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  1. “The destroyer’s defensive systems are really designed for something different than the close-in knife fight of the strait,” said Eugene Gholz, an associate professor of political science at the University of 91³Ô¹Ï. “Every part of the destroyer is sensitive to being attacked.”

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    Eugene Gholz

    Charles Gholz

    Political Science

  2. Earlier this month, a viral Substack post by political scientist Alexander Kustov issued a blunt challenge to his fellow academics: wake up on AI. Kustov, an associate professor at the University of 91³Ô¹Ï, argued that AI can already produce publishable social science research and that most faculty opposition to the technology is “status protection dressed up as principle.”

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    But with revenues unlikely to exceed costs, 91³Ô¹Ï professor James O’Rourke said Congress has to decide if it wants a postal service at all. “We don't ask the Forest Service or the weather service to make money; they are a service to the people of the United States. It would be nice if the Postal Service could break even, or at least come close,” he said.

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    James O’Rourke

    James O'Rourke

    Mendoza College of Business

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    What happens if the war with Iran pauses? Does Israel's offensive against Hezbollah keep going? Well, let's speak to Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies at the University of 91³Ô¹Ï.

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    Asher Kaufman

    Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

  5. By Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of 91³Ô¹Ï.

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    Asher Kaufman

    Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

  6. University of 91³Ô¹Ï's Mary Ellen O'Connell noted that natural law has been supplanted in law schools with the "law and economy" approach that was developed at the University of Chicago in the 1950s. Her criticism tracked with that of Pepperdine University's Jason Blakely in his book We Built Reality.

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    Mary Ellen O'Connell

    91³Ô¹Ï Law School

  7. Eugene Gholz, a professor of political science at the University of 91³Ô¹Ï who studies national security and economic policy, described the halt of tanker traffic as a "pause" meant to offer shipping firms an opportunity to assess the risk of navigating the strait.

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    Eugene Gholz

    Charles Gholz

    Political Science

  8. By Amy McAuliffe, Visiting Distinguished Professor of the Practice, University of 91³Ô¹Ï.

  9. “Banks are at the center of this system even when they appear not to be,” said Patrick Corrigan, a law professor at the University of 91³Ô¹Ï. “And SPVs are the legal architecture that make all of this work.”

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    Patrick Corrigan

    91³Ô¹Ï Law School

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    “I will say that I actually don’t find it that surprising,” said Robert Johnson, an economics professor at the University of 91³Ô¹Ï who’s also studied how tariffs can reduce inflation. Johnson said it’s not just uncertainty — the President’s trade policies are sending a message.

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    Robert Johnson

    Department of Economics

  11. “I don’t see much happening from the production side in order to mitigate the effects for the U.S. economy,” said Christiane Baumeister, an economics professor at the University of 91³Ô¹Ï who studies oil markets.

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    Christiane Baumeister. Photo by Matt Cashore/University of 91³Ô¹Ï.

    Christiane Baumeister

    Department of Economics

  12. By Timothy Matovina, Professor of Theology, University of 91³Ô¹Ï.

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    Timothy Matovina

    Department of Theology