CIRCLE statistics cited in an article entitled "Colleges Should Foster Growth in Young-Voter Turnout." "In 2004 young people proved themselves a viable constituency in much the same way as the other interest groups who are traditionally courted by politicians and parties. According to an analysis of exit polls conducted by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement , as many as 48 percent of 18- to 24-year-old Americans voted, nearly an 11-percentage-point increase over the turnout in 2000. To put that into context, imagine how you would feel if your mutual fund went from $37 to $48 a share.”The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 2

According to a report issued this month by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) , Americans ages 18 to 29 had the largest increase in turnout of any age group in the presidential election last year. About 20.1 million young people between 18 and 29 — just less than half of eligible voters that age — turned out to vote in 2004, an increase of more than 4 million from the 2000 election.
Rockford Register Star, November 28

Professor Robert Nelson , an expert in land management policies and natural resource management, provides background on eco-terrorism in response to a suspected incident in Hagerstown .
WTTG-TV ( Washington ), November 22

Professor Douglas Besharov said in an article entitled “It Takes More Than A Village,” that “married families earned $66,525 on average in 2003, while Black female-headed families earned just $20,670.” Besharov testified: "Study after study has shown that Black poverty would be much lower if family structures had not weakened beginning in the 1960s…[H]ad the proportion of children living in female-headed families remained constant since 1970, the child poverty rate in 1998 would have fallen by one percentage point, rather than rising by 3.4 percentage points."
Chicago Defender, November 23

Ronald Walters calls Prince George 's 'the big kahuna' for Maryland Democrats, especially given the gains in voter registration there. But he said the issue will be generating a big voter turnout, something Townsend failed to do in 2002, when a smaller percentage of voters cast ballots than in the previous two gubernatorial elections.  'They've got to be energized to turn out and vote,' Walters said.  'They were not energized last time, and so I think that the Democratic Party is going to have some investment in trying to get a situation where [potential voters] do feel they've got something to turn out for.' "
Baltimore Sun , November 23 (Free registration required)

Andy Smarick (MPM '01) says "we need to make bureaucracy-busting Changes" in Maryland schools.
Washington Post, November 20

Stansfield Turner , professor at the School of Public Policy , was a guest on WTOP Radio (Washington), speaking about Iraq , the CIA and torture.
November 18  (No Transcript)

John Frece , associate director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, says that rather than wishing for slower growth, people need to deal with putting it where it's smart - socially, environmentally and fiscally - and with keeping it out of the countryside. “ This summer, the Smart Growth Center and other groups will be starting Reality Check Plus, a statewide series of workshops to develop a vision of where people would put the inevitable growth.”
Baltimore Sun, November 18, 2005

The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education 's "Realty Check" growth envisioning exercise was featured in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. "The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce predicts that the region will get 200,000 new residents and 125,000 new jobs in the next 25 years. It invited 150 elected leaders, government officials, businessmen, developers, preservationists and environmentalists to the Riverside Center to decide, theoretically, where to put the jobs and the people who will hold them.  “Although the total concentration is not as tightly centered around the Fredericksburg and Garrisonville areas, there is still a tight fit between housing and jobs," said Gerrit Knaap , executive director for the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education. "The new urban pattern is that smaller communities are going to get more developed in terms of both housing and employment."
November 18

The Financial Times observes that China has managed to keep the U.S. "focused on the economic and security aspects of the relationship, as well as benefiting from infighting among exiled Chinese dissidents.... For China 's leadership, the US is a favourite dumping ground for dissidents. 'The moment they land in this country, they start fighting each other with more ferocity than against the Chinese government. Once you are out, you are cut off,' says Mr (Minxin) Pei (of the Carnegie Foundation). Divisions within the demoralised dissident community were highlighted this year by the rift within Human Rights in China , a US-based lobby group. Li Xiaorong , a research scholar at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy , one of several board members who quit, says the ruptures mirror familiar power struggles within all exiled communities – over personalities, funding and policy. She recalls that those who resigned wanted to shift the focus to helping movements emerging in China and work for change within the system, rather than pursuing a 'cold war style of monitoring human rights abuses.' " 
November 18

Mark Sagoff says that the reappearance of the ivory-billed woodpecker touches something deep in the American psyche. "It's an environmental resurrection," says Robert H. Nelson .
Baltimore Sun, May 8

Milton Leitenberg Quoted Extensivley in Review of Whether There Is 'Terror-Mongering' in the U.S. National Journal

Peter Reuter said San Francisco will be entering what he calls the “netherworld” of creating rules for an illegal substance.
San Francisco Chronicle, April 25

Herman Daly Contributes to Article on Sprawl and Chesapeake Bay; 'How Big Should We Grow?'
Baltimore Sun , April 22

Interim Dean William Galston comments on the results of a study entitled "OMG! How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era." " It may mean the rise of 'orthodoxy a la carte,' where, as with IPods and music, young Americans take a 'mix and match' approach to religion, said Bill Galston, a domestic policy adviser in the Clinton administration. It also could mean an even deeper culture war, said Mr. Galston, as young Americans push their religious pluralism and a backlash emerges from other young Americans who don't want to lose traditional and religious moorings."
The Washington Times , April 12

Matthias Ruth , Weston Chair in Natural Economics in the School of Public Policy
and co-director of the Engineering and Public Policy Program, speaks about alternative
energy sources as the guest on the Marc Steiner Show .
WYPR Radio (Baltimore), April 5

Bentonville, Arkansas town puts limits on construction of gated communities, believing
them a further stratification of society. "Gated communities are now part of the larger
phenomenon of private local governments throughout the United States, said Professor  Robert Nelson.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, April 10

Ron Walters , professor of government and politics, writes an op/ed for NNPA . He decries political calls for the resignation of Kofi Annan following a U.N. Report on scandalous activities by its oil for food program in Iraq, while there are no calls for anyone being fired
for bad intelligence leading up to the Iraq war. "Give me Kofi Annan any day and save the double standard."
(Chicago Defender), April 13

