John Friedman comments for The Boston Globe, "The general pattern you see is test scores are more predictive of student outcomes the more selective you get."
Jeff Colgan comments for The Capitol Forum, "We see a huge gap between the average costs these companies are saying it takes to produce a barrel of oil."
In an interview on Tea for Teaching podcast, John Friedman discusses his research that examines how admissions criteria at these institutions privilege students from high-income families.
Dany Bahar writes for The Hill, "The role of immigrants in contributing to a soft landing post-COVID is a testament to their importance, not just as workers, but as integral contributors to the nation’s prosperity."
Lyle Goldstein comments for ABC News, “I think both Moscow and Washington are likely to behave pretty cautiously. I wouldn’t rule out at all that Russia is sending us a signal."
J. Brian Atwood authored an article for The Hill that examines the Israel-Hamas conflict and suggests actions to create “lasting peace and a two-state solution.”
Jeff Colgan comments for Associated Press, “It’s striking that Ms. Swift gets so much of the outrage when private jet customers are overwhelmingly men over 50. The focus really should be on a broader class of people.”
Stephen Kinzer writes for The Boston Globe, "Today passionate calls for military escalation are echoing through Washington. That makes this an ideal moment to remember the time Reagan saw a Middle East war coming and decided to avoid it."
Costs of War co-director Stephanie Savell comments for USA Today, "It makes U.S. forces vulnerable to attack and increases the likelihood of the U.S. engaging in a much bigger offensive war."
Wendy Schiller comments for Providence Business News, “If Almond can become the point person and offer more information to R.I. residents about the severity of the bridge defects, that will help McKee.”
Wendy Schiller comments for The Guardian, "He doesn’t think he needs anybody to win this election so my guess is he’ll require lots of prominent people to come and pay homage to him."
Wendy Schiller comments for The Guardian, "Their worry is not that they’re not going to win the nomination; their worry is the damage that Trump having to respond to Haley will do in the general election with independent voters.”
In a recent Denver Gazette article, Richard Arenberg explains that despite legal challenges and criticism for GOP losses in 2022, Trump's dominance in the 2024 primaries highlights his influence over the modern GOP.
In an interview with WGBH, John Friedman discusses a study he co-authored showing that standardized test scores are a much stronger indicator of success in higher education than grade point averages alone.
In an interview with NPR, Ashutosh Varshney states, "The fact that the highest office of Indian polity will be leading the consecration essentially means a political declaration in favor of Hindu supremacy."
In an interview with NPR, Ashutosh Varshney argues that Modi's presence at the temple consecration "essentially means a political declaration in favor of Hindu supremacy."
In an interview with Bloomberg, Wendy Schiller said, "Trump doesn’t want the GOP to look like it can’t run the country. If he’s the nominee, he wants to run with a strong GOP at his back."
In his Boston Globe column, Stephen Kinzer writes, "Younger Americans, shaped not by the Cold War but by events of this century, are waiting impatiently for a chance for political power."
Lyle Goldstein comments for Business Insider "I think clearly a lesson for China here is that they need massive inventories of weapons. More than what they consider the military requirement."
In a recent CNN article, Omer Bartov suggests that the vision of voluntary emigration for Palestinians in Gaza could inadvertently become a reality due to the destruction in the region.
Lyle Goldstein comments for The Spectator, "In the US, politicians have long realized that using China as a punching bag tends to increase their levels of support, reflecting deep anti-China sentiments in the country as a whole."
Wendy Schiller comments for The Guardian,"For people like Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis, first-time candidates, Iowa’s important to be there in person but Trump is campaigning on the persona and mythology of Trump as much as anything else."
In an interview on Bloomberg's The Tape podcast, Wendy Schiller discusses the economic and geopolitical fallout of US and allied airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Emily Oster comments for The Wall Street Journal, “We are still seeing sizable gaps in school readiness, in school performance for kids who weren’t even in school at the time of the pandemic.”
A recent New York Times article cites research from the Climate Solutions Lab, stating that European governments spent over $1 trillion on additional fossil fuel costs in 2022.
Omer Bartov writes for The Shanghai Literary Review "At this moment of extreme crisis, it is time to imagine and plan for a different future for generations to come."