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Moynihan warns of removal of civil servants and conflicts of interest in next Trump administration

Nov 24, 2024

The Ford School’s Donald Moynihan has been quoted by many networks for an outlook on the upcoming Trump administration. Moynihan focuses on how the election outcome will likely impact many civil servants and warns of a transition to politically...

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Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election: Ali offers insight

Aug 1, 2023

University of Michigan experts can discuss the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump, in which he's been accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election and block the peaceful transition of presidential power. The Ford...

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Ali on top secret documents and lessons from post-9/11 - September media appearances

Oct 16, 2022

Ford School professor Javed Ali has been speaking to the media about lessons learned in the 21 years post-9/11 and the FBI's role in securing top secret documents. Here is a collection of his recent media interviews in September: “Better...

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Bednar discusses Trump's rally in Michigan

Oct 1, 2022 The Hill

Former President Donald Trump made a stop in Michigan last Saturday to support gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon. But, Jenna Bednar, professor of public policy and political science, says his rally could end up hurting Republicans in the...

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Hills on Trump's involvement in primary elections

Sep 26, 2022 USA Today

Former President Donald Trump played a key role in deciding primary races across the country. Rusty Hills, lecturer in public policy, says there’s nothing unusual about presidents getting involved in elections, but they usually do so on behalf of...

Photo of Rusty Hills speaking to Michael Barr at a reception in Weill Hall's Great Hall

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'Time of choosing' for Republicans - Hills

Sep 11, 2022 The Detroit News

In an opinion piece for The Detroit News, Rusty Hills, lecturer at the Ford School, confronts Republicans with an important question: will you choose to follow Reagan or Trump? "Ronald Reagan inspired optimism and launched an era that encouraged...

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Ali's expertise on national security applied to national and international breaking news

Sep 1, 2022

Ford School professor of practice Javed Ali has been widely quoted in the news media for his expertise on national security aspects of breaking news in the U.S. and abroad. From the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago to the war in Afghanistan, Ali has...

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Ali comments widely used on domestic and international national security issues

Aug 10, 2022

Ford School professor of practice Javed Ali tapped his knowledge as a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council for widespread commentary about the U.S. killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and also on the...

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Michigan primary election analysis by Hanson: GOP rift between “traditional” and Trump camps

Aug 7, 2022

Ford School professor Jonathan Hanson commented on the harsh rhetoric being used in the Republican primary race for governor of Michigan, noting that the long shadow of former president Donald Trump loomed as the candidates sought his...

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Rabe on states' rights and politics

Apr 26, 2022

During the Trump administration, blue states found comfort in federalism and states' rights, using the system to fight against federal environmental policies. Barry Rabe, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy, further discussed...

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Ciorciari and Ali analyze Afghanistan withdrawal

Aug 16, 2021

With stunning speed, the Taliban has overthrown the Western-backed government of Afghanistan, bringing a chaotic end to a two-decade effort by the United States and others to remake the country. More than 3,500 U.S. and allied troops and tens of...

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Shipan explains Michigan GOP divide

Jul 19, 2021 Detroit Free Press

The Michigan Republican Party is struggling to define itself in the shadow of former President Donald Trump. Some members want to cling to Trump and his rhetoric, while others are trying to distance themselves. Charles Shipan, the J. Ira and Nicki...

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Hanson says Trump is using law enforcement reform to split Americans

Aug 7, 2020

In an article about pro-Trump Michigan Republicans in Mlive, the Ford School’s Jonathan Hanson is quoted as saying that the Trump campaign is using law enforcement reform to split Americans into two teams -- those who support the police and those...

Ford School economists comment on Federal response to COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020

A historic $2 trillion relief package has just been approved by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent economic crisis. Professors Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers have weighed in on the relief package and the economic...

Ford School economists: Immediate action can mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19

Mar 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the U.S. economy in unprecedented ways. This week, Ford School economic experts including Ford School dean Michael S. Barr, and professors Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers weigh in on what’s ahead in The New...

