Columbian College of Arts & Sciences: Faculty Getting Press
July 2019

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

 

American Studies
Elisabeth Anker spoke to Aljazeera English about the Democratic Debates.
Chad Heap was quoted in the History article “How Gay Culture Blossomed During the Roaring Twenties."
Anthropology
David Braun spoke to BBC World Service about an expedition he led which uncovered the oldest evidence of stone tool production. The discovery was featured in Newsweek, Science News, Archaeology, Britain’s Daily Mirror and Smithsonian Magazine.

Arts & Design
Kip Lornell was cited in the DCist article “The Library Is Launching A Go-Go Book Club This Summer.”
Sanjit Sethi was quoted by WAMU, Inside Higher Ed and Noticias Yahoo! about the Corcoran’s new exhibition, “6.13.89: The Canceling of the Mapplethorpe Exhibition.”

Biology
Keryn Gedan was quoted by Popular Science in the article “Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast.”
Arnaud Martin appeared on the PBS segment “It’s Okay To Be Smart: See INSIDE a Chrysalis! - Painting Butterflies with CRISPR."

Economics
Michael Moore spoke to The New York Times for the article “As Trade War With U.S. Grinds On, Chinese Tourists Stay Away” and to Marketplace about how companies are getting around tariffs on products made in China.
Tara Sinclair was quoted by PolitiFact in the article “Fox Business host wrongly claimed market crashed as 'instant reaction' to Obama’s 2008 election.”
Joann Weiner spoke to Marketplace about the growing deficit.

English
Jonathan Hsy was mentioned by The Chronicle of Higher Education in the article "A Field Goes to War With Itself."

History
Eric Arnesen was quoted by The Denver Post for the article “‘Something of a miracle’: Colorado veterans honor D-Day’s 75th anniversary.”
Allida Black was quoted in The Washington Post article “New White House press secretary brings a combative style to the job.”
Benjamin Hopkins spoke to BBC News for the segment “The king who tried to modernise Afghanistan.”
Jenna Weissman Joselit was featured in the Baltimore Sun article “Keeping Up Appearances” and wrote a book review on The World of Aufbau by Peter Schrag for moment.

Media and Public Affairs
Jeffrey Blount discussed his new book, The Emancipation of Evan Walls, on WJLA-TV’s Good Morning Washington.
Robert Griffin was featured in the New Yorker article “What Are the Chances of Trump Being Reelected?”
David Karpf was quoted by NPR in the article "Red Shift: How Republicans Plan To Catch Democrats In Online Fundraising."
Peter Loge spoke to Sirius XM POTUS Politics’ The Morning Briefing with Tim Farley about the study and practice of ethics in political communication.
Ethan Porter was featured in the Politico Magazine article “How Trump Turned Liberal Comedians Conservative.”
Steven Roberts joined ABC News for live pre-debate coverage of the Democratic Debate on the second night in Miami.
Frank Sesno spoke to Cross Currents with Scott Widmeyer on Nantucket NPR for the episode “Political Chaos and Media Madness.” He discussed the legacy of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders with CBS Radio and CNN. He moderated a Posse Town Hall on Telemundo. He was quoted by the Columbia Journalism Review in the article “Michael Wolff is back,” by CNBC in "Life after Obama: Jay Carney is a top advisor to Jeff Bezos and architect of Amazon’s HQ2," and by Variety in “TV News Hopes NBC’s Democrat Debate Spurs More Than a Political Windfall” and “As Democrats Debate, TV News Tunes In Something Other Than Trump.”
Nikki Usher spoke to WAMU-FM’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show for the segment “How Local News Organizations Make Political Endorsements.”