Ron Walters , professor of government and politics (Behavioral
& Social Sciences) and director of the African American Leadership Institute
(Public Policy),  is to receive an award at this weekend's Trans-Africa Forum,
which takes place on campus.
Eyewitness News, April 8

"Marylanders endure some of the nation's longest daily commutes, with more than one in 20 Baltimore residents willing to travel an hour and a half or more to far-flung jobs, according to figures released yesterday from the U.S. Census.... In fast- growing areas such as Montgomery County, which had the 10th-longest commute time in the nation (32 minutes) among large jurisdictions, officials have stressed building new homes closer to businesses and vice versa, said Reid Ewing , a researcher and associate professor at University of Maryland's National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education. Ewing, himself, commutes from Florida, as noted in a previous Sun article.
Baltimore Sun, March 31

MSPP Student in the News
Adam Luecking , a second year MSPP student and founder of the Long Branch Athletic Association (LBAA), was interviewed by the Gazette on a celebrity tournament LBAA will be hosting in May to support youth athletic programs for low-income and immigrant youth. "The broad participation of community members and leaders in this event illustrates the need for increased funding for after-school programs in Montgomery County. It will also be a lot of fun." April 13

The Baltimore Sun uses a Program on International Policy Attitudes' poll to create an editorial. 
April 10

The Program on International Policy Attitudes' poll gets a hyperbolic mention from Akbar
Hashemi-Rafsanjani at a Friday prayers session. 
BBC Monitoring Middle East, August 8

The Program on International Policy Attitudes Poll that revealed a low opinion of the U.S. by a large segment of people in 23 countries around the world brings a visit from the Voice of America.

The European media crows a bit, reflecting on the results of a BBC News poll conducted
by GlobeScan for PIPA .
Agence France Press, April 7


"The findings reflect support for the European use of ‘soft power' and distrust of U.S. military power, said Steven Kull, director of the Center on Policy Attitudes.
United Press International (World Peace Herald), April 7


Europe's star is rising in the world while the U.S.'s get dimmer is the message of a Program on International Policy Attitudes Poll released in London today. 
BBC News, April 6

Professor Robert Hunt Sprinkle says that the Terri Schiavo case is not a matter for the courts. "This is a professional, moral problem that is dealt with best with minimal involvement of people from the adversarial part of society, courts and politics."
Baltimore Sun , March 27

Mac Destler says President Bush's choice of Rob Portman as U.S. Trade Representative is an "excellent one."
Inter-American Dialogue, March 24

Christopher Foreman comments on House panel review of steriod use in professional baseball. Los Angeles Times , March 16

William Galston Warns Republicans Shouldn't Push Social Security Changes Too Quickly on Wary Public. Washington Post, March 16

Steny Hoyer, House Minority Whip and UM alumnus, visit the School of Public Policy to give his take on President Bush's Social Security reform plans. Baltimore Sun, March 16

Program for International Policy Attitudes' Poll Plays Key Part in Washington Post Editorial on Sudan

Since 9/11, U.S. government efforts to keep sensitive but unclassified materials out of the hands of terrorists have led to tangled regulations that too often bottle up needed information without providing adequate security, says a new report from the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise. More...

"Local, state and federal leaders don't need to resolve debates over the cause of global warming to recognize that it is occurring and that the only wise move is to start planning now," said Matthias Ruth , Roy F. Weston Chair and director of the Environmental Policy Program in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. "The central lesson of this study is that the sooner officials begin to recognize and respond to the coming infrastructure impacts of climate change the lower the costs of those impacts will be." more...

Allen Schick says the winner of the Appropriations Committee chairmanship will be a case of the "fox guarding the chicken coop."
Washington Post, January 5

Jacques Gansler, director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, was quoted extensively in a Federal Times article on outsourcing federal government work. “The concept of using best value is intended to benefit the government,” he said. “It's not intended to benefit either the private or the public sector.” Gansler recently published Competitive Sourcing: What Happen to Federal Employees?
Federal Times, January 3

At the outset of an Atlantic Monthly article on the widening social and political gap between the U.S. and Europe, the Program on International Policy Attitudes' poll taken before the election on the popularity of presidential candidates Bush and Kerry is noted. Although President Bush received low grades from Europeans, the article claims he is not at fault as much as 'deep social changes in Europe .' "
January/February 2005

Steven Kull, director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes, is quoted in a summation of "How Bush Really Won" the November election. Kull's research that discovered a disconnect on Iraq war perceptions and facts was cited.
New York Review of Books, January 13

The tidal wave of disaster in Asia is pointing out, again, the gap between perception and reality in American public opinion. "The perception that America is the most generous country in the world is one held by a majority of Americans, according to a 2001 poll by the Program on International Policy Attitudes  based at the University of Maryland . The think tank, which studies public attitudes toward various international topics, found that the average American believes that the United States spends 24 percent of its budget on assistance to developing nations, more than 20 times the actual figure. Even when researchers told those being questioned that foreign aid does not include military assistance to other countries, the average response was that the United States spends 23 percent of its budget on foreign aid."
Boston Globe, December 31

Ron Walters, professor of government and politics, comments on the demise of Franklin Raines, who was forced out as CEO of Fannie Mae. Walters says, "I suspected that the politics would eventually force him out." (This article was printed by newspapers across the U.S. )
Associated Press (Baltimore Sun), December 31

Ukraine presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko's poisoning prompts the New York Times to speculate that such doings are part of a Russian KGB past.  "There are other theories about who was behind Yushchenko's illness, of course. Milton Leitenberg, an expert on Russian biological weapons at the University of Maryland, said that although 'intelligence agencies are the first possibility,' Yushchenko might have been poisoned by a political enemy or a criminal group.  In any event, 'this case is of enormous significance,' Leitenberg said. 'Poison was used to go after a likely future head of state.' "
New York Times ( St. Paul Pioneer Press), December 15