Javed Ali on leadership change at the National Counterterrorism Center

Mar 18, 2020

On March 16, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Christopher Miller, currently Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism, as head of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). Javed Ali...

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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...

Ford Professor Betsey Stevenson casts doubt on middle-class gains from federal tax cuts

Jan 11, 2019

In the January 10, 2019 PBS NewsHour story “Evaluating Trump’s economic policies, 2 years in,” Paul Solman asked Ford School Professor, and former member of the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) for the Obama Administration, Betsey Stevenson about...

Professor Melvyn Levitsky gives his predictions for Trump-Bolsonaro relationship

Nov 2, 2018

On October 28th, right-wing populism added another presidential office to its ranks with the victory of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. Per protocol, President Trump called his new fellow head of state and offered his congratulations—the first step to...

Melyvn Levitsky on Brazil's Presidential Election

Immigration and the midterms: the pro-immigration push

Oct 29, 2018

As the midterm elections rapidly approach, President Trump is eager to rally his base, escalate voter turnout and see a pro-Trump referenda come November. Returning to his incendiary rhetoric on immigration, a strategy that helped propel Trump to...

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Ford School research suggests refugee restrictions will harm Michigan’s economy

Sep 28, 2018

In line with his “America First” foreign policy, President Trump recently declared that the United States will limit the number of refugees permitted into the United States. Research from Global Detroit and the Ford School, however, shows how such...

Brendan Nyhan tells NPR that Trump's Twitter blitz obscures the truth

Sep 14, 2018

As President Trump continues to escalate his Twitter attacks in the wake of negative headlines and unflattering books, Ford School professor Brendan Nyhan told a National Public Radio reporter that the president "more and more is calling into...

Stevenson, Wolfers et al urge confirmation of Trump pick for Council of Economic Advisers

Jun 6, 2017

In a recently released letter to the Senate Banking Committee, prominent economists including Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers of the Ford School, have urged the confirmation of American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholar Kevin Hassett, President...

In Bloomberg View, Stevenson identifies “Where Trump should look to cut costs”

Apr 20, 2017

Betsey Stevenson’s latest column for Bloomberg View suggests looking to the tax code to cut wasteful spending, rather than cutting programs like environmental protection and support for science and the arts. The April 20 article, “Where Trump...

Whitman in The Conversation: Preserve, don’t cut public goods to make America great

Apr 20, 2017

Marina v. N. Whitman advocates for the Trump administration to invest in public goods in her April 18 article for The Conversation: “‘Public Goods’ made America great and can do so again.”Public goods include a nation's existing natural resources,...

Rabe weighs in on President Trump’s budget plan and Great Lakes impact

Mar 22, 2017

An article published by The Detroit News on March 16, titled “Trump’s budget plan hurts Michigan, Great Lakes cleanup” discusses President Trump’s budget blueprint, which was revealed earlier this month. The budget plan proposes to eliminate a...

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Student-led activism and advocacy surge in wake of Presidential transition

Feb 16, 2017

Ashley Wilson (BA '18) speaking on behalf of Students for Choice at the Ann Arbor Women's March (photo credit: Ashley Wilson (BA '18)) While Fordies have been active in politics since the beginning of time (or, more...

Collins signs APSIA letter denouncing Trump EO, reaffirming value of diversity

Feb 3, 2017

Susan M. Collins, the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy at the Ford School and a former president of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), has signed a "Commitment to Diversity" statement just released...

Stevenson: To measure Trump’s success, use working-class men’s employment as benchmark

Jan 24, 2017

Bloomberg View columnists, including Betsey Stevenson, issued an article on “17 metrics to watch in the Trump era” on January 20. Columnists each submitted benchmarks to watch for a sense of President Trump's performance. “His success, he...

Whitman: Trump’s proposed border tax “would create mayhem” for U.S. auto industry

Jan 24, 2017

Marina Whitman is featured in AP auto writer Dee-Ann Durbin’s January 24 article, “How a Trump tariff could sideswipe U.S. auto industry.” Durbin reports President Trump is considering a tax on Mexican-made cars to pressure U.S. automakers to keep...