CMC In The News

Joelle Min, a junior at CMC, was named a finalist for the Truman Scholarship. Min, who studies Philosophy, Politics, and Economics developed a passion for equitable healthcare. She recently conducted research on the noxious market of Medicare Advantage, focusing on the harms of privatizing Medicare in the United States.

In an article about Trump’s arrest and subsequent press conference, Prof. Jack Pitney explained that Trump’s “hard core” Republican supporters “will keep digging in. His deepening legal woes won’t help with anybody else. ‘Professional Defendant’ is not a job title that appeals to the general public.”

A Newsweek article breaks down all of the GOP candidates and how they fared in past elections. Prof. Jack Pitney provided insight into why Trump never went toe-to-toe with Liz Cheney, who is considered a candidate and champion of Reagan Republican conservatism: “Cheney would ‘take Trump on hard.’ That’s why Trump would never debate her. He is scared of strong women.” 

Prof. Angela Vossmeyer is quoted in an article discussing the raising of the FDIC deposit insurance cap. She explained: “Banks are paying the costs, but eventually costs get rolled on to customers. So certainly, if they keep drawing down this fund more—raising the cost for banks to pay into the FDIC—it gets costly for everyone.”

In an article describing the Biden administration’s focus on healthcare, Prof. Jack Pitney explained the American people’s perception of each party’s stance on healthcare issues: “Democrats have ‘owned’ the healthcare issue for many years, and GOP messaging on health issues has largely failed.”

In an opinion piece in The New York Times, Prof. Jon Shields argued that liberal professors have the power to guide conservative students to become “thoughtful and knowledgeable partisans.”

Prof. Angela Vossmeyer co-authored an op-ed for Market Watch about the risks of merging troubled banks with those that are stronger. "In this bank panic of 2023, financial regulators hope a version of the 2009 playbook will restore stability to the global banking system. But will it?” she wrote.

Fox Business interviewed Prof. Angela Vossmeyer about whether credit unions offer a safer option than traditional banks during financial turmoil.

Prof. Ken Miller was interviewed by The Economist about how Texas is increasing in population due to its affordability and opportunities for advancement. “Texas is what California was in the 1950s and 1960s,” said Miller.

Yahoo! Finance published a story that cites Prof. Ken Miller, director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government, explaining how businesses in California are choosing to relocate to neighboring states. 

Research published by Prof. Laura Grant on residential electricity usage during daylight savings was cited by Crain’s New York Business.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Prof. Jack Pitney assessed the chances of a Republican candidate winning the open California U.S. Senate seat. “It’s possible we could have political and demographic changes in years to come, but at least for the next couple election cycles, it’s very difficult to see how a Republican can win a Senate race in California,” he said.

Westside Today featured the Rose Institute’s “cost of doing business” study, which pronounced Culver City as the most expensive city for businesses in both Los Angeles County and several states in the Western United States.

The Daily Beast interviewed Prof. Jack Pitney about President Joe Biden’s re-election strategy focusing on economic benefits. “Tangible benefits are what people like Joe Biden do,” Pitney said. “He’s an old-fashioned lunch bucket liberal delivering real benefits to real people, and the people who benefit are not just marginalized groups. Everybody uses roads and bridges. He’s playing to strength.”

Prof. Hilary Appel was interviewed by Newsweek about Ukraine’s potential attempt to reclaim Crimea from Russia.

“President Putin's annexation of Crimea in 2014 paid huge political dividends for Putin and he will defend Russia's control of the peninsula to the end,” Appel said. “Kyiv knows how valuable Crimea is to Putin, but it also knows the Russian military is stretched very thin at the moment.”