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Q&A | Erik Rorem, Kerri and Gerald J. Ford Scholarship Interview’s Andrew Holland, CEO of the Fusion Industry Association

The John G. Tower Center for Political Studies eagerly announces this year’s Kerri and Gerald J. Ford Scholarship recipient is Erik Rorem. Q: Trace your path to the Fusion Industry […]

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Research

Fellows and Associates Research Highlights: Fall & Spring 2022

Cullum Clark,  Senior Fellow Academic Lectures, Conference Presentations, and Speaking Engagements Appeared in two additional podcasts – the “Feudal Future” podcast in December 2021 and the “Flyover Coalition” podcast in […]

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Books

Understanding Global Migration

In Understanding Global Migration, Tower Center Academic Director Professor James Hollifield and Senior Fellow Neil Foley gathered diverse accounts from various scholars analyzing the “emerging migration states around the globe, especially […]

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Fellows in the News

A tax on methane may appeal to some — but won’t actually reduce emissions

Bernard L. Weinstein, Tower Center Associate, published an op-ed for The Hill over taxing methane and whether or not it could reduce emissions. Although climate change is a severe issue, consumers and […]

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Fellows in the News

Competition in Electricity Has Been Good for Consumers and Good for the Environment

Bernard L. Weinstein, Tower Center Associate, wrote an article for Inside Sources analyzing competition in electricity and its benefits for consumers. Looking back on the past 25 years, allowing for competition in […]

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Fellows in the News

In Storming the Capitol, Trump’s Most Extreme Supporters Did Significant Damage to Their Cause

Matthew Wilson, a Senior Fellow at the Tower Center, wrote a commentary for the Italian Institute for International Political Studies about the storming of the Capitol by Trump’s extreme supporters. Wilson […]

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Fellows in the News

Tax hikes on energy will hurt the economy and America’s competitiveness

Bernard L. Weinstein, Tower Center Associate, published an op-ed about his thoughts on raising taxes on the oil and gas industries. He argues that with the energy sector in recovery […]

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Fellows in the News

How Foreign- and U.S.-Born Latinos Fare during Recessions and Recoveries

Pia M. Orrenius, a Senior Fellow at the Tower Center, published a paper for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas analyzing how Latinos fare during recessions and recoveries. Latinos tend […]

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Fellows in the News

Sister Style: The politics of Appearance for Black Women Political Elites

Danielle Lemi, Tower Center Fellow, co-published a book arguing that Black women’s political experiences are shaped by their skin tone and hair texture, with hair texture being a key point […]

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Fellows in the News

China and the Lure of Global Capitalism

Macabe Keliher, Tower Center Associate, published an article in the Boston Review analyzing the change in China’s economic structure. Keliher dives into the paper “How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The […]