Richard Arenberg offered commentary in this article stating, "Given that and a right-wing president—such as if Trump wins back the White House in 2024–all past progressive legislation could be undone."
In the News
Channel News Asia
Commentary: The US needs a new China strategy (written by Chas Freeman)
Chas Freeman penned this article on the current and future status of U.S.-China relations.
Ashutosh Varshney in the Guardian, "Modi's image will depend on how the mass suffering is interpreted, and whether he can successfully deploy his skills at narrative shifting, but I think he will have to pay a price."
New Haven Register
Opinion: Taking on military spending (Costs of War report cited)
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson in reference to the number of counterterrorism operations the U.S. was involved in between 2018-2020.
Ashutosh Varshney provided commentary in this article.
Wendy Schiller appeared in this radio segment of Bloomberg Daybreak to discuss the future of the GOP.
This article includes commentary from Stephanie Savell and cites a visual essay featuring new Costs of War data.
This article cites the Costs of War project, specifically noting the number of British casualties during the peak of allied deployment in Afghanistan.
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson, referencing the amount of money spent on post-9/11 wars.
Brian Atwood penned this article on Biden's plans to help restore America's foreign policy, with nods to "intermestic policies" from past leaders in office.
Emily Oster in TODAY, "I think parents are excited about some return to normalcy but also finding everything very confusing. The messaging around kids is really split between 'they are low risk' and 'they're unvaccinated so you still can't do anything..."
Emily Oster in Chalkbeat, "The overall picture shows a change in a lot of other things at the same time — work hours, for example — and although that could be a result of school opens, it may also be that other restrictions changed."
Emily Oster contributed to a study that found no substantial difference in the number of cases of COVID-19 among either students or staff in school districts that implemented a distancing policy of three feet versus six feet between students.
Chas Freeman penned this article stating, "There are many issues that cannot be addressed without Chinese participation. Chinese capacity needs to be leveraged to serve those US interests."
Tech Crunch
The human-focused startups of the hellfire
This article cites the collaboration between the Watson Institute and Project HOPE to train 100,000 healthcare on the new virus.
Prerna Singh penned this article on the current crises in India, including a deadly COVID-19 outbreak and the erosion of democracy.
Marc Dunkelman penned this column on America's absence of a centralized figure empowered to cut through the objections and force bureaucracies to serve a common mission.
Stephen Kinzer penned this article on Germany's Green Party rising to power.
The New Republic
In Defense of Liberal Conspirators (Costs of War report cited)
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson stating, "...Over five hundred thousand people have perished as a result of the war on terror, not counting casualties in Syria."
This article includes commentary from Professor Emily Oster, and references her "follow the science" research.
In this article, Ashutosh Varshney compares the current Modi regime to Mao's China.
This article draws on data by Opportunity Insights, co-directed by John Friedman.
Prerna Singh in Politico, "This is a man-made crisis...and that man is Modi."
This article references the Costs of War project in reference to the amount of money spent on post-9/11 wars.
This article references previous commentary by Emily Oster.
Wall Street Journal
Biden's Daycare Plan Is Bad for Families (Emily Oster cited)
This article cites Emily Oster and the prevalent criticism that arose after Biden announced a federal push for children to attend daycare.
In this interview, Omer Bartov delves into his research of the Holocaust.
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Prerna Singh in NBC News, "The key thing will be for this present crisis to be recognized as not just a natural disaster but also for the political culpability of the regime."
This article references the Costs of War project, tallying the high expense of post-9/11 wars by collecting estimated congressional appropriations for the military engagement, including operations in both Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.
New York Times
Will Schools Open in the Fall? (commentary by Emily Oster)
Emily Oster in The New York Times, "We are going to need to figure out how to make it possible to open normally."
Mark Blyth appears in this podcast interview to explain why inflation in the U.S., Canada, and the E.U. is highly unlikely.
Chas Freeman provides commentary in this article on the way technology has transformed the world of diplomats.
In this interview, James N. Green discusses the relationship and future interactions between the Biden administration and the Brazilian government.
Prerna Singh on ABC News, "India is exporting vaccines to other countries, all of which is amazing and laudable and necessary, but there was no consistent vaccine drive in India."
Andrew Schrank's recent research is cited in this article.
Chase Foster penned this letter on why economic liberalization often leads to higher government spending.
John Friedman on NPR, "We really underestimated the ability of lots of not-in-person service businesses to not only continue doing what they're doing, but even do more of it."
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson in relation to the amount of money the U.S. has spent on post-9/11 wars.
Wendy Schiller offered commentary in this article.
This columnist credits Emily Oster's research and COVID-19 tracking efforts as one of the reasons she decided to get vaccinated.
Emily Oster participated in a live discussion about what life will look like when school is fully back in session.
Richard Arenberg offered commentary in this article.
This article draws heavily on research from Professor of Economics Emily Oster about the effects marijuana can have on birth outcomes.
Stephen Kinzer penned this article on President Biden's pledge to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11th and what it will mean for those left unprotected.
The Purple Principle
The Senate Filibuster (interview with Richard Arenberg)
Richard Arenberg appeared in this podcast segment to discuss the negative effects of repealing the filibuster.
This article cites a research study co-conducted by Rose McDermott to determine if divorces can be "contagious" - especially during a pandemic.
This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson.