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Judging "Under Fire" And The Retreat To Facts, Allison Orr Larsen

William & Mary Law Review

Americans tend to worry about how our current polarized political climate will affect the legitimacy of our courts. Often overlooked in this important conversation is a discussion about what a toxic political dialogue can do—and in fact is doing—to the construction of the law itself. This Article will begin to make the case that judicial decisions themselves change as a result of high-intensity politics. Specifically, I will argue that when judges are “under fire” (to borrow a phrase from Planned Parenthood v. Casey), they tend to cloak their decisions in factual observations about the world that seem neutral and objective, …

Ypfs Lessons Learned Oral History Project: An Interview With Alejandro Latorre, Alejandro Latorre, Maryann Haggerty

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Suggested Citation Form: Haggerty, Maryann, 2020. “Lessons Learned Interview."Interview by Maryann Haggerty.. Yale Program on Financial Stability Lessons Learned Oral History Project. February 26, 2020. Transcript. https://ypfs.som.yale.edu/library/ypfs-lesson-learned-oral-history-project-interview-alejandro-latorre

Thoroughbred Racehorse Welfare Through The Lens Of ‘Social License To Operate—With An Emphasis On A U.S. Perspective, Camie Heleski, C. Jill Stowe, Julie Fiedler, Michael L. Peterson, Colleen Brady, Carissa Wickens, James N. Macleod

Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

This review addresses the question of whether Thoroughbred horse racing is sustainable in the context of current social values. A recently acknowledged framework, known as ‘Social License to Operate’ (SLO), provides us with a lens through which to view and assess racehorse welfare. In multiple surveys of the general public, the horse owning public, and university students, the primary topics of concern regarding Thoroughbred racing show considerable concordance: concern about catastrophic injuries—particularly as related to track surfaces, concern over the racing of two-year-olds, whip use by jockeys, drug/medication policies, and aftercare opportunities for retired Thoroughbred racehorses. Legitimacy of an industry, …

Ypfs Lessons Learned Oral History Project: An Interview With Zachary Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Maryann Haggerty

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Suggested Citation Form: Taylor, Zachary, 2020. “Lessons Learned Interview."Interview by Maryann Haggerty. Yale Program on Financial Stability Lessons Learned Oral History Project. July 28, 2020. Transcript. https://ypfs.som.yale.edu/library/ypfs-lesson-learned-oral-history-project-interview-zachary-taylor

Ypfs Lessons Learned Oral History Project: An Interview With Eric Dinallo, Eric Dinallo, Maryann Haggerty

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Suggested Citation Form: Dinallo, Eric, 2020. “Lessons Learned Interview."Interview by Maryann Haggerty. Yale Program on Financial Stability Lessons Learned Oral History Project. February 25, 2020. Transcript. https://ypfs.som.yale.edu/library/ypfs-lesson-learned-oral-history-project-interview-eric-dinallo

Housing Finance At A Glance: A Monthly Chartbook, February 2020, Urban Institute: Housing Finance Policy Center

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Frequently Asked Questions - Domestic Liscc Firms, Federal Reserve System

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Ypfs Lessons Learned Oral History Project: An Interview With Steven Rattner, Steven Rattner, Mary Anne Chute Lynch

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Suggested Citation Form: Rattner, Steven , 2020. “Lessons Learned Interview."Interview by Mary Anne Chute Lynch. Yale Program on Financial Stability Lessons Learned Oral History Project. February 19, 2020. Transcript. https://ypfs.som.yale.edu/library/ypfs-lesson-learned-oral-history-project-interview-steven-rattner

The Rescue Of American International Group, Module C: Aig Investment Program, Alec Buchholtz, Aidan Lawson

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The Rescue Of American International Group Module F: The Aig Credit Facility Trust, Alec Buchholtz, Aidan Lawson

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Ypfs Lessons Learned Oral History Project: An Interview With Lewis Sachs, Lee Sachs, Yasemin Esmen

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Suggested Citation Form: Sachs, Lee, 2020. “Lessons Learned Interview."Interview by Yasemin Esmen. Yale Program on Financial Stability Lessons Learned Oral History Project. February 10, 2020. Transcript. https://ypfs.som.yale.edu/library/ypfs-lesson-learned-oral-history-project-interview-lewis-sachs

Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests, Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors

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Are Men Who Pay For Sex Sexist? Masculinity And Client Attitudes Toward Gender Role Equality In Different Prostitution Markets, Barbara G. Brents, Takashi Yamashita, Andrew L. Spivak, Olesya Venger, Christina Parreira, Alessandra Lanti

