacuum, filling it with the unrestrained and autocratic use of import taxes, moves that appear to be based on personal whim rather than on U.S. trade law,” says Mary Lovely, professor emerita of economics.
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Keck Weighs In on Trump’s Threats to Ignore Court Orders in HuffPost Article
“Lots of the fights that they have picked—especially Musk’s out-of-control, rampant destruction of federal agencies from within—a lot of those fights they are not going to win in court,” says Thomas Keck, Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics.
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Reeher Speaks With LiveNOW from FOX About the Latest With Trump's Cabinet Confirmations
“ I thought that [Pete] Hegseth, the defense secretary, was the most problematic overall, of all the ones that stayed in the process. I think given that Hegseth has made it through, that tells me that the other ones are likely to make it as well,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
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Cohen Discusses How the US Has Used Tariffs Throughout History in CNBC Article
Before 1934, Congress—not presidents—had power over tariff rates and negotiations, says Andrew Wender Cohen, professor of history. But Democrats had an enormous majority around the New Deal era and passed the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934, granting the president the right to negotiate tariffs in certain cases, Cohen says.
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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.
McCormick Talks to InSight Crime About Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico
“Tariffs will hurt the Mexican economy, which will further weaken the Mexican system and the rule of law, and that’s going to make Mexico much more vulnerable to further incursions from organized crime,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
Monmonier Speaks With the Washington Post About Trump’s Executive Order to Rename the Gulf of Mexico
Given how long-standing the Gulf of Mexico name has been, Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and the Environment, says he doesn’t see a logical reason to change it.
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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.
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Gadarian Weighs In on Trump Administration’s Framing of Immigration Raids in the Guardian Article
The way the administration has framed its raids is an attempt to shape public perception by driving the narrative that “immigrants are criminals” who “don’t belong in the United States,” says Shana Gadarian, Merle Goldberg Fabian Professor of Excellence in Citizenship and Critical Thinking.
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Banks Talks to AZ Republic, KJZZ About Deportation Flights and the Use of the Military at the Border
William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, says the flights are possible because of Trump’s emergency declaration at the border. “In doing so, he evoked a series of statutes under something called the National Securities Act. Gives him additional authorities beyond his everyday authorities,” he says.
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McCormick Quoted in InSight Crime Article on Trump’s Impact on Anti-Crime Efforts in Latin America
“There’s so much more on the table in terms of the overall portfolios of some of these organizations,” says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
Khalil Discusses the Gaza Ceasefire With Clarín, The Hill and Reuters
“The same terms that were agreed to by Hamas and Israel were available at least eight months ago and likely a similar deal could have been achieved late last year...Instead, the Biden administration’s vociferous support for Israel’s 15-month military campaign has had a profound impact on America’s standing in the world,” says Osamah Khalil, professor of history.
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.
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Research Studies by Engelhardt and Montez Cited in 2025 Economic Report of the President
Separate research studies by Professor of Economics Gary Engelhardt and University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez were referenced in Chapter 4 of the report, “Expanding and Strengthening U.S. Health Insurance Coverage.”
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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.”
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