In the News

This podcast episode delves into data analyses from Opportunity Insights, an initiative co-founded by John Friedman.

In this article, John Friedman is quoted on the current state of economy/employment saying, "The recovery has been incredibly lopsided. High-income workers have been back to full employment for six months, but the recovery has stalled for low-income workers and we're still missing millions of jobs."

This article provides a debate on "the age of magic money" - or the idea that COVID-19 stimulus checks have altered the economy in a drastic way.

This article cites Neil Thakral on what happens when people have time to prepare for financial windfall.

This article cites Wendy Schiller's previously stated opinion that Raimondo's Bloomberg endorsement was most likely a reflection of unease among Democratic governors with the more progressive candidates in the primary.

In this article, Jeff Colgan shares his opinion on possible government reform - including steering parties away from acting anti-democratically in attempt to safeguard U.S. democracy.

This article cites Emily Oster's national COVID-19 database which collects and analyzes school data from across the country.

In this interview, Chas Freeman speaks on the U.S. reacting aggressively to a rising Chinese power whose economic gains threaten U.S. global supremacy.

In this article, John Friedman provides insight to the economic and financial changes in American households during the pandemic.

Stephen Kinzer penned this article on Trump's announcement that the US now recognizes Western Sahara as part of Morocco.

Eric Patashnik appeared on this podcast episode to discuss the new paperback edition of his coauthored book, Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-Based Medicine.

This press release delves into Emily Oster's upcoming book, The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years, and includes a quote from Emily Oster.

This article cites Costs of War statistics, "According to the Watson Institute...The post-Sept. 11 approach to foreign policy has cost nearly $3 trillion. Added to that are the $437 billion for medical and disability care for veterans who have served in these wars. Including interest costs and anti-terrorism spending, the cost of post-Sept. 11 wars now exceeds $6.4 trillion."

This article cites the Costs of War Report, "The well-trained and well-equipped CIA militias would be particularly valuable and constitute a formidable set of actors in their own right."

Mark Blyth joins PERC director Will Davies to discuss his new book 'Angrynomics' (co-authored with Eric Lonergan).

This fact analysis references research and COVID-19 tracking efforts by Emily Oster.

Mark Blyth appeared in this podcast episode, discussing the economics of Scottish Independence and what's ahead for Scotland, Ireland and England.

Emily Oster appeared in this podcast segment to discuss whether the vaccine will allow schools to reopen nationwide this spring.

Rich Arenberg co-wrote this opinion piece, delving into what Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-Ky.) and Democratic Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) could do during the two pending runoff elections in Georgia.

In this article, Ashutosh Varshney proposes transitional steps for improving agriculture without hurting farmers.

In this article, Wendy Schiller voices her prediction that Biden is expected to encounter "strong resistance during the first six months or the first year" of his presidency.

In this podcast, Emily Oster discusses the national COVID-19 School Response Dashboard and her COVID-19 tracking efforts.

Emily Oster in The 74, "The reason for [the comparable rates among teachers across grade level] is likely that infections are occurring outside school."

Wendy Schiller offered commentary in this article.

This article cites Costs of War, referring to the number of Afghan civilians killed in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter.

This story on unemployment rates across the nation references data from Opportunity Insights, a research center directed by John Friedman.

This article includes commentary from Emily Oster about her research and COVID-19 tracking efforts.

Emily Oster offered commentary on the transmission of COVID-19 within schools.

Stephen Kinzer provided commentary in this article on his book, "Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control."

Stephen Kinzer in the Boston Globe, "The muse of history reminds us that everything nations do today shapes their prospects in the world of tomorrow."

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This article includes commentary from Ashutosh Varshney.

This offers commentary by Jeff Colgan on OPEC agreements.

This article cites research produced by Costs of War Senior Research Associate, Stephanie Savell.

In this article, John Friedman provides three main statistics that show why American families need additional federal aid as the pandemic surges on.

In this interview with KCBS, Emily Oster explains that in-person learning seems to be better for kids, if there is a way to do it safely.

This article was reported in partnership with the Costs of War Project.

Emily Oster provided commentary in this article on the effect of Covid-19 on youth sports.

In this interview, Emily Oster reveals her five-step process to make decisions in the face of uncertainty during COVID-19.

This opinion piece references the research and tracking efforts of Emily Oster.

This article cites Watson's Costs of War report on the U.S. military's consumption of fossil fuels.

Rose McDermott penned this piece on the correlation between healthy lifestyles amongst men and women, and the likelihood of war and international struggle.

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

Mark Blyth appeared in this podcast interview alongside Rana Foroohar.

Emily Oster provided commentary in this article around her national COVID-19 database saying, "Schools are opening and yet we don't seem to have any coordinated way to collect and share information about what's working, what's not working, how risky are schools."

This article cites Watson's Costs of War report on the number of people displaced due to post-9/11 wars.

Patrick Heller in the Huffington Post, "This isn't magic...The kind of investments required – in high-quality education, health care and safety nets – are relatively straightforward. Making them effectively is the challenge."

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