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Reeher comments on 2020 NY presidential primary in Daily Star
Professor of Political Science Grant Reeher likens the 2020 Democratic primary to the 2016 GOP primary when several rivals of then-candidate Donald Trump kept their campaigns alive for as long as possible in hopes of stopping the eventual nominee's rise.
See related: New York State, U.S. Elections
Jok op-ed on Sudan's former dictator published in Daily Nation
"Many Sudanese people from the areas that were terrorised by his security forces have said that trying him in Sudan would be a slap in the face of all these victims and their communities, for they cannot be confident that there won’t be Sudanese judges who might rig the process in his favour," writes Professor of Anthropology Jok Madut Jok.
See related: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Government
Elizabeth Cohen discusses new book on Blog Talk Radio
Elizabeth Cohen, professor of political science, provides the full scope of the immigration bias against individuals belonging to marginalized groups, starting in the days just after 9/11, and examines how the panic of the time gave way to the creation of a complex and unmonitored infrastructure that the Trump administration has unleashed without recourse.
See related: Federal, U.S. Immigration, United States
Kurien cited in India Abroad article on Sikh Americans, 2020 census
Reeher discusses the New Hampshire primary in the Hill
"The general phenomenon is one where primary voters are wanting to make decisions among the candidates that are the viable ones. They want to be choosing among those who have a chance," says Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute.
See related: U.S. Elections, United States
Taylor discusses Putin and Russia's future on BYUradio
Brian Taylor, professor of political science, claims Russians live in a sort of "electoral authoritarianism," where the election looks democratic on the surface with multiple parties, but "enough is done through the manipulation of the rules and control of the media to make sure the favorite candidate always wins."
See related: Government, Russia
Lovely discusses US annual trade deficit with Bloomberg, Politico
"Everything the president has done has shown that the advice of more traditional economists has actually been very solid—so we don’t see the trade deficit closing as a result," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Yinger research cited in NYT article on school funding disparities
See related: Children, Adolescents, U.S. Education, United States
Reeher quoted in Modern Healthcare article on political contributions
"One of the main lenses to look at political contributions is as investments. That often leads to big investors hedging their bets, which they often do," says Professor Grant Reeher. He was interviewed for the Modern Healthcare article, about healthcare executives and the political consequences of their campaign donations
See related: Political Parties, U.S. Elections, United States
Himmelreich piece on ethics of self-driving cars published in Communications of the ACM
See related: Autonomous Systems, Ethics, United States