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Moynihan's fear Trump "punishments and purges"

Dec 11, 2024 The New York Times
The New York Times spoke with the Ford School's Don Moynihan on what can be expected from the Republican Party following the 2024 election. Moynihan shared that, "Authoritarians tend to target certain institutions to cement their control: typically...
Don Moynihan
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Ali is uncertain of longevity for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Dec 3, 2024 The National
In light of the recent ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, the Ford School's Javed Ali tells The National he is unsure of its efficiency. “The question now going forward is how enduring will this ceasefire become? We've already seen...
Headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
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Cohodes on disparate school of choice system in Michigan

Nov 22, 2024 Bridge Michigan
In Michigan, 1 in 4 K-12 students attend either a charter school or a school of choice district. Nearly all of Michigan's 532 public school districts participate in school choice. The Trump administration is shown to be an advocate for school of...
Sarah Cohodes portrait
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Rabe cautions climate setbacks under Trump administration

Nov 11, 2024
Ford School political economist Barry Rabe shares his outlook on the anticipated climate impacts of the Trump administration with the media, including on the Inflation Reduction Act, COP29 climate conference, and electric vehicle tax credits:“COP29...
Barry Rabe
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Deardorff on impacts of Trump's possible tariffs

Nov 8, 2024 The Washington Post
Alan Deardorff, Ford School professor emeritus spoke with the Washington Post about the Trump administration's possible tariffs. He pointed out the upside to most taxes and tariffs, which people eventually get used to. However, he said “With a 60...
Alan Deardorff
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Hanson on why Latinos voted for Trump

Nov 8, 2024 BBC Mundo
Ford School professor Jonathan Hanson says that "voters have largely felt the economic pain of the post-COVID inflationary period, and they're taking it out on Biden and Harris." Among other factors, this is what may have pushed latino voters to the...
Jonathan Hanson
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How Trump won - Ostfeld

Nov 6, 2024 MSNBC
Mara Ostfeld, Ford school professor, coauthored and article for MSNBC on how Trump won last night's election. She wrote, "The mood of the country this election was very pessimistic." In addition to that, "When voters were asked what quality mattered...
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Ostfeld on how Trump won Michigan

Nov 6, 2024 Stateside
Mara Ostfeld, Ford School professor, discussed which demographic and areas helped Trump with the election last night. But she said, "We didn't see as much movement in Michigan as we did in other parts of the country which you can interpret in many...
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Rabe on possible changes to methane regulations under Trump

Nov 4, 2024 The Guardian
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor, after a Trump donor was fined for pollution said, “The Biden-Harris administration has made a major push on methane domestically and globally and I think that this could be decisively reversed in a second Trump...
Barry Rabe
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Wolfers on danger of a zero interest goal

Oct 31, 2024 CNN
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor talked with CNN about Trump's former federal reserve pick's solution to inflation. Wolfers said, “Deflation can become a spiral with no end." He said aiming for zero inflation would be "like walking along the...
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Stevenson on Trumps economic plans for Michigan

Oct 28, 2024 The Detroit News
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor explained what plans Trump may have for Michigan. She said with all the cuts they are looking to make, "At some point, the dam there might burst." Then she said, "it might mean things like cuts to programs...
Betsey Stevenson
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Why is the White House hiring PR pros over policy experts?

Oct 28, 2024
Shortly after taking office in 2017, former President Donald Trump posed for pictures with dozens of presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).The photo op was a celebration of the Trump Administration moving an HBCU...
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Economists do not like tariffs - Deardorff

Oct 21, 2024 NBC News
Ford School professor emeritus, Alan Deardorff commented on why so many economist dislike tariffs. He said Vice president Harris is "right that his tariffs are like a sales tax, in the sense that consumers everywhere are going to end up paying.” He...
Alan Deardorff
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Rabe argues a Trump presidency could reverse IRA funds for Michigan

Oct 14, 2024 Bridge Michigan
The Inflation Reduction Act, a climate spending law, granted Michigan billions towards green efforts in the state. Ford School's Barry Rabe has raised concerns regarding statements from presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, and his...
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Bednar on how Trump's abortion stance impacts his electoral chances

Nov 5, 2023 VG (Norway)
Jenna Bednar, VG (Norway): "As soon as a Republican politician takes a firm stance on abortion, he will probably upset one of these two important groups," Bednar explains to VG.  "The more ambiguous Trump can be, the better for his electoral...
Jenna Bednar
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Third-party candidate would "dent" Biden - Hanson

Aug 17, 2023 WLNS
Jonathan Hanson, WLNS: Political expert Jonathan Hanson, a lecturer at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, believes that based on these polls we could see similar results to the 2020 election with Biden winning, unless a third-party...
Jonathan Hanson
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Hanson analyzes how classified documents could hurt Biden in 2024

Jan 19, 2023 Folha de Sao Paulo
Jonathan Hanson, Folha de Sao Paulo: "The case shames and removes an advantage that Biden had against Trump. Even if the magnitude of what we're talking about is substantially different, in the number of documents the former president had and the...
Jonathan Hanson
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Ivacko reflects on 2022, and what it means for future elections

Jan 5, 2023 Hour Detroit
Tom Ivacko, Hour Detroit: Tom Ivacko, executive director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the University of Michigan, nailed it: “The 2022 election outcomes will be the hot topic — including what they mean for Trump and his hold...
Tom Ivacko
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Hanson says GOP may not move beyond Trump

Nov 17, 2022 Detroit Free Press
Jonathan Hanson, Detroit Free Press: "Many Republicans have indicated that it's time to move on from Donald Trump, but Trump clearly will not let that happen. Our politics will continue to be about him. Trump's announcement sets up a potentially...
Jonathan Hanson