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Bipartisan panel advocates for civic discourse and humility

Mar 23, 2025
“Civility is the bedrock of our free and democratic society,” Tonya Schuitmaker, a former Republican member of the Michigan Senate, told the recent panel on Promoting Civic Discourse - Democratic and Republican politicians on bridging the political...
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Wolfers: Two Reasons for Optimism About the Economy

Mar 23, 2025
"The air is thick with recession talk, and stocks are cratering. But it just may be a mirage, a refraction of partisan distortions" wrote Ford School professor, Justin Wolfers, in a recent guest essay for The New York Times."It started with a...
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Parthasarathy on AI running the government

Mar 13, 2025 Al Jazeera
Shobita Parthasarathy, Ford School professor, says "These workers have real expertise and a nuanced understanding of the issues, which AI does not. AI does not, in fact, ‘understand’ anything." So, she says,  “It’s a very bad idea" to use AI to run...
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Trump sees the world in zero sum terms - Wolfers

Mar 11, 2025 MSNBC
Ford School professor Justin Wolfers tried to explain Donald Trump's thinking on the economy. He said, "There is an underlying economics of trump, and you won't be surprised I think it's dead wrong." Wolfers said, "There's the zero sum thinking and...
Justin Wolfers
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Trump's address to Congress like a campaign rally - Hills

Mar 5, 2025 Daily Mail
Rusty Hills, Ford School lecturer, commented on the president's address to Congress, calling it "classic Trump." He said, "The speech was a campaign rally held under the capitol dome. It was a two hour long ‘Greatest Hits’ tour." In the speech,...
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Moynihan on DOGE employees' government salaries

Mar 4, 2025 Wired
Don Moynihan, Ford School professor, spoke about reports of DOGE employees receiving six-figure salaries from government agencies. He said, "It does seem worth understanding what these employees are being paid, especially if they are being paid...
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Moynihan on donors paying millions to dine with Trump

Mar 4, 2025 Wired
Don Moynihan, Ford School professor says his worries about donors dining with Trump is "where there doesn’t seem to be a clear line between Trump’s businesses and the presidency.” He says, “The concern is less about fundraising and more about access...
Don Moynihan
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Lowande on presidential powers: Is the system collapsing?

Mar 1, 2025 NTV Germany
Kenneth Lowande, Ford School professor, talked impacts of the Trump administration and expansion of presidential powers. Lowande discussed the breaking of norms, saying, "Their goal is to change the rules of American government that have existed for...
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The reality of DOGE's mediocre savings - Stevenson

Feb 25, 2025
The Ford School's Betsey Stevenson recently spoke with Bloomberg, highlighting the false assertions of government saving increases made by DOGE. DOGE claims it has saved the government around $55 billion in spending through a wave of federal firings...
Betsey Stevenson
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Bednar says Michigan politics reflect national trends

Feb 18, 2025 Michigan Advance
Michigan Advance has observed ways in which political trends and ideologies of Michiganders are representative of the broader national population. “It’s not just that we’re a swing state, but we’re kind of a microcosm of the country and our politics...
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Under Trump, "Laws Are Just Vibes", says Moynihan

Feb 10, 2025
"On Friday, the administration announced that it would cap the overhead, or “indirect” rates, that the National Institutes of Health allows on its grants to universities," writes Ford School professor Don Moynihan in an essay published by The...
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Michigan governor race will be hard to predict - Hanson

Feb 6, 2025 WXYZ
Jonathon Hanson, Ford School professor, weighed in on the upcoming race for Michigan governor, saying "the decision of Gary Peters to not run for reelection was something of a surprise" and will affect the governor’s race as some potential...
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Rabe talks Trump conflict over electric vehicles

Dec 18, 2024 Politico
Ford School Professor Barry Rabe said when President Trump was inaugurated the conflict over electric vehicles switched from "Biden versus Trump to Trump versus Newsom," Governor of California. However, Rabe said some blue states may be able to use...
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EV mandate backlash helped Republicans - Rabe

Nov 19, 2024 Inside Climate News
Ford School professor Barry Rabe said not having an EV mandate “was consistently a top five issue in Michigan politics in candidates for federal office and candidates for state office,” said Rabe. He says there was “a very vigorous backlash by...
Barry Rabe
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Shaefer on Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's legacy

Nov 16, 2024 The Detroit News
Luke Shaefer, Ford School professor, talked about improvements Mayor Mike Duggan has made to Detroit. He says, “My assessment is, on the whole, he is leaving the city in much better shape than when he took office.” Shaefer said, “The poverty rate is...
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High prices made voters angry with Democrats - Stevenson

Nov 15, 2024 ABC Australia
Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor, talked about voters' reactions to inflation and high prices and their effects on the 2024 elections. "I failed to understand just how much anger high prices would bring," said Stevenson. That is one reason...
Betsey Stevenson
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Rabe explains Lee Zeldin as EPA pick under Trump

Nov 13, 2024 Deutsche Welle
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor emeritus, explains the changes possible if Lee Zeldin, a former Republican congressman becomes EPA director in the Trump administration. Rabe says Zeldin was in the past "very critical and hostile" to the EPA and...
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Inflation hurt Democrats and angered consumers - Stevenson

Nov 11, 2024 NPR
Ford School professor and economist Betsey Stevenson said, “Economists are going to have to reckon with the fact that the public would have preferred a slower recovery with much higher unemployment, as long as prices had been stable.” She then said,...
Betsey Stevenson
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Rabe on Democratic governors resisting Trump administration

Nov 9, 2024 The Hill
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor emeritus, said "states of the party that oppose that president have enormous ability to try to block or push back on directions that the president might want to go, especially if Congress can’t function or pass...
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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...
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Lookout for consumers spending ahead of possible tariffs - Wolfers

Nov 7, 2024 ABC Australia
Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor, talked about impacts of Trump's election on the market and the economy, saying "the market seems happy but that's because he is likely to deliver the tax cuts that make stocks more valuable." Also he noted,...
Justin Wolfers
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Hanson on Black voters moving to Trump

Nov 6, 2024 Folha de S. Paulo
Jonathan K. Hanson, Ford School professor, talked with Folha de S. Paulo about Democrats' electoral loss. He said "The democratic lead among Black men continues to shrink over time. We haven't seen as much of a drop among Black...
Jonathan Hanson
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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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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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Hanson on Trump's winning messaging

Nov 6, 2024 Detroit Free Press
Jonathan Hanson, Ford school professor, talked with the Detroit Free Press about messaging the determined the election. He said Trump’s messaging on key topics, especially economy and immigration, appealed to blue-collar voters, while "It seems like...
Jonathan Hanson
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Ali on heightened security around election day

Nov 5, 2024 Houston Chronicle
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with the Houston Chronicle about the heightened security measures after election day. He said, “I think this is going to be uncharted territory for federal, state and local law enforcement." As to possible...
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