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Los Angeles Review of Books

The 14th Amendment: Bigotry's Latest Casualty

Bonnie Honig, Nancy Duke Lewis Professor of Modern Culture and Media and Political Science, writes in the Los Angeles Review of Books on immigration.
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Trending Globally: Politics & Policy

Making Sense of Brazil's 2018 Presidential Election: Part 3

Mark Blyth, The William T. Rhodes '57 Professor of International Economics, speaks with Jim Green, Professor of History and Director of the Brazil Initiative at the Watson Institute, on the implications of the 2018 Brazilian Presidential Election.
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Watson Institute of International & Public Affairs, Brown University

Domestic Violence is a Public Health Problem

Rose McDermott, David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations, Professor of Political Science, was interviewed by the Watson Institute's Trending Globally podcast about domestic violence and her new book, The Evils of Polygyny, Cornell University Press, 2018.
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PRI's The World

Exxon sued for fraud over climate change

Jeff Colgan, Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, is interviewed about the lawsuit filed on Exxon Mobil on PRI's The World.
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The sudden attention on migrant caravans, which aren’t new, leaves out much context about the purpose of the caravans, the conditions driving Central Americans north and what will happen to them as they continue the journey. Here’s what we know.
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SiriusXM

An update on the Helsinki Summit

Rich Arenberg, Visiting Professor of the Practive of Political Science, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, recaps the Helsinki Summit.
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Trending Globally: Politics & Policy

California's Education Reform: Lessons from the last 10 years

Susan Moffitt, Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, speaks on the Trending Globally podcast about education reform.
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Watson Institute of International & Public Affairs, Brown University

Eric Patashnik's book Wins 2018 Louis Brownlow Book Award

Eric Patashnik, Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Political Science, and co-author Alan Gerber (Yale), were awarded the National Academy of Public Administration's 2018 Louis Brownlow Book Award for their book, Unhealthy Politics: The Battle over Evidence-based Medicine.
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Scores on the state’s standardized tests rose slightly overall in 2018, increasing in all grades but 11th, the only high school grade to take the test, where a big drop countered the big growth in early elementary grades. In English language arts, about half of students overall met or exceeded the standards — the equivalent of proficiency — while 39 percent met or exceeded standards in math.
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Rich Arenberg, Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, writes in The Hill about Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination hearings.
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BLARB

Renovating the House (and Senate...)

Bonnie Honig, Nancy Duke Lewis Professor of Modern Culture and Media and Political Science, writes in Blog//Los Angeles Review of Books on Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh.
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The Washington Quarterly

How Strong is the Nuclear Taboo Today?

Nina Tannenwald, Director, International Relations Program, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, writes in The Washington Quarterly, about the nuclear taboo and how it can be strengthened.
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The New York Times

Hundreds of Cases a Day and a Flair for Drama

Ashu Varshney,Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and Social Sciences, Director of the Center for Contemporary South Asia, Professor of Political Science, comments on India's Crusading Supreme Court in the The New York Times.
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Watson Institute of International & Public Affairs, Brown University

Professor Ashu Varshney receives Ford Foundation Grant

Ashu Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and Social Sciences, Director of the Center for Contemporary South Asia, Professor of Political Science, and colleague Patrick Heller, Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs, received a Ford Foundation grant for a project on Citizenship and Urban Governance in India.
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Rhodes Center Podcast

When Things Don't Fall Apart

Mark Blyth, The William T. Rhodes '57 Professor of International Economics, Director of the William T. Rhodes Center, hosts a podcast. He interviews Ilene Grabel on her latest book, When Things Don't Fall Apart published by MIT Press in January 2018.
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WNYC

One Financial Crisis

Mark Blyth, The William T. Rhodes '57 Professor of International Economics, speaks on New York Public Radio about the potential causes of the 2008 financial crisis.
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Trending Globally: Politics & Policy

Trending Globally: Democratic Erosion

Rob Blair, Joukowsky Family Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, speaks on the Trending Globally Podcast about his new course on democratic erosion.
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Ashu Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and Social Sciences, Director of the Center for Contemporary South Asia, Professor of Political Science, responds to The Print's question about Steve Bannon being invited to the New Yorker Literary Festival, "is engaging with those you abhor appeasement or liberalism?"
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Politico Magazine

Brett Kavanaugh's Radical View of Executive Power

Corey Brettschneider, Professor of Political Science, writes in Politico Magazine about how Trump's Supreme Court nominee threatens to undermine the Mueller probe.
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Rich Arenberg, Visiting Professor of the Practive of Political Science, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, writes in NewsMax about John McCain, the filibuster, and Supreme Court nominees.
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Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs

Faculty to Present Cutting Edge Research at National Meeting

"Watson and Brown’s political science department are incredibly vibrant and active research communities,” says political scientist and Watson Institute Master of Public Affairs Director Eric Patashnik. “Brown is distinctive given the degree to which scholars actively tackle important, real-world problems, display a deep commitment to their respective disciplines, and use knowledge to create a better world."
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Pineal Express Podcast

The Consequences of Neoliberalism

Mark Blyth, The William T. Rhodes '57 Professor of International Economics, discussed neoliberalism on the Pineal Express, a progressive and educational podcast.
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BLARB

A Thousand Points of Fight

Bonnie Honig, Nancy Duke Lewis Professor of Modern Culture and Media and Political Science, writes in Blog//Los Angeles Review of Books on Jon Stewart and the limits of mockery.
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Politics/Letters

Fortuna in Finland

Bonnie Honig, Nancy Duke Lewis Professor of Modern Culture and Media and Political Science, writes in Politics/Letters about President Donald Trump's machiavellian antics.
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The Indian Express

Is China Meritocratic?

Ashu Varshney, Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and Social Sciences, Director of the Center for Contemporary South Asia, Professor of Political Science, writes in The IndianExpress about China.
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Global Policy Journal

The Market is Valuing Climate Risk All Wrong

Jeff Colgan, Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, writes in global policy about the "climate-value paradox."
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The Washington Post

Republicans are still trying to repeal Obamacare

Eric Patashnik, Julis-Rabinowitz Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Political Science, writes in The Washington Post Monkey Cage about why Republicans are unlikely to repeal Obamacare.
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Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs

Nina Tannenwald: The Decline of the Nuclear Order

This article analyzes the erosion of the current nuclear normative order, focusing on existing, declining, and emerging norms, especially among the nuclear powers. Under pressure from changing military technology and increasing geopolitical tensions, the global nuclear normative order is beginning to unravel.
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Our Earnest Struggle

Hemispheric Frederick Douglass

Juliet Hooker, Professor of Political Science, is interviewed for the 200th anniversary of Frederick Douglass by Our Earnest Struggle.
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SouthCoast Matters 121

Discussing the Importance of the Filibuster

Rich Arenberg, Visiting Lecturer in Political Science and Public Policy, was interviewed by SouthCoast Matters 121 on the importance of the filibuster.
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Providence Journal

Courts get more conservative, less diverse

Rich Arenberg, Visiting Professor of the Practive of Political Science, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, writes in the Providence Journal about vacancies and appointments within the courts.
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