A recent Forbes article references Brown’s decision to resume a standardized test requirement and references a related study co-authored by Professor of Economics John Friedman.
In an interview with Convergence RI, Ieva Jusionyte discusses her research and new book, "Exit Wounds: How America's Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border."
April 8, 2024 Background Briefing with Ian Masters
Jeff Colgan comments for The Capitol Forum, "On one hand, they argue that oil is a global market, and therefor the mergers should be allowed because consolidation in the US oil industry won't matter much globally."
In an article for The Scotsman, Mark Blyth discusses the impact of hate crime laws on comedians and questions the effectiveness of Scotland Police's resources and priorities in light of ongoing criminal investigations.
In an interview on Voice of America, Omer Bartov discusses the Israel-Hamas war, providing insights into how the careful criteria is made for declaring genocide.
In an article for The National, Mark Blyth discusses how Unionist politicians have taken his comments "out of context" to claim that the case for independence has been "demolished."
Lyle Goldstein comments for Newsweek, "It's true that both sides already have good surveillance apparatus using space satellites, but the swarm drones would add still more heft."
In an interview with USA Today's The Excerpt podcast, John Friedman discusses his research that studies the impact of standardized testing on social capital and economic mobility.
In an article for The Guardian, Wendy Schiller comments on Trump's strategic 16-week abortion ban as a compromise appealing to swing-state voters, signaling a shift towards the center on the issue.
Wendy Schiller comments for The Boston Globe, “I think it’s a bad political move to start throwing around words like ‘day of reckoning.’ The day of reckoning could very well be his.”
In an interview with Harvard Law Today, Timothy Edgar discusses the upcoming Supreme Court case Murthy v. Missouri, which concerns federal government involvement in social media platforms' content moderation policies.
Op-Ed by Watson Family University Associate Professor of International Security and Anthropology Ieva Jusionyte describing how lax U.S. gun laws contribute to violence in Mexico and problems at the border.
This week on Super Tuesday, sixteen states and 1 territory held primaries for the U.S. presidential race, with Joe Biden and Donald Trump winning comfortably. Watson Institute political scientist Wendy Schiller discusses the implications for the November 2024 elections.
According to a study by economists Dany Bahar (Brown University and Harvard Growth Lab), Natalie A. Carlson (The Wharton School, UPENN) and Zeke Hernandez (The Wharton School, UPENN). hiring H-1B visa holders can improve a company’s existing products in foreign countries and lead to new products in export markets.
Several OPEC+ countries will reduce oil production by a combined 2.2 million barrels per day through June. Jeff Colgan joins CBS News to discuss how the decreased output could affect the U.S.
Deborah Gordon comments on natural gas for The Seattle Times, arguing that there should be tighter regulations on gas leaks on industrial and individual scales alongside more renewable energy projects.
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.