2020 In the News

This article references calculations from reports released by the Costs of War project.

Emily Oster in The Atlantic, "If countries with open schools simply reported the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases per school each week—if any—that would do wonders."

In this article, Emily Oster makes the argument that children should be supervised full-time even if they can't be in a traditional classroom for a full school day.

This article features commentary from Catherine Lutz and Neta Crawford, who lead the Costs of War project based at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

This article cites statistics provided by the Costs of War project.

This article mentions childcare center data collected by Emily Oster.

In this article, Ashutosh Varshney questions, "Are India's Muslims and America's Blacks politically comparable?" He argues that White supremacy and Hindu nationalism morally impoverish the two democracies.

Richard Arenberg writes in The Hill, "If Democrats do sweep to power in November, they will face an historic moment. Hopefully, Biden and his Congressional majorities will seek to use that moment wisely and reach out for greater consensus with independents and moderate Republicans."

In this interview, Emily Oster shares the latest research and unbiased data on Covid-19.

In this radio interview, Wendy Schiller discussed the federal response to the pandemic, the Russia bounty story and the Senate races.

Professor Emily Oster, who is part of a group of analysts tracking coronavirus research, offered commentary on data she collected through an informal survey on daycares that remained open during the pandemic.

This article includes commentary from Emily Oster on the feasibility and safety of sending kids to camp this summer.

This opinion piece includes commentary from Emily Oster on ways to make remote teaching more effective.

This article argues that the United States' use of foreign workers for dangerous jobs overseas "hides the human cost and makes war more politically palatable."

In this Q&A, Chas Freeman discusses U.S.-China relations and provides insight on what he belives would strengthen the relationship moving forward.

Emily Oster, who is part of a group of analysts tracking coronavirus research, offered commentary on the lack of information available regarding children and coronavirus.

In this article, Catherine Lutz offered commentary on COVID-19 deaths.

In this interview, Mark Blyth discusses how to create a stronger economy coming out of recession by creating a national wealth fund.

This article references data collected by the Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker, co-directed by John Friedman.

Emily Oster co-authored this article about what it takes to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

This article references a survey by Emily Oster that found that among 916 centers serving over 20,000 children, just over 1% of staff and 0.16% of children were confirmed infected with the coronavirus.

Sergei Khrushchev, the son of former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and a former senior fellow at the Watson Institute, died at age 84.

Wendy Schiller offered commentary in this article on former aid John Bolton's upcoming book, "The Room Where It Happened."

Stephen Kinzer penned this column about the leadership of the continent's three biggest countries.

Deborah Gordon in Bloomberg, "We do know that as oil fields age, they tend to get more carbon intense."

Continued coverage on "Angrynomics," a new book co-authored by Mark Blyth and Eric Lonergan.

This article references data collected by the Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker, co-directed by John Friedman.

Wendy Schiller offered commentary on the publication of former national security adviser John Bolton's new book.

Mark Blyth appeared on this segment to discuss the economics behind anger.

A report from Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman, suggests that the government's traditional recovery strategies to reverse the downturn triggered by the pandemic are not having a major impact, because they fail to address the root of the problem: consumer fear of the virus itself.

In this article, James Green discussed his experience as one of the founding members of the Brazilian LGBT movement.

Emily Oster in VOX, "It doesn't mean pregnant women cannot have serious illness, but it's mostly pretty mild or moderate."

Stephen Kinzer penned this article stating, "Our current political crisis is not an aberration or the result of a single election gone wrong. It is the product of forces that have been building in American society for generations."

Richard Arenberg in ABC6, "The huge coast to coast protest rallies and marches, coupled with an historic shift in public opinion and a series of tone-deaf statements and radical actions from the president have created an environment on Capitol Hill that could produce legislation."

Emily Oster appeared on this podcast to discuss children's summer camps, weighing options as states begin to reopen, and assessing risk when it comes to coronavirus.

Richard Arenberg penned this opinion piece about courts driven by partisan pressures.

In this article, Emily Oster addresses some of the biggest questions parents have right now about how to safely address caregiving for their families.

Catherine Lutz and Neta Crawford in the Boston Globe, "We can finance public education, public health, and high-quality veterans care. But, to do so, we have to reduce the Pentagon budget, invest in the programs actually keeping us safe and end the post-9/11 wars."

Jeff Colgan was cited in this article stating, "Warning lights for democracy are flashing all over the dashboard...There are just multiple threats."

Ashutosh Varshney penned this article on protests sweeping the nation in the wake of George Floyd's death on May 25.

John Friedman offered commentary on the impact coronavirus has had on the financial health of different generations.

This article provides a review on "Angrynomics", the recent book co-authored by Mark Blyth.

This column references the research of Jeff Colgan.

In this article, Emily Oster evaluates the framework for parents deciding on whether to send their child back to daycare or continue to keep them home.

This article draws on data gathered by Opportunity Insights, a project co-directed by John Friedman.

In this article Mark Blyth states, "How many people feel like going into a movie theater? Is the airline sector ever going to recover? The idea that you can pack them in planes like sardines anymore is gone."

This article cites Emily Oster's research surrounding the stress provoked by social distancing and how partners can navigate productive conversations about their differences in comfort level.

This article cites the recent essay co-authored by Catherine Lutz on normalizing COVID-19 deaths.