Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Dutkowsky speaks to Spectrum News about the stock market drop
"'The Dow's off 1,000 points, oh my goodness, that's horrible.' But the Dow's [near] 30,000 points, so that's a 3% drop," says Donald Dutkowsky, professor emeritus of economics, adding that a 3% drop is not good, but not awful. "I would advise investors to take a deep breath. If you're in it for the long-term for like your pension, take a deep breath and stay the course."
See related: Income, United States
Zoli speaks to local media about the death of Qassam Soleimani
See related: Conflict, Middle East & North Africa
Gadarian speaks to Spectrum News about the impeachment inquiry
"This is bigger than a partisan fight," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science. "This is really about the nature of what is the presidency and what can it be used for."
See related: Federal, Law, Political Parties, United States
Launch of Autonomous Systems Policy Insitute featured by local, national and international media
See related: Autonomous Systems, New York State, School History
Gadarian talks about negative political ads on Spectrum News
"One of the things we know about negative ads is they have more policy information than positive ads which tend to be more about the candidate's background," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science.
Zoli speaks with Spectrum News about political terrorism
"Clearly this is an expression of partisanship gone awry," says Corri Zoli, research assistant professor of political science, about recent suspicious packages sent to media and liberal leaders.
Taylor weighs in on Trump-Putin summit in NY Times, Spectrum, WAER
"The whole press conference was Trump repeatedly scoring own goals with the ball that Putin had given him," says Brian Taylor, professor of political science, adding, "Putin must’ve been extremely happy."
Smullen discusses Syrian air strike on local news channels
Banks explains what's next for the SCOTUS nominee on TWC News
Judge Neil Gorsuch will be vetted and reviewed by the Senate, and needs the votes of at least 60 senators to be confirmed. "That requirement is not in the Constitution, but it's one that Congress itself, the Senate has chosen to impose. It's been that way for a long, long time," says William C. Banks, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: U.S. Elections