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March 27, 2025
The dollar’s recent decline is in large part because importers have been trying to bring in extra goods ahead of the president’s tariffs, said Kathryn Dominguez, professor of public policy and economics: “We’ve actually been buying more imports, therefore needing more foreign currency, therefore driving up the value of foreign currency relative to the dollar.”
Marketplace -
March 27, 2025
“This is tickling liberals because the most dominant voices on the platform lean right and are dismissive of liberal arguments. But the larger data it trains on is likely to present a more balanced view of the world, often explicitly at odds with what its loudest voices are saying,” said Joyojeet Pal, associate professor of information, after the built in-chatbot on Elon Musk’s X stated that Musk himself is a “strong contender” for spreading the most disinformation on his social media platform.
BBC -
March 27, 2025
“Basically, global warming is turning the atmosphere into a bigger sponge so it can soak up more moisture … and then when the conditions are right for rainfall, it’s like squeezing that sponge,” said Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, about intense and destructive deluges of rain that can fall following intense droughts.
The Associated Press -
March 26, 2025
“Refusing to act on Second Look harms Michigan’s economy, its corrections system and its communities. It exacerbates staffing shortages, worsens conditions for both incarcerated individuals and prison employees and perpetuates a system that is expensive and ineffective,” co-wrote Jeffrey Morenoff, professor of sociology and of public policy, about stalled legislation in the Michigan House that would allow inmates who have served at least 20 years to petition for a sentence reduction.
Detroit Free Press -
March 26, 2025
“Essentially, they’re buying into people’s passions. What they’re trying to do is … to extract more of the financial value of that happiness from the fans,” said Stefan Szymanski, professor of sport management, about the growing trend of private equity firms buying a stake in professional sports teams — and creating a revenue opportunity.
Marketplace -
March 26, 2025
“We have a president who has made very clear that he believes he has the prerogative to pick and choose what laws passed by Congress he has to follow. And so to me, that’s the first and most fundamental challenge to our constitutional order here. All of these cases are about laws Congress has passed. … And the president just doesn’t want to follow them. That’s why he’s been brought to court,” said Samuel Bagenstos, professor of law and public policy.
The New Yorker -
March 25, 2025
“People point to, as reasons to gut the Department of Education, that children’s reading test scores have been declining for the last couple of years since COVID. How do we know that? Well, it’s because (the ed department) funded this survey to test kids every year,” said Kevin Stange, professor of public policy and education.
Bridge Michigan -
March 25, 2025
While some investors are buying up gold bars, U.S. Treasuries — another safe haven in times of economic turmoil — are currently less appealing, says Paolo Pasquariello, professor of finance: “Whether the money that you lend to the U.S. government is going to be returned. All of these things that are typically assumed as granted are not anymore.”
Marketplace -
March 25, 2025
“Impeachment is for high crimes or misdemeanors, not for issuing decisions you don’t like. A president’s call for the impeachment of a judge simply because of an adverse ruling is a reckless act that shows disrespect for our constitutional separation of powers,” said Barbara McQuade, professor from practice of law.
The Washington Post -
March 24, 2025
“Black country has always been around, and this is a renaissance. … Beyonce in many ways in that album is teaching her audiences American history and American musical history,” said Nadine Hubbs, professor of music and of women’s and gender studies, about Beyonce’s Grammy Award-winning country album “Cowboy Carter.”
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