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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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

This column references commentary made in 2014 by Ashutosh Varshney.

John Friedman provides commentary in this article on the potential lifelong implications of a limited or reduced education.

Rich Arenberg offered commentary in this article.

This piece references the Costs of War project.

This article references the research and COVID-19 tracking efforts of Emily Oster.

Ieva Jusionyte appeared in this interview to discuss migrants climbing the border wall and oftentimes suffering serious injuries.

In a conversation with Asia Ashutosh Varshney, Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that Bharatiya Janata Party MPs in Parliament are not permitted to have open discussions.

Cathy Lutz and Neta C. Crawford penned this article around the 18th anniversary of the war between the U.S. and Iraq.

In this article, Michael Kennedy speaks on the circumstances that people in their 20s have grown up with — pointing to 9/11, a recession, and COVID — that lead to economic, social and mental struggles.

Adam Levine in RNZ, "The DNA lives in the nucleus, and this genetic material can never enter that nucleus, so it can never become part of, or interfere with, our own DNA."

Emily Oster discusses what the data shows about reopening schools safely during the pandemic.

In this interview, Emily Oster discusses COVID-19 vaccinations.

Richard Arenberg is cited in this article regarding his book, "Defending the Filibuster: The Soul of the Senate."

Ashutosh Varshney is cited in this piece regarding comments made by Rahul Gandhi during a virtual event.

Stephen Kinzer penned this article on whether Biden will lead the United States into direct confrontation with Germany, one of our closest allies.

This article includes commentary from Emily Oster, who created a dashboard to help track COVID-19 in schools.

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This article cites the Costs of War project at Watson.

Emily Oster provided commentary in this article on the initial lack of school-related data during the pandemic.

In this podcast interview, Rich Arenberg explains and dicusses the role of the filibuster in the U.S. Senate.

Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science Margaret Weir provided commentary on the new Democratic stance.

Emily Oster in the Los Angeles Times, "We are so focused on this one risk, and it's not that I'm a COVID denier — I think COVID is really bad. But it's not right to say it is the only risk people face. The mental health costs of isolation in your house for months and months and months are real."

Emily Oster provides commentary in this article on the idea of enforcing a social distancing gap of 3-feet in classrooms as opposed to 6-feet.

Stephanie Savell penned this article on the United States' role in government abuse in Burkina Faso.

Jori Breslawski on Political Violence at a Glance, "The prevention of environmental terrorism requires governments to take action if they hope to meet the challenges of the changing nature of politically motivated attacks."

Emily Oster in The 74 Million, "I think there is a chance that seeing it all together like this will push some of the last districts [to open], or push some of the last parents to really rebel..."

In this radio interview, Wendy Schiller discusses the idea of providing another economic stimulus package and reflects on the history of previous packages.

Emily Oster offered commentary on the effect of COVID-19 on parents and how to safely reopen schools.

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Rich Arenberg discusses whether the filibuster brings better solutions to the country's biggest problems on On Point.

In this profile, Emily Oster explains why more attention should be paid to the social harms of lockdowns.