An audience of about 50 turned out on a mid-summer afternoon this week for a lunchtime book talk at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University in Arlington, Va., a number that surprised—delightfully so—organizer Louise Shelley.
The idea that venture capital firms prefer to invest in companies led by men inspired Ruta Aidis to do something about it.
The growing backlash against international trade can be seen in the United States and around the world, a George Mason University professor said, and that is a red flag.
Max Burns, BA Government and International Politics ’08, was incensed when he found out that a decorated female World War II veteran could not be buried in the Arlington National Cemetery.
From Time Magazine: Mexico’s New President AMLO and Donald Trump Have Promised Mutual ‘Respect.’ How Long Can That Last? But the main question in the new era of AMLO and his party, Morena, will be whether Mexico-U.S. border security and anti-narcotics cooperation will maintain the close cooperation established over the past 12 years. It curr...
How would a Metro strike affect the Washington, D.C., area? Beyond it being incredibly inconvenient for area commuters, the repercussions are difficult to assess before the fact, a George Mason University professor said. “The major factor is, how long does it last?” said Terry Clower, a professor in Mason’s Schar School of Policy and Government ...
Steven Pearlstein, a George Mason University Robinson Professor of Public Affairs, writes that Democrats should be most concerned that a court including nominee Brett Kavanaugh could overturn "Chevron vs. Natural Resources Defense Council." Read more in the Washington Post.
Schar School of Policy and Government professor Justin Gest says U.S. policymaking on the immigration issue has been paralyzed because of the polarization of our politics. Gest says European countries face a similar paralysis. Read more in The Hill.
Was President Donald Trump a shrewd operator at the recent NATO summit, or was his bluster part of an attempt to undermine the post-World War II political and economic order?
The recent Supreme Court ruling that affirmed President Trump’s travel ban might one day be used as a precedent to erect barriers against other countries, a George Mason University professor said.