Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Jacobson Speaks to CBS News, DW, WAER about the Afghanistan Withdrawal
See related: Afghanistan, Congress, Foreign Policy, International Affairs, Refugees, United States, Veterans
Reeher discusses Gov. Cuomo's political future with WAER, WETM, WSYR
See related: Government, New York State, State & Local
Michelmore featured in WAER article on changes to Child Tax Credit
See related: Child & Elder Care, Parenting & Family, Taxation, United States
Gadarian talks to WAER about Biden's proposals in speech to Congress
See related: Congress, Federal, United States
Maxwell faculty speak to the media about violence at the US Capitol
See related: Congress, Crime & Violence, Elections, Federal, United States
Banks discusses Biden's transition with WAER
Professor Emeritus William C. Banks thinks the delay by the Trump Administration to share information to Biden will be "negligible to none." However, he feels it comes with other costs. "I feel a great deal has been lost symbolically and I believe our democratic institutions have been severely beat up by the bruising battles that have been fought for no good reason," Banks says.
See related: Federal, U.S. Elections, United States
Gadarian provides post-election commentary on TRT World, WAER
"These baseless accusations of electoral fraud do a lot of damage to the public’s belief in the electoral system and in democracy itself," says Shana Gadarian, associate professor of political science. "And that is extremely damaging to our democracy."
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Reeher provides election commentary to local, international press
"It may be the Democrats have yet to find the balance they need between the left wing of their party and the rest of it," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. "Biden struggled to balance these two camps. Republicans beat expectations, and with a more ‘presidential’ candidate at the top of the ticket, they could be well positioned in 2024."
See related: State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States
Bybee talks to WAER about the partisan profile of SCOTUS
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Banks featured in WAER piece on COVID-19 in the White House, national security
"Attention on the domestic political situation and the president’s dominance of the news and his well-being is obscuring what else might be going on in the world that should be drawing some of our attention," says William Banks, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
See related: COVID-19, Federal, U.S. National Security, United States