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Hanson analysis of Duggan's exit: Good for Benson

May 22, 2026 Detroit Free Press
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's abrupt departure from the race to become Michigan's next governor is almost certainly a boost to Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's Democratic bid, political analysts say.
Jon Hanson
In the Media

Hanson assesses Trump-Xi summit

May 15, 2026 WJR
President Donald Trump said many issues between China and the U.S. were “settled” during his two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, though no specific resolutions were given. Ford School Professor Jonathan Hanson comments.
Jonathan Hanson
State & Hill

Samuel Bagenstos: Can scholarship shape democracy?

May 7, 2026
From arguing cases for the Justice Department to investigating why expanded social benefits were rolled back, Samuel Bagenstos explores the intersection of law, policy, and public service
Samuel Bagenstos at podium giving lecture
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Moynihan: Trump's foreign policy is "smash and grab, see what works"

Mar 16, 2026 The New York Times
Don Moynihan cites Trump’s "almost childish impetuousness": A through line of Trump’s actions is that they are impulsive, with little consideration of the constraints or consequences. We clearly see this with Iran, where the president has shown littl...
Don Moynihan
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Bagenstos predicts CDC director absence will be long-term

Feb 15, 2026 STAT News
The Trump administration has struggled to appoint and confirm a new CDC director following the firing of formerly appointed Susan Monarez. The Ford School's Sam Bagenstos shares what he thinks this will mean for the vacant position.
Samuel Bagenstos
News

U.S. capture of Venezuelan president: U-M experts can discuss

Jan 5, 2026
Experts from the University of Michigan are available to share insights on U.S. intervention in Venezuela and the weekend arrest of its president, Nicolas Maduro, during a raid. Maduro is expected to appear before a judge in New York on Monday to fac...
Headshots of Javed Ali and Jonathan Hanson.
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Green discusses local impacts of data centers

Nov 30, 2025
Ford School professor Ben Green's research on the impacts of data centers recently caught the eye of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, which asked him to deliver a presentation on the topic to its Citizens Advisory Council on Nov...
Ben Green
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Hanson: younger candidates showing "it's time for a fresh face"

Nov 9, 2025 ABC News
"We are already seeing evidence of senior members of Congress facing challenges from younger members, and they're being backed by the voters," Jonathan Hanson, a political scientist and lecturer in statistics at the University of Michigan, told ABC N...
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Hanson on the 2025 elections results

Nov 7, 2025 ABC News
"The buildup of pressure, [and] that buildup over the years of gridlock is bringing us to this breaking point," political scientist Jonanthan Hanson told ABC News. Hanson warned that while political anger "doesn't necessarily last a long time," he no...
Jonathan Hanson
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Civil service brain drain will be hard to reverse - Moynihan

Sep 30, 2025 Reuters
Don Moynihan, a professor at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, said the biggest impact of this week's exodus will be the brain drain of so many experienced civil servants, a loss of talent he says will be hard to reverse...
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Stevenson on how government shutdown impacts jobs data reporting

Sep 29, 2025 The Washington Post
Betsey Stevenson, who was the Labor Department’s chief economist from 2010 to 2011 and is now at the University of Michigan, said this week’s jobs figures would typically be wrapped up earlier in the week and could presumably get out the door. But da...
Betsey Stevenson