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A group of truck drivers protesting the Canadian border vaccine mandate has blocked the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit to Windsor. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, weighed in on the issue.  "I figured that if someone blocked...

As Michigan becomes a COVID-19 hotbed, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Abdul El-Sayed unpacks what that means knowing what we know in 2021.  El-Sayed appeared on Detroit Today on WDET-FM to unpack what the recent surge in COVID-19...

Calling out the hypocrisy of police officers who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Abdul El-Sayed, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, recently wrote an op-ed for the Detroit Metro Times.  In it, he recalls his first "real" interaction...

With school districts divided over whether to mandate masks for students or have in-person classes, parents are forced to make tough decisions. Some are pulling their students from public schools, a decision that Kevin Stange, associate professor of...

In a recent press briefing, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki quoted Justin Wolfers, in regards to the Biden administration's recent vaccine and testing mandate for companies. "Viewing Biden’s vaccine mandate as simply economic policy, it’s...

Some of America's top business executives met with President Biden on Wednesday to discuss the new vaccine and testing mandate for large businesses. Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, explained why executive support for the...

President Biden's recent COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate for private businesses has received pushback, but Charles Shipan says some small businesses are welcoming the move. "The reality is there are a number of businesses that are wanting...

As the school year gets started, many are saying high vaccination rates are key to keeping schools in person. Jeffrey Morenoff, professor of public policy and sociology and director of the Population Studies Center, explained what may be affecting...

After the CDC rolled back its guidance that vaccinated people could unmask, many were left confused and unsure of what to believe. Abdul El-Sayed, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, explained the logistics behind the new guidance. "What...

“The struggle to balance the demands of keeping unemployment low versus keeping a lid on inflation is just the sort of dilemma crying out for the full country-music treatment,” states Justin Wolfers in Simone Pathe’s recent article, “From Alan...