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Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on SNAP cuts and effect on rural hospitals

3.26.25

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride quoted on proposed Medicaid cuts.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Travis Crum comments on the possibility of Justice Clarence Thomas joining the liberals

3.25.25

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Travis Crum quoted on possibility of Justice Clarence Thomas joining the liberals

Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead

3.21.25

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Betsy Sinclair and colleagues examine people’s social networks when they disagree politically

Medicaid cuts rippling through rural America could bring hospital closures, job losses

3.21.25

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride says “So if you take away the Medicaid dollars, they’re certainly going to go negative. And if you wonder why rural hospitals close, that’s why.”

Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipients Carly Wayne and Ted Enamorado Awarded Tenure

3.20.25

Congratulations to Weidenbaum Center grant recipients receiving tenure!

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Steve Fazzari comments on White House claim that tariffs are tax cuts

3.13.25

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Steve Fazzari quoted in Politifact article, “I cannot think of any direct way in which a higher tariff is a tax cut."

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride comments on Medicaid misinformation on social media

3.13.25

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride says many Medicaid beneficiaries are on the program temporarily

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian quoted on Constitutional right to protest

3.13.25

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian comments on the constitutional right to protest

Weidenbaum Center Jake Rosenfeld interviewed on power dynamics between workers and executives

3.10.25

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld explores the so-called "Boss Era" on Total Information AM KMOX podcast

Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases

3.6.25

In his first administration, Mr. Trump’s record at the court was poor, according to data compiled and analyzed by Lee Epstein and Andrew D. Martin, both of Washington University in St. Louis, and Michael J. Nelson, Weidenbaum Center collaborator, of Penn State.

Update on Moving Stories Initiative, co-led by Weidenbaum Center Associate Director Ariela Schachter

2.12.25

The initiative brings together experts from academia, the arts, and advocacy organizations to spotlight immigrant narratives.

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Steve Fazzari comments on Trump's threats to Canada

2.7.25

Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Steve Fazzari comments on Trump's threats to Canada