"The Washington-based Institute for International Economics says the greatly expanded global campaign against money laundering has had only minimal success. Money laundering is the conversion of criminal incomes into assets that cannot be traced back to the underlying crime....Ted Truman, the former Federal Reserve official who co-authored the report, says the international community lacks a unified anti-money laundering strategy that could break through often conflicting national regulations.... Mr. Truman says that of all countries the United States is the most active in seeking to combat money laundering.  But, says co-author Peter Reuter , a criminology professor at the University of Maryland, the United States prosecutes only 2000 money laundering cases annually, obtaining about 1500 convictions. Professor Reuter says this suggests that only five percent of money launderers are put in jail."  Reuter is a professor in the School of Public Policy and in the department of criminology and criminal justice, Behavioral & Social Sciences.
Voice of America, December 15

William Galston, interim dean School of Public Policy and a former Clinton domestic policy adviser, said he sees ‘no support whatsoever (among Democrats) for the idea that we should reform Social Security and, oh by the way, borrow a trillion dollars to do it.' "
Investors Business Daily, December 13

Times are changing at DHS.  A new management directive is in place, ready for the new secretary who succeeds Tom Ridge.  "I.M. 'Mac' Destler, an expert on DHS' reorganization efforts, said the focus will shift to Ridge's successor....  'Ridge is very good politically, and he's liked,' Destler said. 'I just don't think he's been that strong or forceful a leader and the question is if you really take the department seriously what do you want?' "
Federal Computer Week, December 13

Professor Robert Nelson was quoted in a Baltimore Sun article on the pros and cons of private ownership of state-owned land. "Selling open space can help governments pay down debt and possibly buy more land." Nelson had hoped to demonstrate those advantages in the early 1980s, when he worked for the Department of the Interior under President Ronald Reagan. Faced with crippling deficits, the department identified a few million acres out West that might be transferred to private hands. But the department oversold how much money the sale would raise, and the environmentalists exaggerated the potential impact of private ownership on the land, Nelson said. The fight over bringing baseball to the District and the activist role City Council Chair Linda Cropp took in the controversy could "catapult her into the mayor's seat," says Ron Walters .
Washington Post, December 26

A column published in The Nation and featured on CBSNEWS.com seeks to make the case that a majority of Americans hold populist positions on business and trade rather than the pro-corporate positions some Democratic politicians claim are “centrist.” Written by David Sirota, it cites a number of studies including a January 2004 PIPA/University of Maryland poll that found "a majority [of the American public] is critical of US government trade policy." Research scholar Steve Kull is quoted as saying that support for U.S. trade policy has dropped even among upper-income Americans "who've most avidly supported trade and globalization [and] who've taken the lead in pushing the free-trade agenda forward."
December 21

A Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement report that shows a smaller percentage of 18-24-year-olds voting in 2000 than in 1972 is cited in an AP story that runs in a number of Kentucky area papers.
Cincinnati Enquirer, December 20
Lexington Herald Leader, December 20

"When is a fact not a fact?" An op-ed writer uses a University of Maryland study to help answer that question. "That tricky question was central to survey findings released this fall by researchers at the University of Maryland's Program on International Policy Attitudes. Their project focused on how well informed voters were about important facts related to U.S. involvement in Iraq, a central topic of debate during the presidential campaign."
Denver Post, December 19

Rushern Baker, Senior Fellow, Academy of Leadership, joins the group on the Kojo Nnamdi hour to talk about malpractice and other Maryland political hot topics.
WAMU, December 20

The Washington Post draws out the debate on the direction the NAACP should take in finding a replacement for Kweisi Mfume, who recently stepped down as the group's leader. Ronald Walters, director of the African American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland, suggested that Mfume, whose fundraising acumen helped lift the NAACP out of millions in debt in the mid-1990s, was too diplomatic, and that a leader more like Bond was needed at a time when, he said, the White House sought to politically marginalize African Americans."
Washington Post , December 19
MSNBC, December 19

The April poll by UM's Program on International Policy Attitudes continues to trigger media interest.  A new documentary on media bias cites the poll that “found that almost half of the American public still believed Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction before the invasion of Iraq and 57% believe Hussein gave substantial support to Al Qaeda.”
Independent Media TV, December 14

A poll by MTV and the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) said that this year, young people were showing the highest interest in the presidential election since 1992.  William Galston, director of CIRCLE, told The Omaha World-Herald in Nebraska that nonpartisan voter-mobilization groups spent as much as $40 million this year to register young people."
New York Times , November 3

Professor Allen Schick earns attention in Australia as he addresses the New South Wales Institute of Public Administration on that nation's budget."The Australian government should examine and take a longer-term perspective of its Budget forward estimates process, an international government adviser said.  United States-based Professor Allen Schick said the newly re-elected federal government needed to look at its medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) -- the particular approach it uses for integrating planning and
budgeting."
(The story ran in newspapers across Australia )
Australian Associated Press , November 1

A study of the effect on federal employees of bidding out contracts to the private sector generates a lot of buzz in Washington. Jacques Gansler, director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise and William Lucyshyn, visiting senior research scholar in public policy, found "few federal employees have been thrown out of work in their agencies."
Competitive Outsourcing Report Sparks Debate over Workforce Quality
Washington Post , October 29

Study: Little Firing Risk from Competitive Outsourcing Federal Computer Week , October 27
Researchers Say Few Jobs Are Lost to Competitive Sourcing Government Executive , October 26 Outsourcing: Killer Wind or Bad Breath?
Federal News Radio , October 29

"This is not an election about Social Security and school uniforms, but about war and the economy," said William Galston , director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. "Young people are very worried about the ability of the economy to generate jobs, and with the war, they see people like them fighting and dying in Iraq."
Los Angeles Times , Oct. 27

Jacques Gansler, director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, and William Lucyshyn, visiting senior research scholar in public policy, co-author an influential report that states "few federal employees have been thrown out of work in their agencies' efforts to determine if private contractors can do their jobs better and more cheaply."  Gansler says federal unions are using “scare tactics” to oppose competitive outsourcing.
The Washington Post , Oct. 26

