How much can the president influence the economy? Not as much as many people think, says Robert Whaples, chair and professor of economics at Wake Forest University. “It is important to realize that economic growth and unemployment trends are determined by the decisions and interactions of billions of individuals around the globe."
“Liberals will be remembering that the President was elected on a mandate of change and a promise of bipartisanship,” says David Coates, professor of political science at Wake Forest University and the author of “A Liberal Tool Kit: Progressive Answers to Conservative Arguments.”
Like all Presidents, Barack Obama will use his State of the Union Address to tell the American people what is important to him, says Peter Siavelis, associate professor of political science at Wake Forest University and co-editor of the book “Getting Immigration Right: What Every American Needs to Know.” Siavelis explains what it will mean if President Obama mentions immigration in his State of the Union speech.
Johns Hopkins Medicine has several experts who can discuss health care reform as evident in these two opinion pieces.
As the first State of the Union address approaches, University of Texas at Austin researchers are available to offer expertise on U.S. politics, the Obama administration and terrorism.
President Obama will use his State of the Union address in February to remind Americans that he inherited a collapsing economy, two wars and a broken intelligence system according to an Iowa State University political scientist.
Baylor University political scientist and professor Dr. Bradley Thayer is available as an expert to speak about terrorism and national security policy. His research centers on international politics, including international relations theory, grand strategy, nuclear deterrence and nuclear proliferation.
A list of faculty experts to serve as sources for reporters covering the upcoming State of the Union Address.
As the debate over health reform continues, please remember that faculty members of The George Washington University (GW) Medical Center Department of Health Policy are available to comment on topics regarding health reform, including: general policy/political analysis, Medicare, Medicaid, compliance, community health centers, state health reform, affordability, finance, health technology information.
Dan Cassino says young Americans see little difference between political campaigns and messages and marketing strategies designed to pitch them an iPod. His new research shows that young voters today are different from any other generation.
The latest edition of The George Washington University Battleground Poll finds a majority of voters (56%) believing that the country is on the wrong track. Their top areas of concern are the economy and jobs, health care costs, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the federal budget deficit.
Finance professor's op-ed addresses the need for Social Security to be stabilized before healthcare reform takes place.
Nearly a third of those ages 18 to 64 in Texas do not have health insurance.
The Iowa Electronic Markets has opened a Congressional control prediction market, giving traders the opportunity to predict the party alignment of Congress after next year's mid-term elections.
President Obama launched the “Educate to Innovate” campaign, a nationwide effort to motivate U.S. kids to excel in math and science. Jeffrey Choppin, Ph.D., believes that this initiative is a great way to engage students in mathematics outside the classroom. He suggests that the initiative should help students grapple with problems that are authentic and mathematically intriguing, with an underlying goal of connecting the ways students experience the world with formal mathematical concepts.
The American Society for Indexing (ASI) wishes to present its Golden Turkey Award for misadventures in indexing to Sarah Palin and HarperCollins for Going Rogue.
Just over half of Americans believe healthcare reform would do more harm than good and disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president, according to a University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll released today.
As President Obama visits Asia and topics include the U.S. military presence in Okinawa and other locations, Mark Gillem is available to provide information about land use decisions by the U.S. military.
A new book by a University of Illinois at Chicago scholar examines how the AIDS epidemic impacted American politics in the 1980s and 1990s and argues that the era was not as politically conservative as it is often characterized.
It's no wonder the market for children's literature has seen its share of books about the new president, But the number of titles about Barack Obama is astounding, said Phil Nel, K-State professor of English and head of K-State's children's literature program.
The 11th annual Arkansas Poll finds Arkansans of mixed minds about changing the health care system and that it’s too early to tell about next year’s senatorial race.
For questions about what a modern “smart” grid would look like or how it would function, please consider the research expertise of Alan Mantooth, professor of electrical engineering and executive director of the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT) at the University of Arkansas.
Robert Maranto, a University of Arkansas professor, is lead editor of Judging Bush, a collection of essays that evaluate the man and his presidency.
Samuel Totten, an internationally known genocide scholar and author and editor of numerous books about genocide, is available to comment on the new Obama administration's policy in Sudan.
People with relatively extreme opinions may be more willing to publicly share their views than those with more moderate views. The key is that the extremists have to believe that more people share their views than actually do, the research found.
Darrell Irwin, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, has recently authored the article," Awards for Suffering: The Nobel Peace Prize Winners of South Africa," which was published in the June 2009 issue of the journal Contemporary Justice Review.
An historian of American politics and political institutions at Washington University in St. Louis says that there is a "profound" difference between the awarding of a Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama and ones to Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
Although Barack Obama is not the first sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize, a University of Indianapolis history professor says, the circumstances are unprecedented, and the choice will be debated for years to come.
