/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1879/all en /newsroom/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 McGill’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 16:43:14 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 230812 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/usa-donald-trumps-administration-265309 <p>These �㽶��Ƶ experts are available to comment on decisions made by Donald Trump and his team:</p> Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:35:12 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26649 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 19:18:28 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32989 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-republic-trumps-words-will-leave-lasting-mark-285083 <p>Jacob T. Levy, a political theorist at �㽶��Ƶ, 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 18:20:31 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32953 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 19:48:20 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32943 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 18:27:59 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32336 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-us-travel-ban-265473 <p><em>The information below is outdated, you'll find a new version <a href="/newsroom/channels/news/experts-new-us-travel-ban-order-270594">here</a>.</em></p> <p>***</p> <p>Here are some McGill professors available to comment on the US Executive order that suspends the U.S. Refugee �㽶��Ƶ Program for 120 days and suspends entry by citizens of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days:</p> Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:13:26 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26662 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-us-presidential-inauguration-jan-20-2017-264882 <div>These �㽶��Ƶ 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, �㽶��Ƶ</h3> Thu, 22 Dec 2016 15:14:49 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26515 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-us-2016-presidential-elections-261799 <div>These �㽶��Ƶ 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, �㽶��Ƶ</h3> <p>Jacob Levy is one of the world’s leading libertarian political theorists.</p> <p><span class="spamspan"><span class="u">jacob.levy</span> [at] <span class="d">mcgill.ca</span></span> (English)</p> Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:44:14 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26030 at /newsroom