The Program on International Policy Attitudes' poll on how foreign countries feel about the U.S. presidential candidates acquires a world-wide following.  A sample of the stories where the PIPA poll is used to make a point is a Edinburgh Scotsman story about comedian Jon Stewart and his fake political reporting being the best thing available for voters.
Scotsman , Oct. 27

Jobs and the economy also rank high for an age group at the dawn of their careers. Education, particularly the cost of higher education, is very important, according to a study conducted by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement.
Star Tribune , Oct. 26

To draw these young adults to the polls this year, political parties and other organizations pumped $40 million into activities ranging from voter education to registration drives, according to Carrie Donovan, youth director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. CIRCLE is a nonpartisan research center at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy.
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee), Oct. 26

William Galston opines that the Republican strategy of employing family value politics will not affect the outcome of the race for U.S. Senator involving incumbent single-woman Barbara Mikulsi.
Washington Blade, October 22

Professor I.M. "Mac" Destler co-authors an op-ed on how Condoleeza Rice has changed the role of national security adviser.
Center for American Progress , Oct. 22
He also said Rice's speaking engagements in an election season are "unprecedented."
San Jose Mercury-News , Oct. 21

Steven Kull Reveals Continuing Misperceptions about Iraq WMD's among Many U.S. Voters (NPR: Talk of the Nation)

Professor Peter Reuter, a leading expert on illegal drugs, notes that Presidential candidates are not talking about drug issues, though the problem continues to fester.
The Oregonian , Oct. 3 (PDF)
Professor I.M. Destler is quoted on Bush and Kerry's homeland security agendas.
Baltimore Sun , Sept. 30

Steven Kull, director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes, speaks on two CNN newscasts: “People around the world are having the feeling that the United States is not taking into account their perspectives, their points of view, their feelings.  Kerry does send out signals of a greater readiness to cooperate, to listen to allies. And that does create a positive resonance in the world."
Paula Zahn Now, September 29

G. Edward DeSeve, professor of the practice, and director of the Management, Finance and Leadership program; participated in a panel discussion on the changing role of the chief financial officer in government.  " The price for continued success in financial management is strong oversight and support for CFOs in the agencies.”
Federal Computer Week, September 24
GovExec.com, September 16

William Galston, interim dean and director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, gives his opinion of some of Kerry's  proposals in The Chronicle of Higher.
September 17

Mark Lopez, research director at the Center for Information and Research for Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), was a guest on NPR's "To the Point" on Sept. 16, discussing the Youth Vote, efforts to increase it, and the issues that are important to young people. He was also interviewed by Swiss Public Radio for a piece on Youth Voter Turnout in the U.S.  

The Program on International Policy Attitudes releases another surprising poll about U.S. foreign policy misconceptions, and it is part of an Agence France-Presse look at the U.S. withdrawal from parts of the world stage.  
(Yahoo), September 30

"A CBS News poll conducted for MTV and CIRCLE, shows that 18- to 29-year-olds prefer Democrat John Kerry to President Bush – and they say this election is important."
Dallas Morning News, September 24

The Seattle Times publishes in-depth graphics based on CIRCLE statistics in a preview of the youth vote.  "Early polling suggests 2 million more young people may vote this year than in 2000, according to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) at the University of Maryland, the leading authority on young voters."
September 24

"Public service announcements and fliers have little effect on the youth vote. Mass media campaigns, such as Rock the Vote, tend to get lost in ‘all the noise out there,' said Carrie Donovan, youth director at the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.  ‘Our research shows that peer-to-peer contact works best.' "
Dallas Morning News, September 18

Jerome Segal, research scholar at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy was profiled in the Washington Post on September 17 ( Working at a Life of Leisure.)

The Program on International Policy Attitudes new global poll reveals that "just one in five people surveyed around the world support the re-election of President Bush."
International Herald Tribune , Sept. 8

I .M. "Mac" Destler was a guest on NPR's "All Things Considered" discussing Colin Powell's legacy as Secretary of State

Professor Stansfield Turner, former director of the CIA, joins Kansas Senator Pat Roberts, author James Bamford and former CIA employee Ray McGovern to talk about the choice of Porter Goss as CIA head. 
PBS:  News Hours with Jim Lehrer, August 10

Professor Stansfield Turner, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency offers his views on the findings of the 9-11 commission. "The 9/11 commission's recommendations won't create a new intelligence structure. Mostly, they repackage what we have now."
Washington Post, August 1

CIRCLE's Carrie Donovan was interviewed on NPR's "All Thing's Considered" for a story called "Youth Vote Activists Turn to Fashion." "It seems like a lot of the mass media campaigns or T-shirts may work better as reminders. So, without the grass roots mobilitzation, without the personal contacts, without the young person really seeing what this means, it's unlikely to change someone's mind if they're unsure--if they've never thought about voting." (August 1)

In his July 11 Washington Pos t column entitled "What Matters to Voters," David Broder said, "A conversation with William Galston has convinced me that the values debate is not misplaced." July 11

P rofessor Stansfield Turner writes a New York Times op/ed that underlines his belief that appointing a new CIA director quickly is a mistake. July 14, 2004

William Galston's objections to the war in Iraq are reaching iconic status in the liberal media. Here, The Nation castigates New Republic commentators who supported the conflict. The author suggests the editor of TNR run a cover piece: “I Was Right,” by Bill Galston.)
June 21, 2004

Ken Pollack, frequent guest on CNN and scholar at the Brookings Institution, supported the Iraq war. Now, he regrets the support. He uses an unusual, long op/ed in The New Republic to say that William Galston, Stern Professor of Civic Engagement and director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy had it correct all along. June 17, 2004

Stansfield Turner is among "an eminent group of 27 retired diplomats and military commanders" who charged the Bush administration today with an inability to handle the responsibilities of global leadership. Turner was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy and director of the CIA. Washington Post, June 16, 2004

