Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Banks comments on FISA reform in USA Today
Professor Emeritus William C. Banks said congressional action regarding FISA could further insert politics into a process that should be free of it. "All the politics that surrounded the headlines of this story would rear their ugly head again," he says. "It could end up with more amendments to FISA that do more harm than good."
See related: U.S. National Security, United States
Morgan comments on US-UK relations in USA Today
"I can't imagine them having a civil conversation," says Glyn Morgan, associate professor of political science, about the potential relationship between President Trump and Jeremy Corbyn, had Corbyn won his election. "Their world views are so diametrically opposed. I doubt Trump has even ever met anyone like Corbyn."
See related: Europe, Government, United States
Reeher quoted in USA Today article on recent Pensacola shooting
See related: Crime & Violence, United States
McCormick speaks with Boston Herald, Bloomberg about cartel violence in Mexico
See related: Crime & Violence, Latin America & the Caribbean
Khalil discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in USA Today
"The most the Israelis are willing to offer does not meet the minimum demands of the Palestinians. This includes a viable, independent state with sovereignty over its borders and resources," says Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history.
McCormick quoted in USA Today article on Mexico drug war, immigration
Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, explains (former) Mexican President Felipe Calderón's strategy to crack down on drug trafficking organizations was to eliminate drug kingpins. But rather than eliminating the cartels, the capture and death of cartel leaders have led to their members creating smaller organizations.
O'Keefe op-ed on Space Force issues published in The Hill
"If enacted, this directive will add an organizational overhead expense for this separation and will create countless bureaucratic fist fights over what goes into which part of this new Department of the Air Force enterprise," writes Sean O'Keefe, University Professor and Howard G. and S. Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management and Leadership.
Bendix discusses the factors behind the CA wildfires in USA Today
See related: Climate Change
Gadarian weighs in on the Kavanaugh Effect in USA Today
"It was just another, additional piece of evidence for Democratic voters and particularly Democratic women that...women are not valued as much as men and they aren't to be believed, and they don't matter," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science.
Thorson weighs in on Trump attacks, NFL ratings in USA Today
According to Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, it's difficult to separate non-football issues—such as politics, concussions, cord-cutting and other unknown factors—from the events on the field.