Emily Oster provided commentary on the recent Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause.
In the News
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.
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.
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."
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.
Brian Atwood penned this article on the recent vote to repeal the 9/11 authorization for use of military force (AUMF).
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.
Richard Arenberg offered commentary in this story.
Wendy Schiller appeared in this segment of Bloomberg Radio.
Stephen Kinzer penned this column on Biden's relations with Iran.
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.
This article includes commentary from Wendy Schiller.
In this interview, Chas Freeman discusses his time with the Foreign Service.
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."
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."
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.
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 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.
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.
This article references the research and COVID-19 tracking efforts of Emily Oster.
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.
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."
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.
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."
Emily Oster discusses what the data shows about reopening schools safely during the pandemic.