$2-million gift from Montreal philanthropist Stephen Jarislowsky to explore the impact of new technology on society

Published: 30 July 2020

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...

Experts: Donald Trump's Administration

Published: 23 January 2017

These McGill University experts are available to comment on decisions made by Donald Trump and his team:

ATLANTIC | Donald Trump's language is reshaping American politics

Published: 20 February 2018

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...

NEW REPUBLIC | Trump’s words will leave a lasting mark

Published: 13 February 2018

Jacob T. Levy, a political theorist at McGill University, convincingly made the case for the real-world impact of Trump’s words in a recent essay for the Niskanen Center.  The New Republic

WASHINGTON POST | The weight of the words

Published: 8 February 2018

Jacob Levy 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...

Experts: New U.S. Travel Ban Order

Published: 25 September 2017

“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,...

Experts: U.S. travel ban

Published: 26 June 2017

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Experts: US Presidential Inauguration (Jan. 20, 2017)

Published: 22 December 2016

These McGill University experts are available to comment on the US presidential inauguration of Donald Trump: Jacob Levy, Dept. of Political Science, McGill University

Experts: US 2016 Presidential Elections

Published: 7 November 2016

These McGill University experts are available to comment on the race for the White House:...

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