News Clips

Diana O’Brien, the Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professor

you have to understand what drives these betting markets — the bettors. They are betting on nothing more substantial than the “vibes” that once made Harris’s victory seem inevitable earlier this summer, writes Liberty Vittert.

Erik Herzog, professor of biology

The evidence presented here suggests that we need a more nuanced understanding of how Black Americans engage in politics. This reconsideration will help to see Black voters outside of a binary: either the saviors of American democracy – or the scapegoats of the Democratic party, when the party falls short, writes Michael Strawbridge.

Joseph Corbo, MD, professor of pathology and immunology

Kathleen Clark, professor of law

John Horn, professor of practice in economics at Olin Business School

This Halloween, rather than the spooky proposition of goblins and ghouls, consider whether the more horrifying specters are the unacknowledged and dangerous biases we humans possess, writes Elizabeth Carlen.

Tabea Linhard, a faculty fellow in the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, shares in a Q&A about her book project exploring the complicated stories of 20th-century women alleged to have traded in secrets.

Jake Rosenfeld, professor of sociology