2023 In the News

Ashutosh Varshney comments for The Print “The problem isn’t whether Congress or other governments have abused their power before. It is the degree of abuse — the degree to which restrictions are made, minorities are attacked, and freedom of expression is curtailed right now.”

Stephanie Savell comments for Responsible Statecraft "What this moment really calls us to do, in the United States, is to see this as a wake up call that a dramatically different kind of an approach is needed."

In an article for the Wall Street Journal, Emily Oster provided commentary on domestic labor division and how specialization is the key to getting things done efficiently in any setting - including a marriage.

Omer Bartov comments for The Washington Post "There's a connection between the occupation and everything it has done over the decades and this attempt by the government to change the nature of the regime of itself."

In an article for The Jerusalem Post, Omer Bartov offered commentary on protests against Israel's judicial overhaul.

Stephanie Savell comments for The Intercept "When you look at the big picture, from Afghanistan to Somalia to Burkina Faso, the U.S. government's funding and training of other nations' military and police forces in counterterrorism has largely been ineffective and counterproductive in regards to the pursuit of meaningful safety, for either Americans or anyone else around the world."

In an interview with MarketWatch, Professor of Economics John Friedman discusses a study he co-authored on the extent to which being very rich is its own qualification in selective college admissions.

A recent YahooNews article cites new research from Deborah Gordon on the life cycle of coal and gas.

In an article for Reason, Costs of War Co-Director Stephanie Savell offered commentary on the relationship between the U.S. and Niger.

In an article for Reason, Visiting Professor Lyle Goldstein offered commentary on Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian military forces.

Lyle Goldstein comments for USA Today "A more charitable interpretation of all these events is that the Chinese Communist Party, which is obsessed with corruption, is really concerned about protecting its reputation."

Ieva Jusionyte comments for The Dallas Morning News "Like the steel wall, the buoys in the river endanger the lives of people who are attempting to cross."

In an episode of Bloomberg's Surveillance podcast, Wendy Schiller discusses indictments against former President Donald Trump.

"This military takeover in what was portrayed as a stable partner in the region should serve as a wakeup call," Stephanie Savell writes for Responsible Statecraft.

A recent Boston Globe article cites a study co-authored by Professor of International and Public Affairs John Friedman that revealed college admissions preferences for wealthy students.

Wendy Schiller comments for The Boston Globe "To have four white men representing Rhode Island in 2023 or 2024 seems disconnected to me, based on Rhode Island's diversity."

In an episode of Bloomberg's The Tape podcast, Wendy Schiller joined a panel of experts to discuss Donald Trump's most recent indictment.

In an interview on WPRI's Dan Yorke State of Mind, Rich Arenberg discusses Donald Trump's indictments, the 24-hour news cycle, political polarization and more.

Margaret Weir comments for The Nation "A lot of us understand how important unions are in addressing inequality. We don't want to undermine the efforts of unions."

Michael Kennedy analyzes cultural politics around class, race, gender, & community in the Rhode Island primary election for Steve Ahlquist.

Stephanie Savell comments for The Washington Post "Americans are failing to ask the big-picture questions about what has happened in the past and whether it is effective."

In an interview with Democracy Now, Costs of War Co-Director Stephanie Savell discussed the the recent coup in Niger.

Wendy Schiller comments for Bloomberg "If you are the opposition, you have to go after Trump directly."

In an interview on NPR's Consider This, John Friedman discussed a study he co-authored that revealed college admissions preferences for wealthy students, children of alumni and recruited athletes.

Stephanie Savell comments for The Intercept "One of the hugely negative consequences has been to empower the region's security forces at the expense of other government institutions, and this is surely one factor in the slate of coups we've seen in Niger, Burkina Faso, and elsewhere in recent years."

This op-ed references previous commentary from Professor of International Studies and Political Science Ashutosh Varshney about India's democracy.

A study co-authored by John Friedman, cited in The Atlantic, quantifies the extent to which being very rich is its own qualification in selective college admissions.

John Friedman comments for CBS News "It's a very broadly held position that your opportunities in life shouldn't depend on the circumstances of your birth, and in some sense that's the core of the American dream."

In this episode of Bloomberg's The Tape podcast, Wendy Schiller discusses the outlook of the 2024 presidential race.

In a recent piece for The Diplomat, Lyle Goldstein co-authored an analysis of what lessons Russia's nuclear signaling holds for a prospective Chinese war to force unification with Taiwan.

Wendy Schiller comments for Bloomberg "The information about the potential charges doesn't say anything to me about sedition, or treason."

Wendy Schiller comments for The Providence Journal "In a small state, voters may view their congressional representatives as statewide officials, even though they are elected in two separate districts, because the policy benefits and grants that they secure from the federal government will most likely end up helping residents across the entire state."

Wendy Schiller offered commentary for the Rhode Island Current on signature requirements of those intending to run in the upcoming special election for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District.

Deborah Gordon comments for The New York Times "It can't be considered a good bridge, or substitute."

Prerna Singh comments for The Juggernaut "It's not that mothers love their sons more. It's that this is a deep and historically-rooted, structural issue."

Senior Fellow William J. Allen penned this column for Portland Press Herald on President Jimmy Carter.

Wendy Schiller comments for Investigate West, "The seriousness of this just can't be underestimated, given that nearly 50% of women who die by domestic violence die by firearm. This is hundreds, if not thousands, of women dying a year."

Wendy Schiller comments for the Rhode Island Current, "There are very few congressional seats in Rhode Island up for grabs so if you think you want to do this, you want to do it now, knowing an opportunity may not come along for another decade."

In an interview with WPRI, Jonathan Collins discussed "Power to the Pupil" day, a participatory budgeting event facilitated by Brown with more than 100 local middle school students to debate how the Providence schools should spend $100,000 in funds from Brown.

Wendy Schiller comments for Bloomberg "And it sends a political message to Russia that the United States is trying to double down on its relations with the two other very strong, nearby partners to Russia."

In an article for the Indian Express, Ashutosh Varshney writes about Prime Minister Modi's visit to the U.S.

Lyle Goldstein comments for ABC News "If Putin was looking at you know, as it were his worst-case scenario then he may take absolutely desperate action, not in the expectation that he would succeed but simply out of frustration, anger, desire for revenge."

In a recent piece for The Washington Post, Ashutosh Varshney comments that Sarma's tweet "shows in many ways that what a mainstream BJP politician with sufficient stature and a constitutional office thinks of Muslims."

Wendy Schiller comments for Providence Business News, "It not only resurrects the state's history of corruption but revives memories of misogyny, racist and sexist behavior. That's not what Rhode Island is now. We're trying to sell our state, not extort people."

This Business Insider article features Professor of Economics Emily Oster and her popularity as a health data expert.

In a recent piece for The Diplomat, Lyle Goldstein writes about Chinese lessons from the Ukraine War.

Jeff Colgan comments for U.S. News and World Report, "OPEC itself is mostly a political club that makes a lot of headlines, but the real decisions about oil policy are made in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, rather than in Vienna, where OPEC headquarters is."

In a recent Vox article, Ashutosh Varshney's research cites a spike in lynchings of Muslims that coincides with Modi taking power.