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19 November 2021
By iserpws

Professor David Wienstein quoted in Forbes

Shutting Down All Of Japan’s Nuclear Plants After Fukushima Was A Bad Idea

By now, more Japanese have died from the closing of Japan's nuclear power plants following the 2011 Tohoku quake than from the tsunami and the earthquake combined, which was about 20,000 people. Of course, no one has died from any radiation released from the reactor, and no one ever will. There just wasn’t enough dose to anyone. . . 

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17 November 2021
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Professors Robert Jervis and Andrew Nathan each consulted in Foreign Affairs Article

Is U.S. Foreign Policy Too Hostile to China?

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17 November 2021
By iserpws

Professor Robert Shapiro quoted in The New York Times

Democrats Shouldn’t Panic. They Should Go Into Shock.

The rise of inflation, supply chain shortages, a surge in illegal border crossings, the persistence of Covid, mayhem in Afghanistan and the uproar over “critical race theory” — all of these developments, individually and collectively, have taken their toll on President Biden and Democratic candidates, so much so that Democrats are now the underdogs going into 2022 and possibly 2024 . . .

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17 November 2021
By iserpws

The Washington Post cites Economics Professor Joseph Stiglitz in "fact checking" article

Biden’s claim that Nobel winners say his plan would ‘reduce inflation’​

In September, back when Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan called for $3.5 trillion in spending on top of a bipartisan infrastructure plan, 15 recipients of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences released a joint letter praising his initiative. . . .

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17 November 2021
By iserpws

Joseph Stiglitz quoted in the Boston Globe:

Will Biden’s big spending bills equal more inflation? It’s complicated

Inflation by one key measure just hit a three-decade high. Now, after Congress approved a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, President Biden and Democrats are pushing to pass legislation to spend an additional $1.75 trillion to expand the social safety net and fight climate change. . . . . .

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