2025 In the News

In an interview with Harvard Gazette, Timothy Edgar discussed national security and First Amendment issues as the popular platform TikTok faces a legal deadline.

In an opinion essay for The Boston Globe, Marc Dunkelman asserts, “What voters really want is more of what the establishment once provided and is now in such short supply: the ability of government to deliver.”

Timothy Edgar explained to CBS News what TikTok users might expect if a potential ban on the app is enacted.

A recent New York Times article referenced a piece on the psychology of revenge and deterrence co-authored by Rose McDermott.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Wendy Schiller discussed the confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s leadership picks.

In the Providence Journal, Wendy Schiller commented on the political nuances and complications that come with House speakers trying to run for statewide office.

In The Telegraph, Lyle Goldstein suggests China has studied WWII's Normandy invasion tactics and has the shipbuilding capacity to deploy the necessary barges for a Taiwan assault despite expected losses.

In his Boston Globe column, Stephen Kinzer critiques President Biden's foreign policy legacy as marked by limited achievements.

In the New York Times, Marc Dunkelman discussed his new book, "Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back."

Timothy Edgar explained the potential impacts of a TikTok ban on users for ABC News.

Timothy Edgar comments for Yahoo News, "If we consider that there are 170 million active monthly users of TikTok in the United States, the volume of free speech at risk is the largest of any Supreme Court case in American history."

In an interview with Bloomberg, Wendy Schiller discussed the legacy of Jimmy Carter.

Wendy Schiller comments for Al Día News, "Political parties, like social networks, thrive on divisiveness, so it's not very surprising (that a company) like Meta would stop fact-checking."

In Reuters, Timothy Edgar discusses the looming action over the future of TikTok.

In The Atlantic, Marc Dunkelman discusses how "chosen solitude" warps social attitudes, even in an age of constant connection.

In El País, Ieva Jusionyte says Trump’s tough rhetoric on Mexico targets migrants and fentanyl but may escalate violence and exploitation by organized crime under stricter immigration policies.

In The Hill, Lyle Goldstein commented on U.S.-China relations.

In his column for The Indian Express, Ashutosh Varshney examines the contradictions in Hindutva's relationship with B.R. Ambedkar, contrasting Ambedkar's call for caste annihilation with V.D. Savarkar's instrumental critique of caste to forge Hindu unity against Muslims.

In an interview with PBS, J. Brian Atwood discussed critiques of U.S. foreign aid, highlighting concerns about its effectiveness and the influence of the so-called "aid industrial complex."

In The Hill, Lyle Goldstein warned that a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan would be catastrophic and unnecessary, urging annual summits and a reassessment of U.S. policy to prevent escalation.

In Barron's, Wendy Schiller said social media companies like Meta are stepping back from fact-checking because division benefits both political parties and platforms, though the variety of outlets helps prevent any single entity from controlling information flow.

In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Wendy Schiller discussed the dynamics between Trump and Musk that she will be watching during Trump's second term in office.

In The Hill, J. Brian Atwood warns of the risks in Donald Trump’s Panama Canal rhetoric, stressing the treaties’ significance and value of pragmatic diplomacy.

In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Wendy Schiller discusses how Republican infighting in Congress could impact Trump's second-term policies, including the national deficit and fiscal legislation.

Wendy Schiller breaks down the challenges facing the Republican-led U.S. Congress ahead of the House speakership vote and on the heels of deadly incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas.