Maxwell School News and Faculty Media, Opinion and Analysis

Palmer quoted in US News article on retirement finances, coronavirus

"If you want to sign up for the first time, I would advise doing so through the Social Security Administration website, since the volume of phone traffic will be excessively high," says University Professor and Dean Emeritus John Palmer.

March 25, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Retirement, United States

McDowell discusses the economic policy response to coronavirus in World Politics Review

Daniel McDowell was published in World Politics Review. His piece, "What It Will Take to Save Economies From the Coronavirus Pandemic," focuses on the need for swift, large and sustainable economic programs.

March 25, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Economic Policy

MAIR alum explores Tunisia's socioeconomic hardships in Carnegie blog

Hamza Mighri '19 MAIR, coauthored an article called "Tunisia's Perennial Priorities," which covers some of the socioeconomic problems that previous governments failed to tackle.

March 23, 2020

Banks quoted in Detroit News article on deploying National Guard

The most efficient thing to do would be to grant the National Governor Associations's response, since other governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are making the same request individually, says Professor Emeritus William C. Banks. "It’s a tremendous fiscal advantage for the state. It also enables the National Guard to do whatever they’re trained to do, including enforcing local laws if need be," Banks says.

March 20, 2020

See related: COVID-19, State & Local, United States

McCormick discusses Mexico's response to coronavirus in the Hill

"With poorly communicated and inconsistent messaging that offers no clear guidelines, [Mexico's] federal government’s inaction has given rise to widespread rumors that are beginning to stoke panic and insecurity," says Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.

March 20, 2020

Reeher weighs in on Trump's tone during current crisis in the Hill

"In the last two weeks, there are moments when he [President Trump] has sounded more ‘presidential’ than I have ever heard him," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute. "At the same time, he will revert to the old Trump. It’s hard to make sense of those things."

March 19, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, United States

McDowell explains the Fed's emergency measures in the Washington Post

By once again deploying its crisis tool kit, Fed officials indicated that the pandemic could drive the global economy into a more severe shock than anything seen in more than a decade, says Associate Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell and his co-authors.

March 19, 2020

See related: COVID-19, Federal, United States

Lovely comments on future of US-China trade deal in Washington Post

"Ultimately the question is, does the president have the political incentive to push this before the election?" says Professor Mary Lovely. "And I think the answer to that is pretty clearly no." Lovely was interviewed for the Washington Post article "Businesses were already hurting under Trump’s trade war. Then came coronavirus."

March 17, 2020

Banks discusses FISA reforms with Sinclair Broadcast Group

Professor Emeritus William C. Banks says the changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act process in the bill would increase accountability for abuses of the system and require the FBI to disclose more information to the court.

March 16, 2020

Popp quoted in S&P Global article on electric vehicles, 2020 election

David Popp was interviewed for the S&P Global story, "Biden, Sanders eye broader EV adoption on road to 2020 election," stating that he is "highly skeptical" of reaching 100% EV sales by 2030.