This article cites research and statistics from the Costs of War project.
In the News
This article cites the Costs of War project in reference to the amount of money spent post-9/11 and how the cost will continue to increase even as the last troops leave Afghanistan.
Catherine Lutz in VOA, "These horrific numbers are testament to the costs of war, first to the Afghan people, and then to the soldiers and people of the United States. Ending the war as soon as possible is the only rational and humane thing to do."
This article references the amount of money spent on post-9/11 wars, as well as an estimated death count according to the Costs of War project.
This article cites Emily Oster's opinion on the transmission of Covid-19 in schools.
South China Morning Post
The United States breaks Afghanistan, then walks away (Costs of War report cited)
Cited in this article, "According to the Costs of War Project under the Watson Institute, at least 800,000 people have been killed by direct war violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Pakistan."
The Shillong Times
What do we do with Education (commentary by Emily Oster)
Emily Oster in The Shillong Times, "The evidence on remote learning suggests that despite the best efforts of teachers it doesn't work for a large share of kids."
This article references the amount of money spent on post-9/11 wars according to the Costs of War project at Watson.
Andrew Schrank co-wrote this article on Biden's initiatives to protect the environment while still improving the economy.
Brian Atwood penned this article on the history of U.S. relations with China.
This article references the Costs of War project in reference to President Biden's announcement about bringing home U.S. troops from oversesas.
Deborah Gordon offered commentary in this article on the initiation of the Oil-Climate Index.
This article features a member of the 2019 MPA cohort.
Emily Oster provided commentary on the recent Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause.
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson in reference to the number of people killed overseas since 2001.
This article references a new labor data analysis by John Friedman.
BFM (The Business Station)
Angrynomics and the plan to save the world (interview with Mark Blyth)
In this podcast interview, Mark Blyth discusses the point at which economics becomes angrynomics and more importantly, how do we fix it?
Emily Oster provides commentary on her personal experiences with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Patrick Heller in Brasil de Fato, "Judging by this pattern, the societal body and more specifically, the political body of today's Brazil seems absolutely catastrophic."
Marc Dunkelman offered commentary on President Joe Biden's ambitious infrastructure plan and the role that former Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (now U.S. Secretary of Commerce) has played in its launch.
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson.
Wendy Schiller offers commentary on the future of bipartisan lawmaking after the planned departure of a handful of Republican Senate veterans.
Wendy Schiller offered commentary on the optics and politics of Lara Trump.
This article includes commentary from Marc Dunkelman, whose book "The Vanishing Neighbor" is heavily referenced.
The National Interest
Southern Border Crisis: Where Is Kamala Harris? (commentary by Peter Andreas)
Peter Andreas provided commentary in this article on the Mexico border crisis and Kamala Harris' new role.
In this article, Marc Dunkelman explains how he'd like to improve Rhode Island's infrastructure if the American Jobs Plan becomes law.
Brian Atwood penned this article on the recent vote to repeal the 9/11 authorization for use of military force (AUMF).
Wendy Schiller appeared in this segment of Bloomberg Radio.
Stephen Kinzer penned this column on Biden's relations with Iran.
Richard Arenberg offered commentary in this story.
This article includes commentary from Wendy Schiller.
In this interview, Chas Freeman discusses his time with the Foreign Service.
In this interview, Mark Blyth discusses how Reaganomics was supposed to work, its ripple effects on Democrats and whether the era of "big government" is over.
This article notes that Rob Blair was one of six Brown researchers to receive the 2021 Research Achievement Award.
Rich Arenberg provided commentary in this article, "If what Majority Leader Schumer is arguing is that a Section 304 revision of the budget resolution can be used to create another reconciliation bill, I think there is a strong case."
This article cites the Costs of War report at Watson.
John Friedman in Bloomberg, "It's not just that there's growing inequality from an ex-post perspective, but there's tremendous inequality of opportunity."
Wall Street Journal
Progressives Need the Filibuster (co-written by Richard Arenberg)
Richard Arenberg co-wrote this article on potentially abolishing the filibuster.
This article includes commentary from, and references the research of, Emily Oster.
Wendy Schiller appeared in this segment of Bloomberg Daybreak with hosts Karen Moskow and Nathan Hager.
John Friedman in Politico, "This money could have been spent in other, better ways to support families during the pandemic or address the public health issues."
This article references the findings of Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman.
The New York Jewish Week
A 'Nazi Love Story' About a Mass Murderer Who Got Away (David Kertzer cited)
David Kertzer is cited in this article.
Wendy Schiller offered commentary in this article.
Emily Oster provided commentary in this article, predicting what school will look like in the fall.
Wendy Schiller offered commentary in this article.
Wendy Schiller provided commentary in this article.
This article references commentary by Emily Oster.