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Levitsky assesses Trump's 2020 campaign strategy for Brazilian audience

Nov 8, 2020 O Sul

“He hasn't changed practically anything,” says former-ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, who served in Brazil from 1994 to 1998... "His [Trump's] strategy continued to be to appeal to his electoral base instead of trying to expand support, betting that his...

In the Media

Contesting 2020 Election, recounts won't change the result, says Ali

Nov 8, 2020 9&10 News

“President Trump again is just trying to cast doubt on the veracity of these results and leaving it open perhaps in his mind that somehow that there’s an ability to contest these results, ” said Ali. “Even if these results swing the other direction...

In the Media

Levitsky comments on possible post-election turmoil

Nov 2, 2020 CNN Brasil

"[Trump] will not accept his loss very gracefully. So if that happens, it depends on how far he is prepared to go, which could perhaps lead to violence. The best thing that could happen would be a complete landslide which he couldn't argue...

In the Media

Trump's economic "lie" may have lost its punch - Wolfers

Oct 31, 2020 Huffington Post

“Reality has caught up with him. He had a huge lead in terms of people’s confidence in him as an economic manager, and he blew it,” says Justin Wolfers. “One issue is that people don’t trust what he says anymore. Another is, well, look around —...

In the Media

Rabe runs election scenarios and impact on climate action

Oct 30, 2020 EnviroLink

If Trump wins: “In a second Trump administration, we are likely to see executive action that is even bolder, even more aggressive, and probably doing everything imaginable to pump up oil and gas production as a strategy for economic recovery,” said...

In the Media

Hanson: A 2020 Democratic win in Michigan likely hinges on turnout in key areas

Oct 28, 2020 Vogue

Hanson explains that Trump beat Clinton by a net margin of 7,000 votes in Grand Traverse County in 2016—but two years later, in that same county, the Republican candidate for governor, Bill Schuette, tallied only about 1,000 more votes than Democrat...

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Hanson weighs in on Michigan's importance in 2020 election

Oct 27, 2020 WNEM

“Michigan is clearly one of the battleground states,” said Hanson. “The vote totals we see Tuesday night are not going to be indicative of the overall totals," he said. "Probably, they’ll lead more toward Trump on Tuesday because more Republicans...

In the Media

Significance of natural gas industry on Pennsylvania voters an interesting test, says Rabe

Oct 26, 2020 Environment & Energy News

Rabe tole E&E News it remains an open question how much the gas fight will influence Pennsylvania voters. "If you have a large state with a diversified economy, how significant is something like the fossil fuel industry? This is an interesting...

In the Media

Shipan: Biden and Peters polling leads steady, but a close election result still likely

Oct 25, 2020 Courthouse News Service

“Although Biden’s lead over Trump is similar to Clinton’s lead at this same point, Biden’s lead has been far steadier” said Shipan. “Biden’s lead has been consistently large. Second, pollsters learn from their mistakes. In 2016, they...

In the Media

Stevenson: It's wise to increase minimum wage and provide relief for small businesses

Oct 23, 2020 Washington Post

According to the Washington Post, Stevenson said that lower-wage workers, many struggling with higher levels of unemployment and job insecurity due to the pandemic, should not have to bear the cost of the pandemic by waiting for more equitable...

In the Media

Rabe: Trump re-election would further marginalize EPA staff

Oct 21, 2020 Inside EPA

It would be an “opportunity [for the Trump administration] to consolidate and finalize” deregulatory rules and interpretations now pending at EPA or in the courts, said Barry Rabe during an Oct. 15 Brookings Institution webinar on the election’s...

In the Media

Axelrod joins APSA opinion calling for coordinated media response to 2020 Election Results

Oct 7, 2020 The Guardian

"If the outcome is not going to be known on election night, play-by-play coverage on the model of past elections is unnecessary and, in fact, dangerously uninformative. All media should adopt the strict standard that no state winner should be...

News

Public policy expert with career in international service sees opportunities to ease global chaos

Oct 6, 2020 Michigan News

Regardless of political or partisan stripes, few voters see the November election as anything less than consequential. And whether one advocates for a go-it-alone or go-with-friends approach to global relations, the world still carefully watches the...

In the Media

Davenport argues a fixed position among racially conservative white voters

Sep 16, 2020 New York Times

"Their positions are fixed already and they would likely only see the negative manifestations which you could almost always find during extended campaigns." Read the New York Times article...

Tompkins-Stange talks COVID-19 relief trade-offs

Apr 10, 2020

Ford School professor Megan Tompkins Stange is asking: What should the role be of philanthropy during the COVID-19 crisis? She studies the power and influence of philanthropy on public policy and politics. In a recent Vox article, “These are the...