John Steinbruner, director of the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), says that Project Bioshield, "could provide some protection, but fails to take in the big picture. Of urgent concern is the inadvertent development of even more dangerous pathogens, which demands a much more active oversight process."
Christian Science Monitor , July 1, 2004
Military and Aerospace Electronics , July 1, 2004

John Steinbruner, the director of the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), was a guest on the Washington, D.C. all news radio station to talk about security challenges in Iraq following the U.S. turnover of nominal power to Baghdad Tuesday.
June 29, 2004

Professor Steve Fetter advises the Japanese on their nuclear power plant policies, including reprocessing spent nuclear fuel to be used in nuclear power plants. "Reprocessing is 'enormously expensive."
Jiji Press June 24, 2004

Gerrit Knaap, director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, notes that “although there are good environmental reasons for preserving some farmland and open space, the increased productivity of modern agriculture has reduced the amount of land needed for food production."
Baltimore Sun , June 27, 2004

William Galston, Stern Professor of Civic Engagement, comments in the Christian Science Monitor on the first National Hip-Hop Political Convention. 'The relationship between music and politics is a very old one, but this movement is particularly interesting because it now enables the consumers of hip-hop to become the producers of their own politics."
June 22, 2004

William Galston, director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), said, "When ordinary citizens are not engaged in civic life, a democratic society becomes unbalanced. The minority that speaks out is heard; the majority that doesn't is ignored. For example, older Americans tend to be more outspoken than younger Americans." Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2004

Peter Levine, deputy director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), said, "There are more than 20 million people age 18 to 30 who hold U.S. citizenship. That's a lot of votes, and the party that forgets about those votes is going to lose." Kansas City Star , June 19, 2004

Professor I.M. (Mac) Destler and Ivo Daalder, a former SPP faculty member, write in the Financial Times : "Much is being written about Ronald Reagan's successes in economics, politics and foreign affairs. Just as important was how he responded to his failures. In fact, Reagan's response to his greatest failure -- the Iran-Contra disaster -- offers important lessons for how policy is made today." The authors direct the Brookings Instituion–University of Maryland Project on the National Security Council. June 10, 2004

Xiaorong Li , assistant research scholar in the Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy, is quoted in Radio Free Asia 's Mandarin service report about the pressures on Chinese children. “The increased divorce rate, split families such as when the two parents work in different cities, and families constantly moving from city to city for work-related reasons are all possibly highly related to these social problems.”
April 30, 2004

Milton Leitenberg , senior research scholar, derides government plans for a new Department of Homeland Security laboratory at Ft. Detrick. "If any other country presented this list of tasks, the U.S. intelligence community would say it's an offensive program."
Baltimore Sun , April 29, 2004

Professor Carmen Reinhart , former deputy director of the International Monetary Fund's research department, has her research invoked in a detailed article that enumerates the challenges facing the IMF.
Financial Times , April 21, 2004

John Steinbruner , director of the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) says, 'The UN itself does not have the capacity to provide security.
Christian Science Monitor, April 22, 2004

Thomas Schelling , distinguished university professor in the School of Public Affairs, will be one of "nine top international economists who will attend a four-day conference in Copenhagen in May to recommend policies and priorities for poor countries to deal with problems, including subsidies, trade barriers, climate change, poverty and communicable diseases
Press Trust of India , April 8, 2004

Professor Herman Daly is quoted in an editorial in a Charleston Gazette about some of the sausage-making that goes into tabulating the Gross Domestic Product.
April 26, 2004

Peter Levine , director of the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), says “A lot of these kids are green --but there's not a depth of understanding there. For many of them, this just means they personally don't leave garbage on the ground."
Christian Science Monitor , April 16, 2004

A study conducted by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement ( CIRCLE ) said that '8 to 25 year olds with college experience are nearly twice as likely as noncollege youth to vote.' "
Associated Press (CNN), April 16, 2004

Susan Moeller , assistant professor of journalism (Merrill School), writes an op/ed on the report she did for the Center for International and Security Studies (CISSM) on how the media handled the issue of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq.
Newsday, April 21, 2004
New York Times , April 25, 2004

The Associated Press releases a story on a report about Smart Growth in Oregon that earns wide attention in the state. Gerrit-Jan Knaap , executive director of The National Center for Smart Growth Research & Education, co-wrote the study.
KVAL-TV, Eugene, April 14, 2004

Steven Kull , director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes, is asked by the Baltimore Sun about President Bush's extraordinary 17-minute speech to open last night's press conference. "Kull.... said that the violence in Iraq, the Shiite uprising and other rogue attacks, have confounded many Americans. The president, Kull suggested, wanted to seize an opportunity to make a clear case that, in his mind, only an extremist minority of those in Iraq are responsible for the violence. 'When there are casualties, people don't have an immediate reaction of, "Let's get out of there."
April 14, 2004

The Program on International Policy Attitudes poll released last week makes a point in a Washington Post story about the effectiveness of President Bush staying on message. Many people seem blind to the fact, according to the poll, that no WMDs were found in Iraq and that there has been no connection found between Iraq and al-Qaeda. (Page One)
Washington Post , April 25, 2004
related stories:
Foreign Policy , April 2004
Knight-Ridder (Houston Chronicle), April 22, 2004
.. Inter Press (Asian Times) , April 24, 2004
Los Angeles Times , April 26, 2004

CIRCLE Recommendations Result in $2 Million Campaign to Support Civic Mission of Schools

CISSM and PIPA release study on American attitudes toward weapons of mass destruction proliferation (PDF)
Public believes many countries secretly pursue WMD (PDF)

Elisa Harris , senior research scholar at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), describes the dangers of biotechnology research.
Los Angeles Times (PDF)

The Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) releases study on "Media Coverage of Weapons of Mass Destruction." (PDF)

Professor Douglas J. Besharov says, " There's More Welfare to Reform (PDF)." The New York Times

Professor Stansfield Turner, former director of the CIA, writes an op/ed in The New York Times on "Five Steps to Better Spying."