Sociology Faculty Research

Prostitution clients’ attitudes toward gender equality are important indicators of how masculinity relates to the demand for commercial sexual services. Research on male client misogyny has been inconclusive, and few studies compare men in different markets. Using an online survey of 519 clients of sexual services, we examine whether male client attitudes toward gender role equality are related to the main methods customers used to access prostitution services (i.e., through print or online media vs. in-person contact). We found no differences among men in these markets in attitudes toward gender role equality in the workplace and home. This is in …

First Responders: Inside The U.S. Strategy For Fighting The 2007-2009 Global Financial Crisis, Ben S. Bernanke, Timothy F. Geithner, Henry M. Paulson Jr., Nellie Liang

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What Is A Warrant?, James Chen

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Skbi Big 5 Survey 2020 February, Singapore Management University

Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics

On balance, our overall read of the latest multiyear Big5 survey results implies the following economy-at-risk scale (least to most): India, US, Euro Area, Japan and China (i.e., India’s economy might be least at-risk, while China is deemed to be most at-risk). Broadly, survey participants expect the risk assessment to GDP growth to be skewed to the downside in 2020 followed by a more balanced backdrop in 2021. But participants seem to be more divided, with most responses favoring “downside” or/and “balanced” risks, on the 2022 growth environment. The risks to headline inflation in 2020, however, appear to be more …

Ypfs Lessons Learned Oral History Project: An Interview With Arthur Murton, Sandra Ward, Arthur J. Murton

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Suggested Citation Form: Murton, Arthur, 2020. “Lessons Learned Interview."Interview by Sandra Ward. Yale Program on Financial Stability Lessons Learned Oral History Project. February 13, 2020. Transcript. https://ypfs.som.yale.edu/library/ypfs-lesson-learned-oral-history-project-interview-arthur-murton

A Retrospective Matched-Cohort Study Of 3994 Lower Extremity Wounds Of Multiple Etiologies Across 644 Institutions Comparing A Bioactive Human Skin Allograft, Theraskin, Plus Standard Of Care, To Standard Of Care Alone, Geoff C Gurtner, Aimee D Garcia, Katie Bakewell, Jason B Alarcon

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Most chronic wounds are related to comorbidities, for which no clinical trials are performed. This retrospective propensity matched-cohort study examined data from 2 074 000 lower extremity wounds across 644 institutions to determine the effectiveness of TheraSkin plus standard of care (SOC; n = 1997) versus SOC alone (n = 1997). Multivariate modelling comparing outcomes such as healing rates, percent area reductions (PARs), amputations, recidivism, treatment completion, and medical transfers were evaluated. A higher proportion of wounds in the treatment group compared with the controls were more likely to close (68.3% versus 60.3%), particularly wounds with exposed structures (64% versus …

Rationale And Design Of The Steroids To Reduce Systemic Inflammation After Infant Heart Surgery (Stress) Trial, Kevin D Hill, H Scott Baldwin, David P Bichel, Ryan J Butts, Reid C Chamberlain, Alicia M Ellis, Eric M Graham, Jesse Hickerson, Christoph P Hornik, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Marshall L Jacobs, Robert Db Jaquiss, Prince J Kannankeril, Sean M O'Brien, Rachel Torok, Joseph W Turek, Jennifer S Li, Stress Network Investigators

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

For decades, physicians have administered corticosteroids in the perioperative period to infants undergoing heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to reduce the postoperative systemic inflammatory response to CPB. Some question this practice because steroid efficacy has not been conclusively demonstrated and because some studies indicate that steroids could have harmful effects. STRESS is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter trial designed to evaluate safety and efficacy of perioperative steroids in infants (age < 1 year) undergoing heart surgery with CPB. Participants (planned enrollment = 1,200) are randomized 1:1 to methylprednisolone (30 mg/kg) administered into the CPB pump prime versus placebo. The trial is nested within the existing infrastructure of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. The primary outcome is a global rank score of mortality, major morbidities, and hospital length of stay with components ranked commensurate with their clinical severity. Secondary outcomes include several measures of major postoperative morbidity, postoperative hospital length of stay, and steroid-related safety outcomes including prevalence of hyperglycemia and postoperative infectious complications. STRESS will be one of the largest trials ever conducted in children with heart disease and will answer a decades-old question related to safety and efficacy of perioperative steroids in infants undergoing heart surgery with CPB. The pragmatic "trial within a registry" design may provide a mechanism for conducting low-cost, high-efficiency trials in a heretofore-understudied patient population.