In The Hill, Javed Ali lays out concerns for intelligence agency

Feb 27, 2020

Ford School Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali shared his thoughts about the recent shakeup in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in a February 21, 2020 post in The Hill titled “Storm clouds loom as Trump...

News

Barry Rabe contributes to New York Times reporting and analysis on greenhouse gas emissions policy

Oct 3, 2019

“If you look at the whole tweet thread, this is remarkably specific,” said Barry Rabe, professor of public policy at the Ford School, in The New York Times article “Trump Defends Plan to Kill California’s Auto-Emissions Authority”. “It almost moves...

State & Hill

Low voter turnout? Introducing Turn Up Turnout and the Big Ten Voting Challenge

Dec 21, 2017

Voter turnout is abysmally poor," says Joe Schwarz, a Ford School lecturer and former U.S. Congressional representative (R-MI-7). "In general elections, you're lucky to get 50 to 60 percent of eligible voters—that just shows an embarrassing level of...

Dean Barr: “It’s not too late to turn this car around” on undermining financial regs, CFPB

Dec 7, 2017

In a Fortune op-ed, “How the CFPB fight is a sign of the next financial crisis,” Michael Barr and Joe Valenti (director of consumer finance at the Center for American Progress) describe how the current legal battle over who is the rightful director...

Ciorciari in The Conversation on “UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala"

Sep 25, 2017

“Massive protests recently broke out in Guatemala as the nation teetered on the edge of a major political crisis,” writes John Ciorciari in The Conversation. “Guatemalans took to the streets to decry President Jimmy Morales, who in August attempted...

State & Hill

Can firms do well by doing good? Can nations liberalize trade while protecting workers?

May 2, 2017

In the first days of Donald J. Trump's presidency, journalists from across the world called Marina Whitman. They wanted to discuss the implications of Trump's meetings with auto executives. They wanted to understand how Trump's proposed tariff on...

Barr in Democracy: Why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional

Apr 25, 2017

President Donald Trump is moving ahead with efforts to overhaul or replace the historic 2010 Dodd-Frank Act—a signature promise of his 2016 campaign. Meanwhile, a case is making its way through the federal courts in which plaintiffs challenge the...

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at the Ford School (summer 2016 - spring 2017)

Apr 19, 2017

Public Policy and International Affairs The Ford School welcomed its 2016 PPIA fellows and celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Public Policy and International Affairs program this summer. The 18 fellows spent an intensive seven weeks at...

Rabe in Scientific American: draconian budget cuts to environmental programs

Mar 24, 2017

"Trump Wants Deep Cuts in Environmental Monitoring," an article published by Scientific American on March 24, 2017, takes reactions from environmental policy experts, including Barry Rabe of the Ford School of Public Policy, to the Trump...

MPP students talk contemporary politics, news, and policy on “Michigan PolicyCast”

Feb 16, 2017

At the beginning of the winter term and new year, Master of Public Policy candidates Shawn Danino and Matthew Hillard launched “The Michigan PolicyCast,” a radio show-style podcast on the driving political, policy, and media issues of the...

Barr speaks about Dodd-Frank roll back on CNN, NBC, NPR, CBS, and more

Feb 8, 2017

On Friday, February 3, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders rolling back provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, a signature achievement of the Obama administration that was passed in response to the financial crisis that began in 2008....

Levitsky in Estadão de São Paulo: Fasten your seat belts, but no New World Order

Jan 26, 2017

After the election of President Donald Trump, many writers have sought to understand how his campaign promises will translate into policy. One such exploration, "Wandering foreign policy leaves world on alert," by Claudia Trevisan from the Brazilian...

Melyvn Levitsky on Brazil's Presidential Election

In The Upshot, Wolfers writes: “Why most economists are so worried about Trump”

Jan 12, 2017

In his January 11 article for The New York Times’ “The Upshot,” Justin Wolfers writes, “[A]t the annual conference of economists last weekend in Chicago, the major theme was a sense of anxiety about the incoming Trump administration. This foreboding...

State & Hill

Read "The Last Word" with Dr. John J.H. (Joe) Schwarz: Fall 2016 State & Hill

Jan 2, 2017

Former U.S. Congressman Dr. John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz is celebrating his 10th year of teaching at the Ford School as he scales back to a slightly less frenetic pace. In this column, he reflects on partisan politics, local governance, and his time at...

State & Hill

Spoilers to stability: Bob Axelrod discusses threats to the Iranian nuclear deal

Dec 22, 2016

This April, Bob Axelrod was invited to attend a closed-door workshop at Oxford University's Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict. The focus: The 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. One year ago, the U.S. and other powerful nations forged an...