July 2023

Among the Columbian College faculty members getting press during the month of June were the following individuals:

Elisabeth Anker spoke to Aljazeera about Hunter Biden’s plea deal. She also spoke to Aljazeera about Joe Biden‘s broadband initiative and his 2024 campaign rollout.

Joshua Bell was quoted by Smithsonian Magazine in the article ““Endlessly Fascinating Devices”: Why the National Museum of Natural History is Exploring the Cultural Nature of Cellphones.’’

Hugh Gusterson was quoted by the Concord Monitor in the article “Opinion: It’s time to grieve for all who suffer the human costs of war.’’

Lauren Onkey was quoted by C-SPAN for their feature on “Vietnam 50 Years Later: War-Era Sounds and Images,’’ which was hosted by GW.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth authored the articles “Biden’s plan to phase out gas-powered cars is all pain for consumers and no gain’’ for The Hill and “In Sweden, Young Leaders Weigh Conservative Climate-Change Solutions’’ for National Review.

Steven Hamilton spoke to Sky News Australia in the segment “It would be 'premature' to think Australia has hit a peak in the rate hike cycle.’’

Annamaria Lusardi was mentioned by MarketWatch in the article “Want to get better with money? Ask your daughter for help.’’

Pao-Lin Tien was quoted by WTOP-FM in the article “As prices at the grocery store come down, you might still see big bills if you dine out’’ and by Marketplace in the article “U.S. money supply is shrinking. Does that mean we’re all doomed?’’

David Mitchell was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Why the 1932 Movie ‘Freaks’ Is a Touchstone for Disability Representation.’’ 

Lisa Page authored the book review “As she struggles to become a mother, a writer explores her past’’ for The Washington Post.

Victor Weedn was quoted by Charlotte Observer in the article “North Carolina autopsy backlog brings pain, financial crises to grieving families.”

Lisa Benton-Short was quoted by The Hill in the article “The 15-minute city: Urban planning epiphany or ‘climate change lockdown’ conspiracy?’’

Dan Malouff authored the articles “Walk-up windows continue to be good urbanism’’; “Photo Friday: Two by two’’; and “Photo Friday: Smoky skies’’ for Greater Greater Washington.

Denver Brunsman spoke to The Washington Times in the segment “Our Radical Declaration: A Conversation with Denver Brunsman.’’

Matthew Hindman co-authored the article “Visual misinformation is widespread on Facebook – and often undercounted by researchers’’ for The Conversation.

Jesse Holland spoke to NPR in the podcast episode “Supreme Court rules against Biden's student debt plan; Reverse Course wrap up.”

David Karpf was quoted by the Los Angeles Times in the article “Column: Forget the metaverse. For $3,500, Apple offers a new way to be alone.’’ 

Steven Roberts authored the articles “A tale of two leaders” for Northwest Georgia News; “Trump and Erdogan are a lot alike” for Chicago Sun Times; “In the end, it will be voters who judge Trump” for Lompoc Record; and “Trump legal woes show contradictory effects” for The Star. He authored the articles “Compromise Makes a Comeback”; “Trump's message is false, yet familiar”; and Abortion gets personal and powerful” for Walker County Messenger.

Thomas Shanker co-authored the article “Are cheap drones the answer to tension in the Taiwan Strait?’’ for Military Times.

Frank Sesno was quoted by The Hill in the article “Media give Trump what he wants with indictment coverage’’; by The New York Times in the article “Does CNN’s Turmoil Mean There’s No Room on Cable for Independent News?’; and by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the article “Chris Licht stepping down as CNN chief after rocky tenure.’’ He spoke to KCBS-AM, San Francisco about the firing of CNN chief executive Chris Licht. He was quoted by The Washington Post in the articles “Chris Licht fired at CNN after programming blunders, staff revolt’’ and “CNN needs a new leader after Chris Licht. Will anyone want the job?”

Janet Steele authored the Reuters Institute’s 2023 Digital News Report on Indonesia. 

William Youmans was quoted by Aljazeera in the article “The ‘complex’ legacy of US professional wrestling’s Iron Sheik.’’

