Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked about the situation in the war between Ukraine and Russia. He said "for the past two and a half years how NATO including the US has been the key conduit of weapons to Ukraine" But he said, "absent that Ukraine...

Ford School professor Megan Stewart commented on Elon Musk's rightward turn and his encouragement of a civil war. But she said in response, “Immigrants are not an organized rebel group ready to commit violence,” instead, “They are often fleeing dire...

Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor, talked with CNN about housing shortages and their impact on markets. He said, “The problem right now is too many people chasing too few houses." To him, it seems apparent that “The solution to that is not to...

Javed Ali, Ford School professor, commented on the new leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar and his roles within the organization. He said "looking at Sinwar as a person and examining where he came from," he has served many roles and "by all acounts he is...

Ford School professor, Justin Wolfers, talked with CNN about the possibility of prices coming down under possible Trump administration. He said, “Unquestionably, this is what people want to hear. And unquestionably, this is unrealistic." He said...

Ford School professor and economist, Betsey Stevenson, talked on Marketplace about inflation. She said,  “I think what we learned was that it just took longer for that normalization to happen." While that transition from high inflation to a stable...

Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor and economist, talked with Tom Keene on Single Best Idea about the policy proposals that seek to bring back a 1950s lifestyle. She said "the argue that they want that but they don't actually want the living...

Ford School professor Barry Rabe discussed oil and gas subsidies from the Obama administration, saying even though Democrats have changed their mind on then, “Once you put these subsidies in place, they’re really hard to remove, and they would in...

Earl Lewis, Ford School professor, commented on the pledges many companies have made on racial equality and how they have or have not fulfilled them. He said, “A lot of enterprises, I would say, understand the need to be accountable, but accountable...

Ford School professor Justin Wolfers, talked with CNBC about the impacts of Trump's possible plans around tariffs and cost of living. He said, "Generally speaking, when markets are functioning well, price controls are a bad idea even though they are...