In a commentary for Real Clear Politics, CMC Prof. Andrew Busch posed the COVID pandemic question, “When will the emergency end?” He compared the complicated resolution of this pandemic emergency to World War II, “an emergency that had at least four distinct endings because it had at least four distinct faces.” The Ohio Star also published this piece.
CMC Prof. Lily Geismer was interviewed by The Courthouse News, in a story examining neoliberalism politics with examples such as privatizing the Chicago parking meters and the rise of charter schools in Chicago. “For [neoliberals], the government’s main function is… to support and protect the free market,” Geismer said.
CMC Prof. Jack Pitney was quoted in the Los Angeles Daily News, in reaction to billionaire businessman Rick Caruso announcing his entry into the Los Angeles mayoral race and the hiring of a top campaign consultant. Caruso has hired Ace Smith of Bearstar Strategies, a “major force in California politics,” said Pitney. “Anything associated with him (Smith) should be taken seriously.”
The Washington Examiner interviewed CMC Prof. Jack Pitney in an article about President Biden’s ongoing responses to issues such as COVID-19, inflation, and crime. Pitney weighed in on each of these issues and how Biden is reacting and responding.
CMC Prof. Manfred Keil co-authored an article for The Press Enterprise with Robert A. Kleinhenz examining the economic conditions and recovery for Southern California during 2021 and the outlook for 2022. Keil is the Associate Director of the Lowe Institute and leads the Inland Empire economic forecast research team. Kleinhenz is CEO Kleinhenz Economics, Inland Empire Economic Council, Cal State Long Beach.
A study conducted by CMC Prof. Jon Shields was referenced in an opinion piece in News-Press, disputing concerns that liberal college professors are influencing students and conservative colleagues with their beliefs. Shields conducted interviews with conservative professors in the humanities and social sciences from dozens of colleges and found that those professors did not feel discriminated against and were happy and succeeding in their careers.
In a commentary in The Daily Star, CMC Prof. Minxin Pei describes the high “geopolitical stakes” for China if Russia invades Ukraine and how China could be affected depending on how the United States is involved in the crisis. The Japan Times also published this piece.
In an op-ed for the New York Times, CMC Prof. Jon Shields explores the rivalry between Congresswoman Liz Cheney and former President Donald Trump. “Even if Liz Cheney and Donald Trump understood each other better, their feud would still be impossible to resolve,” he writes. “They are wed to each other, captured by rival codes of honor that are remaking the American right."
In an essay for The Atlantic, CMC Prof. George Thomas examines “how unwritten ideas drive our readings” of the Constitution.
“My point is not to argue for or against any particular method of constitutional interpretation; it is, rather, to insist that a large majority of the issues faced by the Court cannot be resolved simply by appealing to constitutional text,” he writes. “Going outside of the text is essential to reading the Constitution.