Jay Winik, a senior scholor in the School of Public Affairs and author of April 1865: The Month That Saved America , published an op-ed on "A Brief History of the Resistance" in the New York Times, December 16, 2003. (PDF)

John Steinbruner and Elisa Harris publish an op-ed on controlling dangerous research in the International Herald Tribune, "When Science Breeds Nightmares. " December 3, 2003.

Susan C. Schwab writes "In Praise of a Public Policy/International Affairs Education" in the Carnegie Reporter .

U.S. Army Awards the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise and the Supply Chain Management Center 2.5 Million to Develop Advanced Supply Chain Program for New Weapons System
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A Wilmington Journal-News columnist writes: "Just recently, I stumbled upon three simple ideas put forward by University of Maryland professor William Galston that, if told to every teenager, will make a life in poverty the exception, not the rule for kids. They are powerful and easy enough for anyone to follow. The real question is are we good enough adults to get the message out?" December 7, 2003

Professor Stansfield Turner addresses a luncheon at Old Dominion University. "There is nothing I've seen us do since 9-11 that is going to correct the flaws in intelligence that were uncovered by 9-11." Hampton Roads Daily Press , December 4

John Steinbruner , director of the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), and Elisa Harris, a research fellow at CISSM, co-author an International Herald Tribune article on the looming menace of the uncontrolled release of scientific research that could result in catastrophe. December 3, 2003

Benjamin Barber , Kekst Professor of Civil Society in the department of government and politics (MSPA and BSOS), authored Jihad vs. McWorld, and the headline on this Los Angeles Times op/ed reflects his disenchantment with the Bush administration's drive to democracy in Iraq. He called it a "failed doctrine" of preventive war. December 3, 2003

Jacques Gansler , interim dean and professor in the School of Public Affairs, continues to explain the results of a Blue Ribbon Commission that has decided competition is good in determining who oversees federal laboratories like weapons labs in Livermore, Calif. and Los Alamos, N.M. Associated Press ( San Jose Mercury News ), December 3, 2003 and Knight-Ridder/Tribune (Contra Costa Times), December 2

An op/ed by a Canadian economics professor points to the ecological economics espoused by Herman Daly , professor in the School of Public Affairs, and Robert Constanza , a former UM faculty member in biology, as a solution to what the author feels is a blind destruction of the Earth under traditional economic thought. Business Line ( The Hindu, India), December 3, 2003

Mark Sagoff , senior research scholar at the Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy, takes part in a Burlington (Vt.) Free Press assessment of the growing concern over invasive species--non-native plants and animals. Sagoff thinks the economic impact of these invaders has been inflated and their costs must be measured against their benefits. But on another part of the issue, he sees a problem. November 16, 2003

William Galston , Stern Professor of Civic Engagement and director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, tells "Morning Edition," "We ought to have internationalized the (Iraq) occupation immediately at the end of the war. I think we blew our chance then, but I don't think that chance is gone forever." NPR, November 24

Elisa Harris , senior fellow at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, attends a half-day symposium where a lot of spirited debate was registered concerning regulating research on dangerous pathogens. The "National Security and Biological Research: Where Are the Boundaries" symposium at the New York Academy of Sciences was also attended by Reuters. Harris disagrees with the recently released National Research Council report which concluded that existing regulations and self-monitoring by scientists is a sufficient safeguard. November 12, 2003

The Central Intelligence Agency report leaked this week that paints a dire picture in Iraq is the focus of a CNBC interview with Professor Stansfield Turner , former director of the agency. "I think, unfortunately, it appears to have been leaked because people inside the CIA don't think their reports are getting to the president. They don't believe he is showing an indication of an awareness of the problems,and is spending too much time talking about the good side. And we are doing good things also. But we certainly can't go on losing the support of the Iraqi people and hope to get the kind of intelligence we need from the back-allies, in order to anticipate these guerrilla attacks." News with Brian Williams, November 12, 2003

I. M (Mac) Destler , director of the Program on International Security and Economic Policy in the School of Public Affairs and a senior fellow at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, appears on WUSA-TV to discuss the U.S. plan to establish a new timetable for transferring power to Iraqis. November 16, 2003

Cuba says its $1 billion gamble to develop a biotech industry has paid off. But the U.S. is suspicious of what is exactly going on in Cuba's labs, fearing a germ warfare program is ongoing. "The Center for Defense Information, or CDI, a private research group based in Washington, toured nine of Cuba's 53 biotech centers and could not find any signs the country was researching or making biological weapons. 'Revelation of a clandestine effort would severely jeopardize Cuba's international market aspirations. I can imagine no countervailing strategic benefit that might override that consideration,' concluded John Steinbruner , director for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland, who joined the CDI delegation." Dallas Morning News (Miami Herald), November 21, 2003

All Things Considered discusses a topical line-up of news events. E. J. Dionne of the Washington Post, refers to the words of William Galtson , professor in the School of Public Affairs, when explaining why Americans are "more open, more tolerant" on gay and lesbian issues."Bill Galston at the University of Maryland likes to describe Americans as 'tolerant traditionalists.' And I think the trick, if they (conservatives) try to use this (same-sex marriage) as a wedge issue, will be to use it and not look intolerant, and that's not necessarily easy." National Public Radio, November 19, 2003

The Program on International Policy Attitudes poll on Iraq and terrorism released yesterday nets media attention around the world.
Associated Press (USA Today), December 3
Wall Street Journal, December 4
Associated Press, (Baltimore Sun) December 4
Xinhuanet (China View), December 4
Bloomberg News (Newsday), December 4
Agence Presse-France (MediaCorps Press), December 4
Los Angeles Times, December 4 (Free registration required)

Steven Kull , director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes, is quoted at length on the Bush administration's Iraq war difficulties. He reviews recent polls which show erosion of public support as U.S. troops are killed in the war. (PIPA will release a new poll Wednesday.) "Now, majorities are saying they have doubts about his (Bush's) honesty. It may be that perceptions of his honesty could become the deciding factor in the outcome of the election." Christian Science Monitor, December 1, 2003

