Schar School in the News: March 17 to 21, 2025

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Associated Press: DC fears revenue cliff as Congress debates its financial future (Michael Fauntroy quoted). Also in NBC4 Washington.

Associated Press: TikTok become tool of choice in cat-and-mouse between migrant smugglers and authorities (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Also in Time, ABC News, Huffington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Daily Mail (UK), WTOP, MarketBeat, The Bastille Post Global, Hindustan Times, Times of India, Newsmax, and other media outlets.

Associated Press: Northern Virginia housing market sees mixed trends in February 2025 (Center for Regional Analysis mentioned).

Inside Higher Ed: Judith Wilde suspects state legislatures that are changing rules for hiring university leaders are politically motivated.

Newsweek: Trump's USAID Cuts Help China and Russia, Former Officials Argue in Court (Michael V. Hayden quoted). Also in MSN.

The Washington Post (audio option): Trump used to be kryptonite for GOP in Virginia, but not this year (Mark J. Rozell quoted).

The Atlantic Council: Arnold C. Dupuy op-eds on how the U.S. needs a Black Sea strategy—and now.

British Council: J.P. Singh discusses the future of soft power, AI, misinformation, and shifting global alliances.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: In a story about a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire, Mark N. Katz wonders if Trump will pressure Putin.

WJLA-TV7 (local ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C.): ‘Bad news for this world,’ Trump warns if Putin doesn’t agree to ceasefire (Mark N. Katz quoted). Also in Fox23 Maine, ABC7Amarillo, NBC Montana, ABC St. Louis, and other media outlets.

Marquis Who’s Who: John F. May is presented the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award for his “noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in his field.”

Citizen Times (N.C.): 2018 PhD alumni John Plant writes about a disruptive congressional town hall in Asheville.

Alarabiya TV (translation may be needed): David Ramadan discusses the US military attacks in Yemen and Iran’s role in the conflict. (Ramadan begins at 13:00.)

Nonprofit Quarterly: Resiliency strategies for non-profits in times of political and financial instability (Research coauthored by Alan Abramson cited).

Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME; audio option): Maine under attack? Trump-Mills clash is followed by chaos and confusion (Jeremy Mayer quoted). Also in the Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME) and Central Maine.

Times Union (Oregon): The outlet picks up a Conversation syndicated essay that cites a WashPost-Schar School poll on homeschooling.

The Standard (UK): North London’s gang wars go global: Drug feud blood now spilling over into Spain, Moldova and beyond (Mahmut Cengiz quoted). Also in Yahoo! News UK and MSN UK. 

Epigram (UK): Opinion | Trump: president, or property magnate? (Op-ed in which a Washington Post-Schar School poll cited).

The New York Sun (subscription may be required): ’They were going to gun her down at home’: FBI lays out links between Iranian spooks and bumbling assassins plotting to murder Brooklyn woman (Louise Shelley quoted).

Ms. Magazine: Defending the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in the Courts (Michael V. Hayden mentioned).

National News Desk (Sinclair): Mark N. Katz tries to explain what Trump meant when he said if Putin won’t agree to a ceasefire it will be “bad news for the world.”

Virginia Democrats: Mark J. Rozell cited in a recap of recent Virginia political campaigns.

Radio Free Asia (audio option): EXPLAINED: Taiwan’s military manpower crisis and search for solutions (Michael Hunzeker quoted).

InSight Crime (translation may be required): How to leverage date to combat human trafficking in Latin America (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera interviewed).

Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT): Opinion: True intelligence work values silence (Op-ed in which Michael Hayden mentioned).

The Cipher Brief: Trump and Europe’s intelligence-sharing problem (Michael V. Hayden mentioned).

Louisville Business Journal (audio option): The National Observer: Changes in D.C. rattle business owners; Arizona secures a $165B investment (Keith Waters quoted).

Arlington Magazine: Why new homes in Arlington keep getting more expensive (Terry L. Clower quoted).

CGTN Global Business (video): Stuart Malawer weighs in on what might happen to Mexico’s agriculture business if tariffs are introduced.

The Daily Progress: Mark J. Rozell says both candidates for Virginia governor are playing to their strengths with regards to Youngkin and Trump policies.

Los Angeles Times (Associated Press pickup; translation may be required): TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted). Also in NBC News, Orlando Sentinel, Twin Cities Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN), The Daily News (Galveston, TX, KGW-TV8 (local NBC affiliate in Portland, OR),  Virtual Jerusalem, Lessentiel (Germany).

The74 (The Conversation pickup): Why parents of ‘twice-exceptional’ children choose homeschool over public school (A 2023 Washington Post-Schar School poll is cited).

La Opinión: The Kensington Onion: On the fentanyl crisis and the American “Dream” (Part II) (Op-ed co-authored by Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera).