/channels/taxonomy/term/7096/all en /channels/channels/news/2-million-gift-montreal-philanthropist-stephen-jarislowsky-explore-impact-new-technology-society-323418 <p>As society grapples with myriad technology-related issues, including biases in facial recognition software, algorithms to identify hate speech and misinformation, as well as growing concerns over privacy and data protection, a new Chair in ƻ����Ժ’s Department of Philosophy seeks to bridge the gap between technology and pressing ethical, social and political questions. The Chair will be supported by a $2-million gift from The Jarislowsky Foundation to undertake ground-breaking research and study about technology and its impact on individuals and societies.</p> Thu, 30 Jul 2020 16:43:15 +0000 webfull 162168 at /channels /channels/channels/news/atlantic-donald-trumps-language-reshaping-american-politics-285216 <p>Republicans—and some liberals—downplay the significance of the president’s outbursts. But his words are quietly radicalizing both the left and right, with untold consequences for the future of policy. [...] But Trump’s words are his substance. “Politics is persuasion as well as coercion,” the political scientist Jacob Levy wrote last week, rightly arguing that Trump has “changed what being a Republican means.”<br /><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/02/donald-trumps-language-is-reshaping-american-politics/553349/">The Atlantic</a></p> Tue, 20 Feb 2018 19:18:29 +0000 webfull 135560 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-republic-trumps-words-will-leave-lasting-mark-285083 <p>Jacob T. Levy, a political theorist at ƻ����Ժ, convincingly made the case for the real-world impact of Trump’s words in a recent essay for the Niskanen Center. </p> <p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/147033/trumps-words-will-leave-lasting-mark">The New Republic</a></p> Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:20:33 +0000 webfull 135410 at /channels /channels/channels/news/washington-post-weight-words-284612 <p><strong>Jacob Levy</strong> offers a deeply thoughtful meditation on Trump’s use of language — on the power it has exerted over Republican voters and the GOP Congress, and on the folly of imagining that his words alone won’t do serious damage to American political life, as long as he is constrained from acting.</p> <p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/02/07/happy-hour-roundup-1292/">The Washington Post</a></p> Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:48:22 +0000 webfull 134914 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-new-us-travel-ban-order-270594 <p><span>“President Trump on Sunday issued a new order indefinitely banning almost all travel to the United States from seven countries, including most of the nations covered by his original travel ban, citing threats to national security posed by letting their citizens into the country.” (</span><em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/us/politics/new-order-bars-almost-all-travel-from-seven-countries.html">The New York Times</a></em><span>)</span></p> Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:28:00 +0000 webfull 131412 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-us-travel-ban-265473 <p><em>The information below is outdated, you'll find a new version <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/experts-new-us-travel-ban-order-270594">here</a>.</em></p> <p>***</p> <p>Here are some ƻ����Ժ professors available to comment on the US Executive order that suspends the U.S. Refugee ƻ����Ժ Program for 120 days and suspends entry by citizens of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days:</p> Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:49:08 +0000 webfull 128968 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-donald-trumps-administration-265309 <p>These ƻ����Ժ experts are available to comment on decisions made by Donald Trump and his team:</p> Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:35:14 +0000 webfull 124344 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-experts-2012-us-presidential-race-218347 <p><span>With the U.S. Presidential Election Day on November 6, Americans must decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama for a second term or vote for Republican candidate Mitt Romney.</span> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:49:48 +0000 webfull 87427 at /channels /channels/news/high-cost-low-tuition-quebec-219871 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:32:37 +0000 webfull 89667 at /channels /channels/news/experts-us-2016-presidential-elections-261799 <div>These ƻ����Ժ experts are available to comment on the race for the White House:</div> <h3><a href="/politicalscience/faculty/levy">Jacob Levy</a>, Dept. of Political Science, ƻ����Ժ</h3> <p>Jacob Levy is one of the world’s leading libertarian political theorists.</p> <p><span><span>jacob [dot] levy</span> [at] <span>mcgill [dot] ca</span></span> (English)</p> Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:00:01 +0000 webfull 122790 at /channels /channels/news/experts-us-presidential-inauguration-jan-20-2017-264882 <div>These ƻ����Ժ experts are available to comment on the US presidential inauguration of Donald Trump:</div> <h3><a href="/politicalscience/faculty/levy">Jacob Levy</a>, Dept. of Political Science, ƻ����Ժ</h3> Thu, 22 Dec 2016 15:14:52 +0000 webfull 123832 at /channels