New research from a marketing professor in the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business suggests that Ralph Nader's maverick presidential candidacy in 2000 likely helped Al Gore's campaign, bringing voters to the Democrat who might otherwise have voted for George W. Bush.
The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) found that Strategic Vision LLC, an Atlanta-based company, repeatedly refused to release essential facts about polls it published prior to the 2008 presidential primaries in New Hampshire and Wisconsin. The AAPOR Executive Council announced today that this nondisclosure by Strategic Vision LLC was a violation of the association’s Code of Professional Ethics and Practices and contrary to basic principles of scientific research.
Prof. Gil Troy, Department of History, McGill University comments on whether criticism of Obama's health care reform package revealed an underlying racism in American political discourse.
A new study by University of Maryland researchers finds a growing use of Twitter among members of Congress - but found they are using the social media platform mostly to promote themselves, rather than engage in dialogue with constituents and the public at large.
Researchers at Mississippi State University released a report showing a federal mandate in Mississippi requiring a similar insurance plan to the Massachusetts Health Care model will likely require an increase of 56 t o464 additional primary care physicians in the state.
Despite President Obama’s congressional address on health care, many Americans still lack a true understanding of the proposed changes and what a final bill might look like. According to Jack Newhouse, Ph.D., assistant professor of health services at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, it seems that Congress wants the impossible.
The struggle over the 'public option' remains an unhelpful ‘ideological litmus test’ running health reform aground, argues University of Maryland Public Policy Dean Don Kettl. “What ultimately will decide success or failure of health reform isn’t who owns the insurance program, but how well we write and run the ground rules under which they’ll operate.”
Lost in the debate over a public option health insurance plan, says University of Iowa insurance researcher Ty Leverty, is the fact that health insurance differs in many ways from other types of insurance.
To “win” the health care debate, President Obama will need to do three things in his address to the nation: be specific, return to campaign eloquence and call on American identity and character, says a Baylor University expert in the rhetorical presidency.
The alleged dangers Democrats and Republicans promise to avoid in the health care reform debate are commonplace for all but the wealthiest of Americans.
Expanding health centers to reach an additional 20 million patients as part of national health reform would result in overall health care savings of $212 billion over the ten-year period 2010 to 2019, including federal Medicaid savings of $59 billion. The dollar value of these expected savings far exceeds the cost of the health center investment of $38.8 billion called for in the July 14 version of the House health reform bill.
Expanding health centers to reach an additional 20 million patients as part of national health reform would result in overall health care savings of over $212 billion over the ten-year period, including federal Medicaid savings of $59 billion. The dollar value of these expected savings far exceeds the cost of the health center investment of $38.8 billion called for in the July 14 version of the House health reform bill.
The American Association for Cancer Research celebrates the life and legacy of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). Over the last half century, Senator Kennedy has stood as a tireless champion in the fight against cancer and was the driving force behind improving health care and research policy in the U.S. Senate.
The staff, faculty, trustees, and patients at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are mourning the passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
American University experts are available to comment about the life and political career of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, including his push for health care reform, his involvement in the Civil Rights movement, his importance to the Baby Boom generation, and his influencing young people to pursue careers in public service.
Johns Hopkins’ Brain Tumor Center is one of the largest brain tumor treatment and research centers in the world. With specialists ranging from neurosurgeons, oncologists, and laboratory researchers currently developing new cutting edge treatments, Johns Hopkins can provide you with unique sources who can answer your timely questions about brain tumors.
The Miller Center officially launched the Edward M. Kennedy Oral History Project through its Presidential Oral History Program in 2004. Kennedy envisioned this oral history project as a firsthand opportunity to explore how legislation is made by illuminating the issues, times, and people involved in the major public policy matters of the past 45 years.
Stacy VanDeveer, associate professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the complexities and contradictions regarding climate policy in North America, and the politics of U.S.-EU energy and environmental policymaking.
A Kansas State University study examined young adults' media consumption and the effects of new media on their political knowledge and political activism. It showed that 18- to 24-year-olds' engagement in politics through media such as blogs and YouTube did not increase their knowledge.
The American Medical Group Association today thanked President Barack Obama for positive comments made in a Time magazine interview regarding care delivered at AMGA member medical groups. The President singled out Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, and Geisinger Health System as models of high-quality, cost-efficient care and for their team approach to care delivery.
The latest edition of The George Washington University Battleground Poll finds a majority of voters (51%) believing that the country is on the wrong track. Their top areas of concern are the economy and jobs, health care costs, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the federal budget deficit.
As President Obama sits down with Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cambridge Police Sergeant James Crowley on Thursday to discuss over beers the recent scandal, sociologists Donald Tomaskovic-Devey and Patricia Warren assert that racially biased policing should be on the agenda.
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