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Ali on possible security threats after election

Oct 17, 2024 States Newsroom
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked with States Newsroom about the possible security threats after the 2024 election. He said, “Unfortunately, you can never have 100% security." However, he thinks the likelihood of violence “I still think it’s...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's main staircase
In the Media

Stevenson on Taft-Hartley Act and dock workers strike

Oct 7, 2024 Planet Money
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor and economist, explained the Taft-Hartley Act which took some powers away from unions in 1947, and why dock workers are sill mad about it today. Stevenson said the dock workers are "like a linchpin to the...
Betsey Stevenson
In the Media

Wolfers says Trump does not have planned policies for the economy

Sep 15, 2024 USA Today
Justin Wolfers, professor at the Ford School, speaking with USA Today noted that Trump's plan for the economy is not a true policy. "Get rid of inflation' is not a policy... Saying 'I will ask people for their ideas about how to reduce inflation,'...
Justin Wolfers
In the Media

Ali on NY governor's aid charged as Chinese agent

Sep 4, 2024 ABC Australia
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked with ABC Australia about the former aid to the New York governor who was charged with acting as a Chinese agent. He said "this is someone who had risen to the inner circle of democratic politics in New York...
Headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
In the Media

Stevenson talks economic plans of Trump and Harris

Aug 29, 2024 Bloomberg
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor, talked with Bloomberg about why consumers are still feeling bad about the economy, she said "one of the reasons consumers have been so grumbling and so complaining they are continuing to spend and that's...
Betsey Stevenson
In the Media

Ali on Iran's interference in US election

Aug 29, 2024 Marketplace
Ford School professor, Javed Ali, said in response to Iran's attacks on American elections infrastructure, "This is just the latest evolution of what they’ve already been doing for that stretch of time." Ali likened it to what Russia did in 2016 by...
Closely cropped headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
In the Media

Bednar talks about younger voters and Ford legacy

Aug 28, 2024 It's Just Politics
Jenna Bednar, Ford School professor and co-chair of the Year of Democracy and Civic Engagement, talked about President Gerald R. Ford and what students are feeling about our country. "They believe so much in our country and what it's potential is,"...
Headshot of Jenna Bednar
In the Media

Watkins-Hayes on Ford's legacy and thoughts on turbulent times

Aug 28, 2024 It's Just Politics
Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Dean of the Ford School, talked about the legacy of President Gerald R. Ford and what he would think about our current moment in politics. "Ford would look at this moment and say tumultuous times are part of the long arc of...
Portrait of Celeste Watkins-Hayes
In the Media

Stewart on Musk's prophesied future "civil war"

Aug 18, 2024 CNBC
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...
Headshot of Megan Stewart
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Harris taps into American's economic woes - Stevenson

Aug 16, 2024 Yahoo! Finance
Ford School professor Betsey Stevenson told Yahoo Finance that while preventing price gouging is popular among the American people, "It's not a big part of our inflation problem." However she explained that "what Vice President Harris is trying to...
Betsey Stevenson
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If elected, Trump may replace civil servants - Moynihan

Aug 15, 2024 NPR
Don Moynihan, Ford School professor told NPR that if Donald Trump wins the White House, he expects him to bring back many policies like Schedule F. He added, "If you are a federal career employee, you should be nervous right now," because Trump may...
Don Moynihan
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Rabe explains Tim Walz's position on climate and energy

Aug 6, 2024 Axios
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor, explained in an Axios article what Tim Walz's positions are on climate and energy issues. Rabe said that Walz "would be very comfortable talking about this and championing how he's reinvented or repositioned his...
Barry Rabe
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Rabe explains appeal of Harris Walz ticket for environmentalists

Aug 6, 2024 Inside Climate News
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor and environmental policy specialist discussed the meteoric rise of Tim Walz to the national democratic ticket. Rabe said it is Walz's "style and approach that vaulted him from relative obscurity nationally."...
Barry Rabe
In the Media

Rabe discusses Harris climate positions

Jul 22, 2024 E&E News
Ford School professor, Barry Rabe, explained that they Harris campaign should, “to make her case in offering a vivid alternative to the emerging Trump-Vance plan focused exclusively on fossil fuels,” offer more funding for clean energy and...
Barry Rabe
In the Media

Secret Service needs to go back to the drawing board - Ali

Jul 17, 2024 ABC7 Chicago
Javed Ali, Ford School professor and and national security expert discussed the breakdown that led to the shooting of Donald Trump and the next steps for the Secret Service. He said the Secret Service was "operating under the assumption that, you...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge
In the Media

Lone wolf threat is the hardest to detect - Ali on shooting of Trump

Jul 16, 2024 CBC News
Ford School professor and former member of the FBI Javed Ali, said that while the FBI had been able to unlock the phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who shot Donald Trump, "yes the phone theoretically has a potential to have some insight into...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's main staircase, looking off to the side of the frame
In the Media

Tensions around talking climate change - Rabe

Jul 12, 2024 Inside Climate News
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor emeritus, described how rhetoric around climate change has changed. He said, “About 20 years ago, you did not see the kind of cultural tensions over climate" like we do today. He used Pennsylvania’s  gubernatorial...
Headshot of Barry Rabe
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Rabe on Burgum's climate policy

Jul 12, 2024 E&E News
Ford School professor, Barry Rabe, discussed the environmental policy positions of Doug Burgum, a possible contender who could join the Trump ticket at VP. He said, “In North Dakota politics, you do not survive unless you are a very strong supporter...
Barry Rabe
News

Cost of living tops Detroiters’ priorities for US government

Jul 8, 2024
With Michigan poised to be a pivotal state in the 2024 presidential election, Detroiters have weighed in on their priorities for the U.S. government.Cost of living and inflation is the issue Detroiters mentioned most when asked about the top issues...
Word cloud with issues most important to Detroiters
State & Hill

Faculty news, fall 2023

Dec 12, 2023
Axelrod's adventures Robert Axelrod, William D. Hamilton Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, writes about the difficulties and rewards of interdisciplinary collaboration in his new autobiography, A Passion for Cooperation: Adventures...
Headshots of Axelrod, Cavaillé, Michelmore, Neggers, Ostfeld, Parthasarathy, Pilkauskas, Stange, Torres, and Weiss
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Bednar critiques Florida Republicans' approach to 2024 elections

Apr 14, 2023 Sentinel & Enterprise
Jenna Bednar, Sentinel & Enterprise: "We had moderate voters crossing over what would be stereotypical party-line votes to support positions that they believe are the right policy choice for themselves and for their families. I don’t understand what...
Jenna Bednar