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Lovely comments on Barr's speech on pro-China policies in Washington Post

July 20, 2020

Estevez-Abe explains Japan's success with coronavirus in Newsweek

July 17, 2020

Lerner Center research cited in NYT article on working moms, COVID-19

Lerner Postdoctoral Scholar Danielle Rhubart's research found that over 80 percent of U.S. adults who weren’t working because they had to care for their children who were not in school or day care were women.

July 15, 2020

Barkun quoted in Foreign Policy article on QAnon movement

"If there is any lesson to be taken from this bizarre episode, it is that, in the age of Trump, no claim seems too preposterous to find an audience and that, in the age of the internet and social media, these beliefs and those willing to accept them are only too easy to bring together," says Michael Barkun, professor emeritus of political science. He was cited in the Foreign Policy article "QAnon’s Madness Is Turning Canadians Into Potential Assassins."

July 15, 2020

Hamersma discusses credible counterfactuals in Convivium article

July 13, 2020

See related: COVID-19, United States

McCormick discusses the Mexican president's US visit with Associated Press, CNN

July 11, 2020

Radcliffe discusses the rationality of voting in The Hill

"In voting as a citizen, you vote for president because it is your duty as a citizen, basing your vote on your honest judgment about what is in the best interests of the country," writes Dana Radcliffe, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs.

July 10, 2020

See related: U.S. Elections, United States

Harrington Meyer quoted in Christian Science Monitor article on working parents, COVID-19

"A lot more grandparents are deciding to burst their bubble," to see or care for their grandchildren.

July 10, 2020

See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, United States

Lewis discusses taxpayer return on investment in WalletHub article

"High taxes do not guarantee good services. Low taxes do not mean unsatisfactory services," says Minchin Lewis, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs.

July 8, 2020

See related: State & Local, Taxation, United States

Yingyi Ma quoted in South China Morning Post article on Trump's visa rules for foreign students

"A large majority of Chinese students [are] coming to study in the U.S. not for political reasons," says Yingyi Ma, associate professor of sociology. "What they really want is quality education opportunities, so that they can improve their career prospects, or they can broaden their horizons and really enjoy being in the process of cultivating their global citizenship."