Schar School in the News: February 9th to 13th, 2026

CNN: “No question” FBI helped Guthrie’s children with new statement, former deputy director says (Andrew McCabe quoted). Similar in Vanity Fair, New York Daily News, Hawaii Tribune-Herald, ICI Radio (Canada), and other media outlets.

Project Syndicate (via Stabroek News): J.P. Singh writes about Trump’s conflating spectacle with shock and its eventual diminishing returns.

The Washington Business Journal (subscription may be required; audio option): The College Crunch (Terry L. Clower quoted).

USA Today: Opinions of David Ramadan are cited in an op-ed about conservative faculty in higher education.

CNN: Police had reason to bring detained person in for questioning, former FBI deputy director says (Andrew McCabe quoted). Similar in KTVZ 21 (local NBC affiliate in Bend, OR), WFSB 3 (local CBS affiliate in Hartford, CT), The Independent (UK), Raw Story, Irish Star, Nordot (Japan), and other media outlets.

StateTech Magazine: Alan R. Shark is watching AI develop emotional intelligence—which can be a problem for governments.

CNN: Investigators detail new timeline in Nancy Guthrie’s late-night disappearance. Here’s how the evening unfolded. (Andrew McCabe discusses topic). Similar in KFEQ2 (local ABC affiliate in St. Joseph, MO), Entertainment Tonight, KSLTV 5 (local NBC affiliate in Salt Lake City, UT), WTOP (translation may be required), IB Times, and other media outlets.

Bloomberg (subscription may be required; audio option): The problem with making every election an existential threat (Op-ed in which Jack A. Goldstone quoted). Also in The Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA, and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette).

Roll Call: Steven Pearlstein writes in an op-ed that House Democrats have an opportunity for a long-term fix for immigration that even some Republicans could get behind.

American Diplomacy: A former diplomat describes a “sneaking and peeking” intelligence operation in Communist Bulgaria with future CIA-NSA chief Michael V. Hayden.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): Virginia Democrats: That was one hasty, flawed remap bid/Guest commentary (Op-ed by Mark J. Rozell). Also in the Daily Progress.

Law360: David Brunori takes issues with Congressional attempts to interfere with District of Columbia tax policy and also a massive tax increase proposals in Virginia.

Hungarian Conservative: Visiting Researcher Levente Székley writes about apparent generational tension in Hungary and how it might impact elections.

The Daily Mail (UK): Nancy Guthrie case at pivotal crossroads as Savannah laments 'nightmare' and FBI takes central role while ransom letter's second deadline expires: 'Our mom is still out there' (Comments to CNN by Andrew McCabe cited). Similar in Yahoo! Entertainment (Blast pickup), Archyde, The Wing (Spain), International Business Times (UK), and other media outlets.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch (subscription may be required; audio option): UVa President Scott Beardsley is less qualified than you think/Guest column (Op-ed in which op-ed comments by Judith Wilde and James Finkelstein cited).

The Twin Cities Pioneer Press (Bloomberg pickup; audio option): David M. Drucker: The problem with making every election an existential threat (Op-ed in which Jack A. Goldstone quoted).

World Economic Forum: PhD in Political Science student Ali Mammadov coauthors a study explaining why central bank independence is a boon amid geopolitical turmoil.

West Central Tribune (Bloomberg pickup; subscription may be required; Willmar, MN): David M. Drucker: The problem with making every election an existential threat (Op-ed in which Jack A. Goldstone quoted).

City on a Hill Press (University of California, Santa Cruz): UC Santa Cruz spends $160,000 on hiring search for top administrator (Judith Wilde quoted).

Focus Taiwan: Michael Hunzeker says a new White House arms sales policy is a positive development for Taiwan. Also in Taipei Times.

Economic Liberties: In an X post about international corruption that has been viewed more than two million times, Matt Stoller cites Janine Wedel’s book Shadow Elite.

The Washington Times (subscription may be required): Virginia Democrats go all in on tax hikes after campaigning on affordability (Mark J. Rozell quoted).

Diario Cambio 22 (Insight Crime pickup; translation may be required; Mexico): Mexico requests extradition of fuel smugglers detained by the U.S. (Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera quoted).

CNN Brasil (CNN pickup; translation may be required): U.S. TV presenter makes appeal in video after mother disappears (Andrew McCabe discusses topic).

Newsmax (audio option): Far-left’s N.J. triumph could send shockwaves nationwide (Mark J. Rozell quoted).

Books

American Environmental History and Policy (Bristol University Press): Frank T. Manheim delivers a volume describing environmental policies through the entire history of the United States.

Academia

Home Security Today: PhD student Floyd Alex Cross writes a counterterrorism study about the “topography of the violence in the new Syria.”

ScienceDirect: PhD in Public Policy student Chad A. Smith cowrites, with PhD graduate Muhammad Salar Khan and Professor Maurice Kugler, a study that introduces the Invention Complexity Index for measuring innovation capabilities and growth among upper middle-income countries.