Political Science
Sarah Binder was quoted by The Wall Street Journal in the article “Deal to Avert Tariffs Leaves Unease Between Trump, GOP,” by Marketplace in “What the Federal Reserve’s policy statements can reveal about its mindset,” by Vox in “The recent Republican blowback to Trump judicial nominees, explained” and by The New York Times in “Does Trump Have the Legal Authority to Demote the Federal Reserve Chairman?” She authored the articles “Here’s why Pelosi won’t allow the House to pursue impeachment — at least not yet” and "How did Congress pass humanitarian aid for migrant children so quickly? Here are 3 takeaways" for The Washington Post.
Nathan Brown was quoted in the Reuters article “Despite need for Sinai funds, Egypt unlikely to join Kushner plan” and in the Salon article "While Democrats squabble, Trump keeps on insulting and horrifying the world."
Henry Farrell spoke to NPR for the segment “Weaponized Interdependence: The End of Globalization?” He authored the Washington Post articles “Elizabeth Warren has a plan for the nation’s approach to trade,” “A conservative YouTube star just lost his income stream for homophobic slurs,” “Trump thinks that Ireland wants a border wall. Good grief,” “Europe’s democracies are in trouble. To understand why, look to the past” and “Trump’s Iran strategy is a Twitter thread. It’s hard to know where to start.” He was featured in the Vox article “Facebook wants to stay “neutral” on deepfakes. Congress might force it to act.”
Charles Glaser was quoted in The Atlantic article “America’s Free-Rider Problem in the Strait of Hormuz.”
John Logsdon was quoted by Wired in “NASA Went To The Stock Exchange To Try To Sell The ISS,” by LiveScience in “Why Trump’s Tweet About (Not) Going to the Moon Is a Problem for Space Exploration,” by UPI in “Apollo 11 at 50: Mission's scientific legacy was just getting to the moon” and by Fox News in “Will Apollo nostalgia help NASA get its Artemis Moon money?” He spoke to USA Today for the article “Artemis Generation: NASA emphasizes role of women as it prepares for a return to the moon” and to Buzzfeed for “Trump Said The Moon Is Part Of Mars And The Internet Did Not Disappoint.”
Corrine McConnaughy spoke to Marketplace about the suffrage movement on the 100th anniversary of passage of the 19th Amendment.
John Sides was quoted by ABC News in the article “Study says Democrats prefer younger candidates, yet Biden and Sanders top polls” and by Vox in “Trump is really unpopular in the most important 2020 battleground states” and “Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign and policies, explained.”
Robert Stoker spoke to The Baltimore Sun for the article “A Trump tax cut meant to help poor areas could pay off for Kevin Plank and Goldman Sachs thanks to misaligned maps.”
Christopher Warshaw appeared on CBSN-AM in the segment “Supreme Court to rule on gerrymandering.” He was quoted by the Financial Times in the article “White House awaits critical ruling on census question.”

Public Policy and Public Administration 
Leighton Ku led a study about the benefits of expanding Medicaid in North Carolina that was referenced in the Raleigh News & Observer, The Washington Examiner, North Carolina Health News, Associated Press and the St. Louis Dispatch.
Sara Rosenbaum was quoted by WABE-FM (Atlanta) in the article “Rights For People With Disabilities: 20 Years After Olmstead Case, Progress Comes With Costs.”
Andrew Reamer was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Where a citizenship question could cause the census to miss millions of Hispanics — and why that’s a big deal,” by U.S. News & World Report in “The High Cost of Undercounting,” by Dallas News in “Census citizenship question could affect amount of federal money Texas receives for critical needs,” and by the Miami Herald in “Fight over citizenship question on 2020 Census isn’t over. What it means for Florida.” His research was mentioned in a Bloomberg segment about a Supreme Court ruling related to the 2020 Census. 

Regulatory Studies Center
Bridget Dooling was quoted by Forbes in the article “What Works And What Doesn't In OMB's New Guidance To Federal Agencies On Regulatory Oversight.”
Susan Dudley authored the article “Competition Can Be Good For Regulators Too” for Forbes.
Jerry Ellig co-authored the article “Here’s how federal agencies can write more effective regulations — and win regulatory battles in court” for The Washington Post.
Hal Singer was quoted by Consumer Reports in the article “The Feds Are Talking About Breaking Up Tech Giants. How Would That Affect Consumers?” and by The New York Times in “To Take Down Big Tech, They First Need to Reinvent the Law.”
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