An article written for the Chinese Communist Party newspaper Renmin Ribao mentions a recent poll on Iraq by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (Public Affairs). BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, November 17, 2003

Statistics provided by CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement )are used in a St. Petersburg Times story on a "Vote in Honor of a Vet" program in Pinellas County. November 15, 2003

"Maryland's landmark Smart Growth initiative coupled with poor local growth management policies may be forcing home buyers farther away from cities, a new study commissioned by the development community suggests. County policies aimed at managing new development have deflected growth to outlying counties, according to a study conducted by the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education .
Daily Record , November 10, 2003

Susan C. Schwab published an article in "The Back Page" section of the Carnegie Reporter (Fall 2003) entitled "In Praise of a Public Policy/International Affairs Education." "What sets these programs apart is their commitment to a multidisciplinary approach to understanding and solving the world's problems-whether at the community level or on a global scale."

Professor I.M. "Mac" Destler appeared on WUSA-TV's Sunday evening 11 o'clock newscast to comment on the breach of airport security by a college student who left box cutters and other prohibited implements aboard two Southwest Airline planes. Destler also commented on WTOP Radio about the security of the nation's borders, and on the merger of immigration and customs functions under the Department of Homeland Security. October 14, 2003

Professor Steve Fetter , a nuclear arms expert, said, "The (Bush) administration thought they were giving one kind of lesson with (the invasion of ) Iraq, but other countries may have learned quite a different one from the one we intended ... that the United States is willing to act pre-emptively and decisively... The lesson they may be learning is that if you don't want to become another Iraq, you better get nuclear weapons." Baltimore Sun, October 26, 2003

Professor William Galston , Stern Professor of Civic Engagement discussed in detail a three point plan he has for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq on Talk of the Nation. National Public Radio, November

Elisa Harris , senior research scholar at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) comments on the mousepox virus. "This is bigger than the original Australian work. They knew the mousepox results and deliberately set out to build upon that work in a way to create a more deadly virus..." New York Times (Seattle Post-Intelligencer ), November 1, 2003

Milton Leitenberg , senior research scholar at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM), and a veteran biological arms control expert, said "Other experts worry that by deliberately engineering killer germs, even with good intentions, the U.S. government might provoke a biological arms race by feeding suspicions that the United States is covertly developing bioweapons. If we saw this work in any foreign program - if it was Iran, North Korea, Syria or Russia - we would say it's evidence of an offensive biological weapons prograMark Lopez, research director at the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), was interviewed on "The Marc Steiner Show" (a Baltimore NPR station) discussing the Baltimore Mayoral Primary election in which a legislative quirk has allowed 16 and 17 year olds to vote.m.' Baltimore Sun, November 1, 2003

Professor Robert Nelson writes an op/ed in the Wall Street Journal that appears following Southern California literally burning with dead wood. "In 1998, reflecting the conclusions of earlier government reports, the General Accounting Office warned that too little was being done to address the problem of 'high levels of fuels for catastrophic fires' that were 'transforming much of the region into a tinderbox.' The GAO fears were realized in 2000 when forest fires burned 8.4 million acres (in the U.S.), the worst fire season in half a century. There was another terrible fire season in 2002, when 6.9 million acres burned and federal fire-fighting costs set a new record of $1.7 billion. In 2003, matters were looking better until Southern California erupted in flames."
November 3, 2003

As part of a review of what scholars think of the Bush presidency, the views of Professor Allen Schick are highlighted. Mincing no words, Schick explains exactly what Bush is doing with the staggering deficits he has run up with his aggressive military spending and massive tax cuts for upper income taxpayers... "Findlaw.com (Washington Technology), November 7, 2003

Professor Douglas J. Besharov comments on the role of school lunches in child obesity in part one of Marketplace's back-to-school series on child obesity. Besharov explains that school lunches provide "a high caloric, high fat menu designed to give children as much as a third of their caloric intake at lunch, when kids shouldn't eat that much at lunch." He also discusses the goals of the school lunch program, and the impact of advocacy groups on the program's evolution. Marketplace, Minnestota Public Radio, September 2, 2003

Steven Kull , director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes, contributes to a Christian Science Monitor article that notes the balancing act being performed by President Bush as a war-time president resembles that of many of his predecessors. "Yet, there's also a strong core of support that remains quite high among members of the public who like the president - many of whom also continue to believe that Saddam Hussein was connected in some way to Sept. 11, Mr. Kull notes. Indeed, he argues, that misperception alone reflects just how strongly many Americans want to continue to support the war and the president. 'Americans do not like to feel like they were suckered into something - and they will go pretty far' to justify the idea that they were right.' " October 30, 2003

A study by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) in the School of Public Affairs is noted in a column on declining civic interest by young people. "Since 1972, when the voting age was set at 18, the number of 18 to 24-year-olds voting in presidential elections has steadily declined except for a slight peak in 1992, according to a series of center studies. While the overall turnout in presidential elections has dropped 4 percentage points since 1972, the 18 to 25-year-old turnout fell by a third, according to the study. "
Utica Observer Dispatch, October 20, 2003

Fred Feinstein , visiting professor and senior fellow in the Office of Executive Programs, comments in a story on Bush administration plans to rewrite the personnel handbook at the Department of Defense, initiating a more employer-friendly National Security Personnel System instead. Feinstein: "The relationship between labor and this administration is awful." Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, October 14, 2003.

Jacques S. Gansler has published "Next Steps in Defense Restructuring" in Issues in Science and Technology magazine (Summer 2003). Dr. Gansler is the Interim Dean in the Maryland School of Public Policy, the Roger C. Lipitz Chair and Director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise.

