Schar School in the News: April 14 to 18, 2025

The New York Times: Trump has long misled with claims about global trade and tariffs (Desmond Dinan quoted). Similar in CNN, MSN, KVIA-TV7 (local ABC affiliate in El Paso, TX), LocalNews8 (local ABC and Fox affiliate in Idaho Falls, ID), News Channel Nebraska, and other media outlets.

Air Mail: Louise Shelley says Russian oligarchs are free to invest in the U.S. again “as long as you aren’t a narco cartel.”

The Washington Post (audio option): Trump’s tariffs were rash. But the reckoning was inevitable. (Op-ed by Steven Pearlstein).

National Science Foundation News (video): A Safer America (Louise Shelly interviewed).

Pro Publica: Andrew Light tells the nonprofit news outlet that Trump’s elimination of key EPA greenhouse gas reporting program sets a bad precedent for developing countries.

Homeland Security Today: Mahmut Cengiz presents an analysis of drones replacing IEDs by terrorist groups.

The Washington Post (audio option): Some foreign students speaking out as visa cancellations rise (George Mason mentioned, with student body president Maria Alejandra Romero Cuesta, government and international politics major, quoted). Also in MSN, The Japan News, Diaro Plural (Argentina), and News India Times. Similar in NBC4 Washington, Axios Richmond, Inside Higher Ed (page 14, Richmond Times-Dispatch pickup), and RVA Magazine.

The Hill (audio option): Trump has vowed to bring down housing costs. What is his administration doing? (Terry L. Clower quoted).

Military.com: NSA, CyberCom firings stir worries about how seriously Trump Administration takes cybersecurity (Michael V. Hayden quoted).

Route Fifty: Cyber insecurity: Shields down? (Op-ed by Alan R. Shark).

PW Perspective (Prince William, Virginia): MPP student Zayd Hamid recaps the recent Mason Lobbies Day in Richmond and reflects on the importance of student advocacy.

Politico Pro E&E (subscription required): Andrew Light confirms the Trump administration’s warnings on international climate policy and shipping pollution.

Federal News Network (audio): Alan R. Shark describes the Schar School’s focus on AI within curriculums, creating opportunities for experimentation in student assessments and content creation.

Al Alarabiya (video): David Ramadan discusses trade war repercussions between the U.S. and China. He starts at the 37 minute mark. Earlier, he discussed U.S.-Iran talks in Oman (he starts at 17 minutes).

This Old House: Who can afford to own a home – and where? (Katrin B. Anacker quoted).

The Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required): Mark Rozell: With Trump, Virginia Republicans face an uphill climb (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell).

Science: In a story about the 50-year-old Biological Weapons Convention treaty, Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley says any delay in developing bioweapons is a positive, even if the effort resumes later.

Kyiv Post (Ukraine): Opinion: Diverging European and U.S. foreign policy interests aren’t just about Ukraine (Op-ed by Mark N. Katz).

Medium: PhD candidate Patrick M. (Mike) Condray, a retired Air Force colonel, writes about the possibility of the military facing “a nearly impossible choice”: uphold the oath to the Constitution or obey the orders of the president.

Huffington Post: Trump wants military parade on his birthday: report (Quotes to CNN in 2018 by Michael V. Hayden cited).

The Hill (audio option): 3 things Trump does well in tariff negotiations, and 3 things he doesn’t get (Op-ed by J.P. Singh).

Richmond Times-Dispatch (audio option): Federal courts, Congress standing up to Trump on tariffs? There’s hope (Op-ed by Stuart Malawer).

The Washington Post (audio option): Trump may have just ended globalization as we know it (Lead study author Zhi Wang mentioned, and his 2018 research cited). Also in MSN, The Detroit News, Estadão (Brazil), VNExplorer (Vietnam).

The Washington Post: A WashPost-Schar School poll indicating fan preference for the location of an NFL stadium in D.C. is cited.

NBC4 Washington: Trump’s misleading tariff chart (Stuart Malawer quoted). Also in FactCheck.org, NBC Boston, NBC New York, Paradise News, Tiempo Latino, and other media outlets.

E-International Relations: PhD political science student Ali Mammadov op-eds on how Europe is turning to China in the face of weakened U.S. relations.

ArchyNewsy: Trump Tariffs: China imposes 125% retaliatory tariffs (Desmond Dinan quoted). Similar in Blesk (Czech Republic).

WAMU: Terry Clower discusses possible effects of tariffs on the region.

The AI Journal (PR Newswire press release pickup): Northern Virginia housing market shows steady growth in March 2025 (Research by George Mason’s Center for Regional Analysis cited). Also in StreetInsider, Suffolk News Herald, ADFN, ChineseWire, and other media outlets.

Roll Call (FactCheck.org pickup): Fact check: Trump’s misleading tariffs chart (Stuart Malawer quoted).

InsideNoVA: Terry Clower discusses the effects of federal and contractor unemployment in the region.

InsideNoVA: Around Prince William: The DOGE discussion is just beginning (Keith Waters mentioned).

The Hill: (audio option): Trump is getting trade history and economics all wrong (Op-ed by J.P. Singh).

Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required): Trump looms large as Virginia turns to election season (Mark J. Rozell quoted). Also in The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, VA), The News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA), and The Roanoke Times.

War on the Rocks: Taiwan’s biggest problem in steeling itself for war with China is cultural (Op-ed by Michael A. Hunzeker).

WION (video; India): Stuart Malawer discusses China’s tariffs on the U.S. He begins at the 2:44 mark.

Gulf International Forum: Umud Shokri writes about the U.S. effort to halt Iranian oil shipments.

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Va. awaits effect on revenue from federal job, contract cuts (Terry L. Clower quoted). Also in The Roanoke Times, The News & Advance (Lynchburg, VA), and The Martinsville Bulletin.

AFRO (audio option): Fallout from chops to the federal government felt in the Virginia governor’s race (Mark J. Rozell quoted).

Desde Washington (translation may be needed; podcast): Mariely López Santana discusses the Foraker Act 125 years after Puerto Rico’s first civilian government was established. Also in El Nuevodia (subscription may be required).

GW Hatchet: A 2024 WashPost-Schar School poll is cited in a story about crime in Washington, D.C.

The Hindu Business Line (subscription may be required; India): Bearish oil, and its implications (Op-ed in which Umud Shokri quoted).

Portside (Science pickup): Sunday Science: 50-year-old bioweapons treaty is dangerously flawed, researchers say (Sonia Ben Ouaghram-Gormley quoted).

Washington City Paper: Could Tysons Corner Casino Proposal Be A Potential Gateway To Online Gaming Legalization? (Op-ed in which George Mason and Terry L. Clower mentioned).

La Opinion (translation may be required): The end of the liberal order (Op-ed by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera).

Housingwire (subscription may be required): What will happen to mortgage rates as the trade war heats up? (Terry L. Clower quoted).

Ctxt (translation may be required; Spain): “Migration represents evolution, humanity, and opportunity” (Justin Gest interviewed).