December 2016

Aida Gómez-Robles was quoted by International Business Times in the article “Myth buster: Our big brains and small teeth did not evolve at the same time.” Her research was featured by Business Standard (India) in the article “Evolution of brain, tooth size not linked in humans: study.”

James Clark was mentioned in several media outlets, including Reuters in the article “Bit the dust: meek dinosaur lost teeth as it hit adulthood” and Agence France-Presse in the article “Dino discovery may explain why birds have beaks.’’

Juana Medina was profiled in the Washington City Paper's People Issue and spoke to WAMU-FM’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show about learning a new language through reading.

Tara Sinclair was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “Trump vows '35%' tariff on companies that offshore American jobs.”

Joann Weiner spoke to Circa about market reactions to Donald Trump. 

Gayle Wald spoke to WAMU-FM’s The Diane Rehm Show about the passing of musical icons in 2016.

Michael Mann was quoted by Agence France-Presse in the article “Those who experience hot weather likely to buy global warming, ” by The Daily Mail in “The climate change deniers map of America: Researchers find those who don't believe in global warming are likely to live in a cold area,” by The Independent in “Americans who live in cold places 'less likely to believe in global warming’” and by IFL Science! in “Local Climate Influences Attitudes Towards Global Warming.”

Tyler Anbinder discussed his book City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York on C-SPAN2. The book was also reviewed by The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

William Becker was quoted by Salon in the article “Rex Tillerson’s corporate background: Is a CEO a good fit for secretary of state?”

Edward Berkowitz was quoted in the Tampa Bay Times PolitiFact articles “Gingrich correct: Life expectancy initially fell short of Social Security eligibility age” and “PolitiFact: Newt Gingrich correct on Social Security claim.”

Hope Harrison authored the article “Digging to freedom: tales of escape from behind the most famous wall in history” in The Washington Post.

Ronald Spector was quoted by U.S. News & World Report in the article “Lessons Never Learned From Pearl Harbor.”

Ethan Porter spoke to Hearst Television about the spread of fake news. 

Frank Sesno authored the article “Twitter isn't enough: Trump should face a press conference” for CNN. He spoke with C-SPAN’s Washington Journal and with CNN’s Reliable Sources about President-elect Trump’s relationship with the media. He was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Trump as Cyberbully in Chief? Twitter Attack on Union Boss Draws Fire,” by WAM-Emirates News Agency in “GSWS: Parliaments must harness power of social media,” by The Hollywood Reporter in “Trump's Wildcard White House Sparks a TV News Reshuffle” and by the Associated Press in “Joe Scarborough says he was with Trump, but not to party.”

Tara Sonenshine authored the article “Time to stop handwringing about Russia and do something serious” in The Hill. 

Nikki Usher was quoted by Sinclair Broadcast Group  in the article “Experts weigh consequences of charging social media sites with 'material support' for ISIS,” by Politico in “Who’s Afraid of a Little Russian Propaganda?” and by NPR in “Should We All Just Stop Calling 2016 'The Worst'?”

Silvio Waisbord authored the article “Balance 2016. Media and social networks: imagination (and lies) to power” in La Nacion (Argentina).

William Youmans spoke with Aljazeera English about recording Saddam Hussein’s execution.

Celeste Arrington authored the article “South Korea’s president was just impeached. This is what it means and what comes next” in The Washington Post. 

Michael N. Barnett spoke to Hearst Television about the United Nations. 

Stephen Biddle was quoted by The Washington Post in the article “Trump’s generals, hardened by war, see militant Islam, Iran as dire dangers.” 

Sarah Binder authored the article “Who will watch the House watchdogs?” in The Washington Post. She was quoted by The Boston Globe in the article “Boston Fed chief: Independent Fed important to economic health” and by Bloomberg in “Republicans at Democracy's Crossroads.”

Nathan Brown co-authored the article “An Egyptian court just struck down part of a repressive new law. Here’s what that means” in The Washington Post.

Henry Farrell authored the article “Thomas Schelling has died. His ideas shaped the Cold War and the world” in The Washington Post.

Charles Glaser authored the article “China’s Rise Can Be Peaceful If the U.S. Doesn’t Provoke It” in The New York Times.

Henry Hale was quoted by Voice of America in the article “Trump Nominates Exxon Chief Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State” and by CBC News (online) in “As Trump slams 'ridiculous' CIA claims, Mitch McConnell's Russia gamble may have paid off.”

John Logsdon was quoted by BuzzFeed and Fox News (online) about the death of astronaut John Glenn. He was also quoted by Wired in the article “Russia's Space Program Is Blowing Up. So Are Its Rockets,” by the Los Angeles Times in “SpaceX eyes Jan. 8 return to satellite launches after finishing explosion investigation,” by Agence France-Presse in “All eyes on Trump over Mars” and by AL.com in “Could Donald Trump be better for NASA in Alabama than Obama?”

