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October 1, 2020
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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Barry Rabe co-authors new book

Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism analyzes the Administration's aggressive use of executive power to reverse environmental protections and advance goals not supported by Congress—and how states have worked to undercut those administrative actions. More »

 
   


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Learning model could improve policing

David Thacher argues that police departments should learn from “use-of-force reviews” to become more transparent and restrained. Law & Social Inquiry, August 2020.
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New Diplomacy Lab prepares aspiring diplomats

The Weiser Diplomacy Center is partnering with the U.S. State Department to offer practical experiences for students.
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Rewriting boundaries to reflect diversity

With a team of students, John Chamberlin helped the State of Michigan define ‘communities of interest’ to inform legislative redistricting.
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Betsey Stevenson testifies to House Ways and Means on consequences of fiscal relief inaction. More »

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Paul Abbate, Associate Deputy Director of the FBI, and David Levy, Vice President of Amazon Web Services discuss cybersecurity with Barbara McQuade. More »



In the news

Quotation Marks

“If the realities of marginalized communities do not help to set the terms of innovation, these populations are unlikely to benefit. The technologies might even marginalize them further.” Shobita Parthasarathy on why testing alone will not get us out of this pandemic.

Nature

 

"There is something brewing that could create problems for Putin." Ambassador (ret) Melvyn Levitsky, on the longevity of Putin’s rule.

U.S. News and World Report

 

“No one yet knows the full impact of the economic and public health crisis that is consuming our lives today and disproportionately impacting the poorest American families.” H. Luke Shaefer on the likelihood 2019 is an economic high-point.

Reuters

 

"I am concerned with the dwindling travel options during COVID-19, especially for underserved communities." Robert Hampshire on the impact of Uber and Lyft leaving major cities.

Wired

 

"Their positions are fixed already and they would likely only see the negative manifestations which you could almost always find during extended campaigns." Christian Davenport on the fixed position among racially conservative white voters.

New York Times

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