A question-and-answer session on the possible manipulation of intelligence about Iraq's
weapons is conducted between former head of the CIA, Stansfield Turner and the Christian Science Monitor . "I really don't have the feeling it is a serious intelligence problem. [But] it is a serious public relations problem, a serious problem of policymakers overstretching the facts." June 18, 2003

Allen Schick acknowledges the legislative trip to get a prescription drug benefit for seniors is off to a good start, but he says "It's risky because it can fall apart at several stages."
Baltimore Sun , June 16, 2003

John Steinbruner , director of the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, believes the Bush administration is in "the early stages of trouble" with its Iraq policy. "If you're asking, will there be a sharp and immediate revolt over casualities, I would say no, it will take time to ripen."
Associated Press (Navy Times), June 13, 2003

Stansfield Turner says intelligence is the "first line of defense" against terrorist attacks. Speaking at an industry conference in Washington, Turner commented: "What we want to do is to cut them off at the pass. We don't want to wait until a 9-11 has happened. That means we need to know who they are, when they are going to operate, where and against what."
Government Computer News , June 4, 2003

Peter Reuter was quoted from his book Drug War Heresies in a Village Voice article on relinquishing the myth of black male violence (June 4-10, 2003) "When crack arrived in the city it increased the level of gun violence. You had lots of young people with the money to buy guns and an arms race came with that. It was no longer shootings over territory, but over transactions. The amount of money you could steal from someone was a lot larger now, and the drugs themselves made people more violent."

Jacques S. Gansler , interim dean and director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, authors an IBM Endowment for the Business of Government report that refutes
six common arguments against putting government work up for competition with the
private sector." Washington Technology , June 4, 2003

The missing weapons of mass destruction in Iraq are starting to be a nuisance for those who
made the case to go war because such weapons posed a direct threat to the U.S. William
Lahneman, program coordinator for the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, says there is concern on Capitol Hill that intelligence was "bent" to political ends.
Orlando Sentinel , June 4, 2003

The Program on International Policy Attitudes released a new poll that says President Bush should put more pressure on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict to achieve peace. A majority of respondents see Bush as not exerting strong leadership on the issue. Steven Kull, director of PIPA: "When it comes to sympathy, there is a proclivity in favor of Israel, but asked about the character of the problem, most see both sides to blame, stuck in this conflict."
C-Span covered the 90 minute briefing live from the National Press Club.
Tribune Broadcasting and Hearst Broadcasting also covered the event.
Miami Herald , May 30, 2003

A columnist parallels the war in Iraq with the faux war of the movie, Wag the Dog. Part of the
column deals with the new PIPA poll. "A new poll by the Program on International Policy Attitudes finds that 41 percent of Americans either believe that W.M.D.'s have been found, or aren't sure. The program's director suggests that 'some Americans may be avoiding having an experience of cognitive dissonance.' And three-quarters of the public thinks that President Bush showed strong leadership on Iraq."
New York Times , May 30, 2003 (Free registration required)

Steven Kull , director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes, says the American people think a real effort should be made by President Bush to promote peace in the Middle East because a unique moment exists now that allows a chance for peace.
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel , June 4, 2003

Allen Schick states the option of fully funding Social Security "is now off the table" because of the deficit numbers being run up by the government.
Austin American-Statesmen , May 25, 2003

Allen Schick says, "I don't see these deficits abating significantly through the second Bush term. This president has decided he would rather have deficits, that the alternatives are worse, and that they don't make a difference in the economy."
Wall Street Journal , May 23, 2003

In his commencement address to the graduating class of Ripon College, keynote speaker William Galston , professor and director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, tells students they are embarking on a "mission of civility. "
College Days , May 17, 2003

Allen Schick thinks President Bush is in a win-win situation as he pushes for further tax cuts.
National Public Radio: Morning Edition , May 15, 2003 (Transcript)
(Audio) (Please scroll down to "Senate Poised to Vote on Tax Cut Plan.")

William Galston , director of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy tells the Associated Press lobbyists win out over the less organized portions of society. "It risks legislative outcomes in which people with wealth and power end up with more than they already have. People on the other end of the society are frequently under represented in the lobbying process."
May 14, 2003

Dr. Elisse Wright , former assistant dean for student affairs at the School of Public Affairs, shares her "strategy for making graduate and professional school accessible to African Americans" in the June 5, 2003, issue of Black Issues in Higher Education . Wright is currently special assistant to the president for diversity initiatives at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Benjamin Barber , professor in the School of Public Affairs and Government and Politics, and author or Jihad vs. McWorld , was featured in the Style section of the Washington Post , November 6.

Christopher Foreman , professor in the School of Public Affairs, writes that criticism of the Centers for Disease Control in the wake of anthrax attacks was misguided. The CDC was not created to handle bioterrorism and performed admirably well. New York Times , November 14 (Free registration for password)

I.M. 'Mac' Destler , professor in the School of Public Affairs, and former faculty member Ivo Daalder submitted a statement to Congress that supports the idea of having a decentralized Homeland Security. "Homeland security is in its very essence a highly decentralized activity..." The Nation , November 19

William Galtson speaks of his disappointment that the Democratic Party made Roe v. Wade into a litmus test for party leadership. First Things , November 2001

John Steinbruner , director of the Center for International Security Studies, and Thomas Schelling , distinguished university professor in the School of Public Affairs, are quoted in an article on post-September 11 America. National Journal , November 3

Robert Nelson writes, "Thus, many Islamic fundamentalists do see in 'Americanism' a triumphant competitor religion that acts to undermine their own beliefs and culture. They are not wrong to think this way." Insight in the News , November 5. Nelson recently published Economics as Religion: From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond.

Peter Reuter , professor in the School of Public Affairs, has co-authored Drug War Heresies: Learning From Other Vices, Times and Places. The book advocates a "more rational, based-on-experience, less sure of itself" policy that avoids the ideological poles of present U.S. drug policy. The Nation , November 26

A poll released by the Program on International Policy Attitudes declares that nearly 70% of Americans want U.S. troops to go after Saddam Hussein after the Afghanistan pursuit of Osama bin Laden. I.M. "Mac" Destler , an adviser to PIPA, declares "isolationism is dead." The report was published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Calgary Sun , November 14