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Harrington Meyer and Silverstein Featured in The Atlantic Article on Grandparenting
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with our grandmothers,” says University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer. “But I think there’s plenty wrong with our welfare state.”
See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care, United States
Fairchild Cited in The Atlantic Article on the Erasing of Science in the US
Scientific expertise itself is now being billed as a political liability, which opens the door to “a populist approach to what counts as valid scientific knowledge,” says University Professor Amy Fairchild.
See related: Environment, Gender and Sex, Race & Ethnicity, Research Methods, U.S. Health Policy, United States
Pralle Quoted in the Atlantic Article on Why Residents Were Caught off Guard by Hurricane Helene
So much of the response following disasters can feel piecemeal and reactive, says Sarah Pralle, associate professor of poltical science. “Every dollar we put into prevention is going to be a lot more efficiently spent,” she explains. In a world reshaped by climate change, “this idea that there’s safe places you can go hide is unrealistic.”
See related: Flood Insurance, Natural Disasters, United States
Landes Talks to The Atlantic About People With Disability, COVID
See related: COVID-19, Disability, United States
Allport Quoted in Atlantic Piece on Role of History in Ukraine Crisis
Williams Discusses NATO Options Regarding Russia, Ukraine in AC Blog
Gadarian cited in Atlantic, New York Times articles on perceptions of Trump
"In a threatening environment, Americans reward candidates and parties perceived to hold hawkish positions" and "punish candidates perceived to be dovish," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science.
See related: COVID-19, U.S. Elections, United States
O'Keefe comments on NASA's upcoming astronaut launch in The Atlantic
"You can’t just turn the lights out and say, we’ll be back," says University Professor Sean O’Keefe. "[The space station] is an asset that needs constant operational attention."
See related: Space Exploration, United States
Banks writes about martial law and the pandemic in The Atlantic
"If martial law were invoked, the government would be conducted ad hoc by the president or a military commander based entirely on his or her opinion of what was needed to meet the emergency, unbound by any laws and with no transparency or public participation, and probably no accountability afterward," writes William C. Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
See related: COVID-19, Federal, U.S. National Security, United States