Schar School of Policy and Government

“Post-truth is pre-Fascism,” Michael V. Hayden told Jamil Jaffer, quoting from his new book, “The Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in an Age of Lies.”

The North Korean government will not easily give up its nuclear weapons because doing so would remove their most potent security guarantee and negotiating leverage, a George Mason University professor said.

The concept of honesty in the media was examined earlier this month when the Schar School hosted a two-hour, multiple-panel afternoon of discussion called “Truth on Trial: Implications for Communicators, Ethics and the Collapse of Institutional Trust.” Former special counsel to President Trump Ty Cobb revealed during the forum that White House counsel Don McGahn recused his office from the Mueller Russia probe

In a Roanoke Times op-ed, Schar School Dean Mark J. Rozell writes that gun violence should be treated as a public health threat, one that deserves a rigorous, scientific, and national approach. Read more in the Roanoke Times.

Some 185 attendees from around the academic world took part in June in the 11th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops, presented this year at Founders Hall by the Schar School, the American Political Science Association’s Political Networks Section, and the National Science Foundation.

Schar School of Policy and Government professor Jeremy Mayer writes in an op-ed that an amendment which gives Congress the ability to overturn pardons in a 30-day window is worth discussing in the wake of President Trump's assertion he can pardon himself. Read more in USA Today.

Discussing money is considered very taboo in our society, and you may be intimidated by the thought of negotiating for a salary after you receive a new job offer. You might worry about seeming disrespectful or demanding when you are new to an organization, but in actuality, negotiating is a common part of the job search process.

Christopher K. Brown, the 2018 Outstanding Biodefense Doctoral Student award winner, says in an op-ed in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists that the perceived roadblocks to creating and distributing an Ebola vaccine are endangering possibly hundreds of thousands. Schar School of Policy and Government associate professor Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley contributed to the column.

Schar School professor James Pfiffner says it is doubtful Trump can pardon himself, citing two principals in the Federalist Papers. There also is this: "Any such (pardon) attempt would amount to an admission of guilt," Pfiffner said. Read more in the New York Post.

Research by a team that included Schar School professor Sita Slavov, program director of the PhD in Public Policy, is examined in this story about retirement strategies. The bottom line? Social Security remains the most stable pillar in post-work lives. Read more in the New York Times.