Schar School in the News: June 9 to 13, 2025

The Washington Post (audio option): We texted 1,000 Americans about the L.A. protests. This is how they responded. (A Washington Post-Schar School poll cited). Also in another story in The Washington Post, ABC News, New York Magazine, NJ.com, The Guam Daily Post, Wetterauer Zeitung (German), and other media outlets.

Homeland Security Today: Mahmut Cengiz wraps up highlights from last week’s Counterterrorism Summit hosted by the Schar School at Mason Square.

WUSA9: How much revenue do local toll roads earn and where does the money go? Jonathan Gifford has all the answers.

Ms. Magazine: ‘Nobody fights harder than a Mom’: U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen stands up for mothers (Op-ed by Bonnie Stabile).

BBC News: Justin Gest comments on U.S. immigration trends amidst the protests in Los Angeles.

Deutsche Welle News (video): Janine Wedel comments on the instability of oligarchs and the Trump-Musk troubled bromance. The professor appears at the 3:00 mark.

Gizmodo: Trump mocks Elon’s black eye: ‘Do you want a little makeup?’ (Andrew McCabe mentioned). Also in WorldNL.

Detroit Free Press (subscription may be required): Former U-M President Santa Ono jobless after Florida rejection (Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein quoted). Similar in Times News Global.

The Hill (audio option): Netanyahu’s West Bank miscalculation is uniting the Arab world on Palestine (Op-ed by David Ramadan).

Cardinal News (audio option): Agenda Danville: Environmental stewardship plan presented to planning commission. The plan was created in partnership with the Center for Energy Science and Policy.

WJLA-TV7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.): Taking a look at past and future redistricting effects on Virginia voters (David Ramadan quoted). Also in MSN and WSET (local ABC affiliate in Lynchburg, VA).

Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required): Mark Rozell: For Virginia GOP, city’s woes are low-hanging fruit (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell).

War on the Rocks: If America abandons Europe, will the continent fragment or unify? (Op-ed by Ali Mammadov).

The Fulcrum: A Washington Post-Schar School poll from 2024 is cited in op-ed about Democratic Party strategies.

France 24 (translation may be needed): Heidi J. Smith comments on the U.S. budget process.

KETV (Omaha): Judith Wilde discusses kaleidoscopes ahead of an expo.

E-International Relations: Can the Trump phenomenon be considered revolutionary? (Op-ed by Mark N. Katz). Also in PhiladelphiaNews.net.

WVTF (Virginia’s Public Radio; audio option): Big money is flowing into Virginia’s primary contests (Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in WMRA (Harrisonburg, VA).

Observer (Florida): Judith Wilde comments on Florida’s governmental influence over higher education leadership.

WVTF (Virginia’s Public Radio; audio option): One gubernatorial candidate is far outraising the other (Mark J. Rozell quoted).

InSight Crime: Is the UAE’s role as a safe haven for traffickers waning? (A 2023 study by the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center cited). Also in Daily U.S. News.

Publik.al (translation may be required; Albania): The FBI Director worries the Ramen file, the McGonigal file will be opened (Andrew McCabe mentioned).

La Opinión (translation may be required): The empire in decline and its immigration policy (Op-ed by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera).

Ibero Ciudad de México (translation may be needed): Heidi M. Smith writes an op-ed about U.S. budget challenges. She also cowrites a letter to the editor of the Washington Post about preserving the Inter-American Foundation.

The Cap Times (Wisconsin): Judith Wilde says the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s $150K bonus if she stays is not unusual but does not have affiliated benchmarks.

San Carlos Digital (translation may be required; Costa Rica): Two San Carlos natives will seek to reach the presidency of the Republic (Alum Juan Carlos Hidalgo Bogantes, master’s in international commerce and policy ‘08, profiled).

RTVI US (translation may be needed): Stuart Malawer discusses U.S.-China trade relations relative to export controls. The professor begins at the 16:00 mark.

Academia:

Mark J. Rozell coauthors a paper on “Opposing Congress: Alternative Ways to Benefit from Executive Privilege Protections.”

Joshua Nam Tae Park writes about possible U.S.-Korea partnerships in shipbuilding in Philadelphia.

Gang Zhao writes about “The U.S. Law and East Asian Corporate Strategies in Light of Tariffs and Political Developments.”

Heidi M. Smith tackles “DOGE and the Future of U.S. Foreign Aid.”