Marc Lynch authored the Washington Post articles “Is there still hope for Turkish democracy?” and “Hold off on the obituaries for Islamist parties in the Middle East.” He was quoted by The Sydney Morning Herald in the article “How the struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia tore apart the Middle East.”

Mike Mochizuki was quoted by Nikkei Asian Review (Japan) in the article “Reconciliation process far from over.”

Kimberly Morgan was quoted by Fox News (online) in the article “Europe's populist wave encounters first test with votes in Italy and Austria.”

Harris Mylonas authored the article “Greece” in the European Journal of Political Research and co-authored the article “Between Trump and the Troika” in Foreign Affairs Snapshot.

Henry Nau was quoted by Kyodo News (Japan) in “Pearl Harbor survivor urges Abe to apologize for attack.”

Elizabeth Saunders authored the article “Eight questions about Donald Trump’s decision-making in a foreign policy crisis” in The Washington Post. She was also quoted by The Washington Post in the article “If Rex Tillerson is nominated, Russia could get some very unfortunate ideas” and by The Guardian in “Trump's response to recent attacks risks adding confusion to dangerous situation.” 

David Shambaugh was quoted by The New York Times in the article “Donald Trump Thrusts Taiwan Back on the Table, Rattling a Region,” by The Idaho Statesman in “If Trump Taiwan contact continues, expect blowback, says Shambaugh, former Church staffer” and by The Christian Science Monitor in “2017 promises US-China tensions, resurgent Russia, and trade turbulence.”

John Sides authored two articles for The Washington Post: “Which was the most accurate national poll in the 2016 presidential election?” and “Who will watch the House watchdogs?” He was quoted by Vice News in the article “Two different sets of facts.”

David Szakonyi spoke with The Guardian about Donald Trump and the history of the presidency.

Stephen Mitroff was quoted by LiveScience in the article “Mental Bias Puts Airport Security at Risk, and This Tech Could Help.”

Carol Sigelman was quoted by Washingtonian Magazine in the article “Millennials Are Now Getting Their Parents to Handle Their Divorces.”

David Brunori authored the articles “Guest Comment: ​D.C. Council should rethink paid leave act” for The Washington Business Journal and “Fighting Income Inequality on the Wrong Battlefield” for Thomson Reuters. He was quoted by The Washington Business Journal in the article “The District expects a big boost in revenue. That could mean tax cuts in 2018.”

Scott Pace was quoted by The Christian Science Monitor in the article “Why SpaceX is delaying its first human crewed flight and spoke to KCBS-FM about traveling to the far side of the moon. 

Stephen Joel Trachtenberg was quoted by the Times Higher Education in the article “‘Fossil-free’ movement shows the way for ethical divestment” and by Politico in “Vouchers have been a tough sell when put to a vote.”

Susan Dudley authored two articles in Forbes: “Ten Regulatory Process Reform Recommendations For President-Elect Trump” and “Obama's Midnight Regulatory Volley May Impede Trump's Plans.” She spoke to NPR’s Here & Now about rolling back government regulations, to Fox Business Network about repealing the Affordable Care Act and was featured on a C-SPAN panel on the Trump administration. She was quoted in several articles: “Obama Bans Drilling in Parts of the Atlantic and the Arctic” (The New York Times); “How Trump Could Wage a War on Scientific Expertise” (The Atlantic); “Confusion Reigns Over Future of Stream Protection Regulation” (Bloomberg BNA); “Trump plots two-for-one assault on Obama regs” (The Hill); “How Trump’s Regulatory Agenda Could Transform Federal Agencies (Government Executive); and “The sooner the House leaves for the holidays, the more work it gets done. Here's how” (Circa online).

George Gray spoke to Marketplace about fracking and to NPR’s All Things Considered in the segment “Republicans Raise Concerns About Uptick In Midnight Regulations.”

Brian Mannix was quoted by the New York Post in the article “Pipeline supporters hopeful that Trump will overturn block.”

Sofie Miller was quoted by The Indianapolis Star in the article “Carrier blames job cuts on new federal rules, but regulatory burden is tough to measure.”

Marcus Peacock was quoted by Bloomberg BNA in the article “Can Regulatory Agencies Ignore Court Orders?”

Abdourahman A. Waberi authored the article “Cornel West, « prophète » afro-américain et penseur singulier” in Le Monde Afrique.

Amitai Etzioni authored the articles “The End of the TPP Will Not Upend America’s Role In Asia” in The Diplomat, “Congress should support bill to grant temporary visas to Syrian refugee children” in The Hill and the Huffington Post articles “Globalists Blind To Communitarianism” and Long Knives out for Social Security.” He was featured by The International Business Times in the article “China flies nuclear bomber over South China Sea to 'send a message' to Donald Trump  and by The Daily Beast in “How Congress Can Still Save the Children of Syria.”

Abby Wilkerson authored the article “Should I Tell My Students I Have Depression?”  in The New York Times. 

Bonnie Morris authored the article “Dyke Culture and the Disappearing L” in Slate.