Prognostic Value Of 6-Minute Walk Distance In Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Veterans Affairs Prospective Study, Tarun W Dasari, Bhavin Patel, Siddharth A Wayangankar, David Alexander, Yan D Zhao, Joann Schlegel, Cheuk Leung, Pedro Lozano, Faisal Latif, Udho Thadani

The Texas Heart Institute Journal

The 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) test is a useful prognostic tool in chronic heart failure. Its usefulness after percutaneous coronary intervention is unknown.

In a prospective observational study, patients underwent a 6MWD test within 2 weeks after percutaneous coronary intervention. The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) (death, acute coronary syndrome, and heart failure admission) at one year. Receiver operating characteristic curves and area under the curve were used to determine the 6MWD test's predictive power, and the Youden index was used to measure its effectiveness.

A total of 212 patients were enrolled (98% men; mean age, 65 …

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, January 28-29, 2020, Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors: Federal Open Market Committee (Fomc)

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Authorization For Domestic Open Market Operations, Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors: Federal Open Market Committee (Fomc)

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Federal Open Market Committee Rules And Authorizations (January 2020), Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors: Federal Open Market Committee (Fomc)

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Professionalizing The Iraqi Army: Us Engagement After The Islamic State, C. Anthony Pfaff Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

The United States has spent—and continues to spend—billions of dollars building Iraq’s military capabilities. Despite that fact, Iraq’s military performance, even after wresting control of its territory from the Islamic State, remains inconsistent at best. A survey of Iraqi military history suggests a pattern of strengths, weaknesses, and performance that includes courageous soldiers, cohesive units, incompetent leaders, divided loyalties, poor combat support, and weak institutions that have, on occasion, risen to the defense challenge. If the United States is going to be more successful in developing Iraqi military capabilities, it will need to change its approach to better account for …

Federal Reserve Balance Sheet: Factors Affecting Reserve Balances [January 2020], Federal Reserve Board Of Governors

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We Need A Loud And Fractious Poor, Jeff Maskovsky, Frances Fox Piven

Publications and Research

This article explores the political consequences of four decades of consistent humiliation of the poor by the most authoritative voices in the land, and offers insights into ways that new movements are creating spaces for poor people’s political voices to surface and become relevant again. Our specific concern is the challenge that the current humiliation regime poses to those who seek to revive radical, disruptive and fractious anti-poverty activism and politics. By humiliation regime, we mean a form of political violence that maltreats those classified popularly and politically as “the poor” by treating them as undeserving of citizenship, rights, public …

Federal Reserve Board - Board Votes 2020, Federal Reserve System: Board Of Governors

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Effects Of The Affordable Care Act On The Receipt Of Colonoscopies Among The Insured Elderly, Minjee Lee, M Mahmud Khan, Heather M. Brandt, Ramzi G. Salloum, Brian Chen

Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) waived deductibles and eliminated coinsurance for colonoscopies for Medicare beneficiaries beginning in January 1, 2011. This study investigated the effect of the ACA's directive to remove the financial barriers on the receipt of colonoscopies among the elderly insured, who are predominantly covered by Medicare. METHODS: Data from the 2008-2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) were used to examine the receipt of colonoscopies in two years prior to the implementation of the ACA (2008 and 2010) and three years after the change (2012, 2014, and 2016). Multivariate logistic regressions were estimated to examine the …

Ambassadors Extraordinary: Chester Bowles, B.K. Nehru, And Ambassadorial Agency In Indo-American Relations, 1961-1969, Sahaj Sankaran

Kaplan Senior Essay Prize for Use of Library Special Collections

The Cold War in the 1950s and 1960s placed newly-independent India in a liminal ideological position: as a committed representative democracy, India seemed a natural ally for the United States, but its socialist, planned economy was patterned on that of the Soviet Union. Pressed by both Cold War blocs to adopt an alignment, India’s leaders instead adopted a policy of ‘non-alignment’, pursuing good relations with both factions while maintaining independence in international affairs. India’s economic realities, however, belied this independence; the new nation was impoverished, with faltering industry and a failing agricultural sector. India’s survival and development in its first …

Federalism As Legal Pluralism, Erin Ryan

Scholarly Publications

This chapter uses the dynamic federalism model of constitutional dual sovereignty as an analytic window into the larger legal pluralism discourse that has emerged in recent decades. Legal pluralism explores the significance of the multiple sources of legal authority and identity with which individuals simultaneously engage. These overlapping sources of normative authority range from local, national, and international institutions of government to private sources of “quasi-legal” norms generated by tribal, religious, commercial, professional, or other associations. Scholarly advocates of legal pluralism challenge the tradition of legal monism—so entrenched that its presumptions often go unnoticed—which views legitimate legal authority as deriving …