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Chris Barrett, IAD

Chris Barrett, professor of applied economics and policy, says, “We shouldn’t waste a crisis. Ten years from now, we will look back and see that the...

Robert H. Frank, Einaudi

“It’s simple human nature—you want to follow the rules, but if you see other people breaking them and not getting punished, you stop too,” says Robert...

Alexandra Cirone, IES

“At the end of the day, Facebook’s response to disinformation is always going to be driven by how to increase their user engagement and advertising...

Mildred Warner, IES

Mildred Warner, professor of city and regional planning, says, “This study shows the importance of a national standard for access to water, especially...

Robert Hockett, Einaudi/CRADLE

“It seems to me it's a form of thinking that assumes there's a developing existential worldwide military competition,” says Robert Hockett, professor...

Christine Balance, SEAP

Christine Bacareza Balance, associate professor of Asian American studies, says that Asian women have been fetishized in American culture and provides...

Robert Hockett, CRADLE

In this piece debunking a widely-shared meme taking several facts about the Titanic out of context to claim the ship’s sinking was deliberate, Robert...

Steve Osofsky, IAD

In this NYT opinion piece, author Thomas L. Friedman writes how Steve Osofsky "summarized how the health of wildlife, the health of ecosystems and our...

Barry Strauss, PACS

Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics, says, “There’s a lot of fake news about Caligula… But we can’t trust the myths.” 

Valerie Hans, Law

“However, the substantial size of the settlement might give people — including jurors, if they hear about it — a sense that the Floyd family has been...