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Faricy weighs in on Democrat's proposed tax strategy in Wall Street Journal

July 8, 2021
A lot of Democratic voters have low trust in government,” says Christopher Faricy, associate professor of political science. "You have to tie it to something that is popular, that you can sell to people that will be an improvement in their day-to-day lives." Read more in the Wall Street Journal article, "Democrats Focus on Turning Tax Talk Into Action." 

See related: Government, Infrastructure, Politics, United States

Gadarian quoted in Vox piece on political polarization, COVID-19 vaccine

July 8, 2021
"Partisanship is now the strongest and most consistent divider in health behaviors," says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science. 

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Political Parties, Politics

Thompson discusses US-Vatican relationship in The Hill

July 6, 2021
Read more in The Hill article, "Post-Trump, Biden seeks to restore US relations with Holy See." 

See related: Foreign Policy, International Affairs, Italy, Politics, Religion

Thompson quoted in The Hill article on banning communion for Biden

June 21, 2021
"There really is a tension between bishops and that tension has always existed in the USCCB (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops), it’s always been there. It’s just a question of what is predominant," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.

See related: Politics, Religion, U.S. Elections

Reeher quoted in The Hill article on Biden, success of democracies

June 10, 2021
"Biden does have a challenge," says Professor Grant Reeher. "He is arguing, 'I am here as the American president to be the leading voice.' But then he is subject to people saying, 'Wait a minute, look at what you folks have been going through. Why is it you? Why isn’t it [German Chancellor] Angela Merkel? Or one of the other leaders?'"

See related: Elections, Global Governance, Government, International Affairs, Politics, United States

Gadarian comments on upcoming New York State mayoral races in City & State

June 8, 2021
Professor Shana Gadarian is included in the City & State article, "Upstate incumbent mayors face challenges from the left."

See related: Elections, New York State, Political Parties, Politics, State and Local

Reeher comments on probes into Gov. Cuomo allegations in Newsday

June 1, 2021

See related: COVID-19, New York State, Politics, State and Local

Elizabeth Cohen quoted in TIME article on future of VOICE

May 17, 2021
The VOICE office was an integral part of the effort to "trawl for anecdotes to then trumpet and publicize because there wasn’t good data to demonstrate that there’s a massive problem with non-citizen criminality," says Elizabeth Cohen, professor of political science and expert on immigration.

See related: Politics

Shana Gadarian Earns Prestigious Carnegie Fellowship

April 28, 2021
Gadarian is the third Maxwell faculty member to earn the award in the past four years.

See related: Awards & Honors, COVID-19, Grant Awards, Political Parties, Politics

Gadarian speaks to City & State about NY State Sen. Rachel May

April 14, 2021
Read more in the City & State article, "Rachel May, a different kind of upstate Democrat." 

See related: Government, New York State, Political Parties, Politics, State and Local, United States, Urban and Rural

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