Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Banks Weighs In on Trump’s Get-Tough Approach to Student Protests in USA Today Article
Williams Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs, says chilling student protests risks quieting the country's conscience. Protests might be sometimes-inconvenient or messy, but young people have long provided a valuable values check about what the United States stands for, he says.
See related: Civil Rights, Federal, International Affairs, Law, Social Justice, U.S. Education, United States
Cohen Quoted in the Guardian and USA Today Articles About Trump’s Tariffs
“The U.S. has long used tariffs to collect revenue, aid manufacturing and exert power,” says Andrew Cohen, professor of history. “But I can’t think of a trade war initiated so randomly in a time of peace and prosperity.”
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William Talks to AP, Military Times and USA Today About Secure Communications and ‘SignalGate’
“There are people whose lives are literally on the line, whether that's service personnel, whether that's intelligence personnel,” says Michael Williams, associate professor of public administration and international affairs. “These guys are supposed to be leaders of the free world, the responsible leaders of the military, the greatest country in the world, and they can't perform basic operational security.”
See related: Federal, International Affairs, U.S. National Security, United States
Gadarian Discusses the Presidential Debate and Election With Al Jazeera and USA Today
“One of the things I think the split screen was able to do was to show Harris looking really composed. She was looking right at Trump and she wasn't going to let up. And I think part of the strategy wasn't really about him at all. It was about ‘I can hold the stage. I can be presidential. I can be commander in chief,’” says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science.
See related: Federal, Gender and Sex, U.S. Elections, United States
Ueda-Ballmer Speaks with USA Today About CDC Report on Suicide Risk
“Everybody has a risk of suicide,” says Michiko Ueda-Ballmer, associate professor of public administration and international affairs. “That also means that everybody basically should think about suicide prevention as their...business.”
See related: Health Insurance, Income, Longevity, United States
Griffiths Talks to USA Today About Eastern Oregon’s Secession Effort
"It's a pipe dream, in a way. What they're doing is partly performative, for ideological purposes," says Ryan Griffiths, professor of political science. "A lot of time, secessionist movements are really just bargaining efforts."
See related: Political Parties, Rural Issues, State & Local, United States
Gadarian Quoted in BNN Bloomberg, USA Today Articles on Politics and Abortion
Trump's position “allows for competitiveness of Democrats in states where these state bans are still in flux, and where Democrats have the potential to put constitutional amendments up for the voters to vote directly on,” says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science. “That has been a story that’s been pretty successful so far for Democrats.”
See related: Abortion, Federal, Political Parties, State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States
Gadarian Talks to USA Today About the Alabama IVF Ruling and Its Impact on Voters
“I think IVF is an issue that hasn't been politicized before and could be one that could get people thinking about the ways that reproductive health is connected to politics and engage them,” says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science and associate dean for research. “It may push people to the polls.”
See related: Abortion, Parenting & Family, Political Parties, State & Local, United States
Murrett Discusses Ukraine’s Use of Naval Drones in the Black Sea with Fox News, USA Today
"They [Ukraine] have used naval drones in ways that have been exceptional and not been seen in naval warfare," says Vice Adm. Robert Murrett (Ret.), professor of practice of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Conflict, Defense & Security, International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine
Reeher Quoted in Newsweek and USA Today Articles on Presidential Candidates Biden and Trump
Grant Reeher, professor of political science, tells Newsweek that Trump will continue to use his legal difficulties to rile up his MAGA base. However, Reeher adds that it remains to be seen if this will ultimately damage Trump's White House ambitions.
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