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O’Keefe Article on the Follow the Rules Act Published by Brookings

“Federal law protects both civilian and military public servants from punishment for refusing to follow illegal orders, though few employees know these protections exist,” writes University Professor Emeritus Sean O'Keefe, who served in both Bush administrations at the Pentagon, White House and NASA; and Josh Gotbaum, who served in the Clinton Administration as an appointee at the Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget.

September 17, 2026

Barton Discusses Cross-Party Endorsements in Washington Examiner Article

“I think there’s a narrow slice of the electorate that could potentially be persuaded and moved, swayed by that cross-party endorsement. But in the states that we’re talking about, that narrow slice of the electorate could be pivotal,” says Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs.

September 15, 2026

Lopoo Piece on Lack of Family Planning Support for Egg Freezing Published in The Hill

“If a woman wants assistance in planning the timing of her childbearing, it is not available. This is but one-example of the lopsidedness of family planning in the U.S. Our programs are designed to assist when women want to restrict their childbearing but offer no support when women want to have children,” writes Leonard Lopoo, professor, chair and associate dean of public administration and international affairs.

September 11, 2026

Brockway Quoted in HuffPost Article on MAGA ‘Government is the Enemy’ Rhetoric

“The long-term conservative or Republican or MAGA criticism of the federal government was actually not about the federal government,” says Mark Brockway, assistant teaching professor of political science. “Instead, it was a criticism or a fight against what we call a vague liberal enemy, which was sometimes mapped onto the government when it was convenient.”

September 10, 2026

Sultana Article on the Nepal Disaster Published in Counterpoint

“Nepal is owed something more substantial than sympathy and more useful than a loan charging interest on damage it did not cause. Monitoring of unstable ice and glacial lakes concerns the whole basin and should be funded on a standing basis, with hydrological data crossing borders as a matter of routine rather than negotiation,” writes Farhana Sultana, professor of geography and the environment.

September 9, 2026

Dunaway Weighs In on Trump’s Threat to Report NBC Host to FCC in USA Today Article

“I just don’t see how they can, at least in good faith. Several other outlets made similar statements about his endorsements and recent upsets in primaries,” says Johanna Dunaway, professor of political science and research director of the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship.

September 8, 2026

Barton Quoted in NOTUS Article on Election Deniers Controlling Elections in Three Swing States

“Over the last few years, election denialism has become something of a litmus test within the Republican Party,” says Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs.

September 2, 2026

Taylor Speaks With War & Politics 24 About the Russia-Ukraine War

“I think Putin's strategy is unlikely to work and unlikely to change the basic trajectory of the war, which is still that his strategic objectives that he set out at the very beginning of the invasion, which is basically to control Ukraine will not be achieved. And he's only made the Ukrainian population more resistant to any kind of submission to Russian political domination,” says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs.

September 1, 2026

The Newest Federalism and Population Health

Jennifer Karas Montez, Jacob M. Grumbach

Co-authored by University Professor Jennifer Karas Montez, the article was published in The Milbank Quarterly.

August 31, 2026

Primary Nesting Season Designations on Conservation Reserve Program Lands

Tom A. Langen, Margaret A. Voss, Dea L. Closson, Cooper P. Olds, Sean G. Jackson, Rick Welsh

Co-authored by Professor of Sociology Rick Welsh, the article was published in Conservation Science and Practice.

August 31, 2026

Monarch Discusses the Escalating Trade War Between the US and Canada With Spectrum News and WGRZ

“You’re going to have businesses on both sides of the border that are dealing with higher costs and more uncertainty, both of which are not sort of conducive to good business and to providing products to consumers at their sort of most efficient prices,” says Ryan Monarch, associate professor of economics.

August 28, 2026

What Fracking Taught Planners That Data Center Communities Need to Learn

Austin Zwick

The article, authored by Associate Teaching Professor of Policy Studies Austin Zwick, was published in the Journal of the American Planning Association.

August 25, 2026

Heflin Article on the Impact of SNAP Food Restrictions Published in Milbank Quarterly

“Even though the federal government spends nearly $100 billion annually on SNAP, there is no federally funded survey or data source that can evaluate this important change to the program,” writes Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.

August 25, 2026

Barton Featured in NY Times Article on Liabilities Surrounding the Democratic Socialists of America

“There is some support for the claim that ideologues can more effectively mobilize the base and activate new voters, but they are also more effective at mobilizing opposition,” says Richard Barton, assistant teaching professor of public administration and international affairs.

August 24, 2026

Maxwell Faculty Scholarship Takes the Spotlight on The Academic Minute

Daryl Lovell

Five Syracuse faculty, including Maxwell professors Ryan Griffiths and Colleen Heflin, share findings on food policy, AI, architecture, political science and marine biology on the nationally broadcast program “The Academic Minute.”

August 21, 2026

Burman Talks to Newsweek About Trump’s Capital Gains Tax Proposal

“These are both terrible policy and politics,” says Leonard Burman, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs. The benefits of both would “disproportionately accrue to the wealthiest households,” given the existing distribution of assets in the U.S., he says.

August 20, 2026

Reeher Quoted in Gothamist Article on Bruce Blakeman’s Run for NY Governor, Use of Trump Playbook

Bruce Blakeman should concentrate on pocketbook issues that could appeal to independent voters, says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. 

August 19, 2026

Taylor Weighs In on Russia’s Toll in the War With Ukraine in Forbes Article

“Russians generally are tired of the war and want it to end,” says Brian Taylor, director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs. “They are well aware that the full-scale war against Ukraine started in 2022 has already lasted longer than the ‘Great Patriotic War’ against Nazi Germany.”

August 18, 2026

Murrett Speaks With the Guardian, Newsweek About the USS Abraham Lincoln, Extended Navy Deployments

“Deployments of this length put a great deal of pressure on the ship and its crew, with long-term impact on personnel, sustainment of the ship and the turnaround cycle for future deployments,” says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.

August 17, 2026

The Push to Promote the Smart City: Assessing the Impacts of a Government-Led Smart City Challenge

Jeffrey Biggar, Austin Zwick, Zachary Spicer

Co-authored by Associate Teaching Professor of Policy Studies Austin Zwick, the article was published in Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit.

August 16, 2026

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