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Graduate student Hilary Matfess article on ForeignPolicy.com: In Africa, All Jihad Is Local Yale Political Science Graduate Student Hilary Matfess has authored an article on ForeignPolicy.com entitled “In Africa, All Jihad Is Local”. The article argues that the...	Professor John Roemer debates socialism on the Fox Business Network American Enterprise Institute President Arthur Brooks and Yale Economics Professor John Roemer were interviewed on the Fox Business Network discussing the mounting debate...	Political Scientists and YData - A starter pack of data science tools for digging into any academic field YData is an introduction to data science designed to get students interested in and working with the fundamentals of and skill sets in Data science. The article, “A Starter...	Graduate student Hilary Matfess article on ForeignPolicy.com: No Democracy Is an Island Yale Political Science Graduate Student Hilary Matfess is coauthor (with Jeffrey Smith) of an article on ForeignPolicy.com entitled “No Democracy Is an Island”. The article...
Paul Bracken interviewed on FoxNews: China backtracks on key aspects of trade deal. Professor Paul Bracken is interviewed on Lou Dobbs Tonight, Fox Business Network about the trade negotiations between the United States and China. Professor Bracken is a...	2019 Senior Essay Prize winners announced. Each year the Department awards prizes to the graduating seniors who have written the best senior essay in the fields of American Politics, the U.S. Constitution and its...	Junior Benjamin Waldman wins Beinecke Scholarship for doctoral work Benjamin Waldman ’20 of Branford College has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship to support his pursuit of a Ph.D. in political science or history. He is one of only 18...