Research led by Brendan O'Connor about the brightest known gamma ray was reported on by Forbes in the article “Once-In-A-Thousand-Year Cosmic Explosion Has Been Explained At Last’’; by Business Insider in the article “A gamma-ray explosion that was so bright it blinded scientists' equipment is even weirder than first thought’’; and by Gizmodo in the article “Jet Streaming From the Brightest Known Gamma Ray Burst Is Weirder Than We Realized.’’ He was also mentioned by Space.com in the article “Brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen, the largest known explosion since Big Bang, has a unique jet structure unlike any other’’; by IFL Science in the article “Brightest Explosion Ever Seen In Space Now Has An Explanation’’; by Britain’s Independent in the article “Mystery behind brightest explosion ever seen is finally solved’’; and by Innovation News Network in the article “Unique jet structure of brightest gamma-ray burst explored in new study.’’ 

Neil Johnson was quoted by The Hindu in the article “A new science: Using physics to understand hate groups on the internet.’’

Sarah Binder was quoted by Politico in the Morning Money newsletter; by Spectrum News in the article “James Comer vows to continue Biden family investigation’’; and by The Washington Post in the article “Two cheers for bipartisanship, but debt ceiling is no way to govern.’’ She was quoted by Gray TV in the article “President Biden addresses nation over debt limit deal’’ and by Agence France-Presse in the article “Biden And Top Republican McCarthy -- Odd Couple Who Saved US Economy.’’ She spoke to Bloomberg about the debt default deal.

Jeffrey Ding was quoted by IEEE Spectrum in the article “The Who, Where, and How of Regulating AI Jurisdictions joust over toxic chatbots; policymakers ponder existential risks.’’ He was mentioned by Aljazeera in a segment about AI. He co-authored the article “The Illusion of China’s AI Prowess” for Foreign Affairs.

Alexander Downes was quoted by The Hill in the article “Putin crackdown on Wagner rebellion creates new weak points in Russian military’’ 

Mohammad Ghaedi was quoted by Voice of America in the article “Tehran Looks to Shanghai Alliance to Aid Economy, Reduce Isolation.’’

Danny Hayes was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “As Trump legal woes worsen, 2024 rivals toe a delicate line’’ and by McClatchy Newspapers in the article “Unprecedented’ spectacle of Trump charges could become routine by 2024.’’

John Logsdon was quoted by Houston Chronicle in the article “How the lost submersible tragedy could impact commercial spaceflight regulations.’’ 

Harris Mylonas spoke to BBC News about Greece’s parliamentary elections and the new prime minister of Greece.

David Szakonyi was quoted by Vox in the article “What’s going on with Vladimir Putin after the mutiny?’’ and by U.S. News & World Report in the article “Putin Loses Stature as Threats Draw Near.’’

Christopher Warshaw spoke to Nexstar Media Group about the Supreme Court ruling in an Alabama voting rights case.

Cheri Marmarosh was quoted by Los Angeles Times in the article “Why group therapy can be such a powerful tool for growth.”

Sherry Molock was quoted by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education in the article “Report Describes Pandemic Impact on College Choices of the COVID Cohort.’’

Joseph Cordes was cited by Tegna Broadcasting as a source for a segment about whether Social Security could go bankrupt.

Susan Dudley authored the article “Weighing Regulatory Tradeoffs – And Keeping Thumbs Off The Scales!’ for Forbes. 

Richard Kahlenberg spoke to Slate in the podcast “The Liberal Case Against Affirmative Action.’’

Stevens Redburn was quoted by Government Executive in the article “Some Feds Fear They Might Not Get That Pay Raise Now That the Debt Deal is Inked.’’

Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by The Hill in the article “ObamaCare lawsuit could eliminate or restrict three-quarters of preventive benefits: report’’; by USA Today in the article “Incalculable' impact: Three ways the Supreme Court abortion decision changed the USA’’; and by The Washington Post in the article “Push to tie Medicaid to work is making a comeback. Georgia is at forefront.’’

Sayed Hassan Akhlaq authored the article “Politicized Sufism in Islam: A Double-Edged Sword” for E-International Relations.

Jameta Nicole Barlow was quoted by the American Psychological Association’s Monitor on Psychology in the article “Abortion bans cause outsized harm for people of color.”

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