opinion

Two UCLA Anderson professors write in an op-ed that despite rhetoric on Capital Hill, the Trans-Pacific Partnership will not curb China’s influence in the global marketplace.

A trio of UCLA experts on the economy write in an op-ed that with business-friendly policies the U.S. economy can exceed the dismal projections of the most recent forecast by the Congressional Budget Office.

Dean Marcelo Suárez-Orozco writes that Americans should listen to how Pope Francis balances compassion and adherence to rules.

Dr. Mario Deng writes about a new smaller artificial heart that could holds promise for smaller-sized people, including children.

Professor Carola Suárez-Orozco and Dean Marcelo Suárez-Orozco write in an op-ed about how Donald Trump-style immigration rhetoric hurts immigrant children and the children of immigrants.

UCLA Anderson lecturer Paul Habibi says creating an enhanced infrastructure financing district can promote development that spurs economic growth, protects the environment and ensures affordable housing.

Professor John Villasenor writes on Slate that the cyberattackers would bear primary responsibility but manufacturers and car owners could face some liability, too.

Anthropologist Susan Perry has observed extraordinarily sophisticated political strategies in capuchin monkey behavior that mirror the social machinations so common in human workplaces.

UCLA Anderson professor Jerry Nickelsburg writes that market forces have elevated food safety to an overriding concern in agricultural trade between China and the United States.

Political science professor Lynn Vavreck writes that Donald Trump’s rise is just the latest version of a candidate assuming an early lead that has no assurance of leading to the nomination.

UCLA Anderson Forecast economist William Yu writes in the Los Angeles Times that examining real estate data patterns shows that L.A. is not on the verge of a crash in home prices.

Expanding density incentives, streamlining site plan review and altering financing rules are three key ways to create more affordable housing, Paul Habibi writes in the Los Angeles Times.

Sociologist Edward T. Walker writes in the New York Times that rich corporations are leveraging social media to get customers and ordinary citizens to act as de facto lobbyists.

Professor Melvin Rogers writes in the Atlantic that Ta-Nehisi Coates’ bestselling new book about racism and African American identity fails to recognize the importance of hope.

On the 50th anniversary of the Watts riots, historian Robin D.G. Kelley writes in the L.A. Times that the era gave birth to social justice and arts organizations that remade the community and whose legacy continues today.

Law professor Cara Horowitz on what legal challenges opponents of President Obama’s new Clean Power Plan will use to try to block its implementation.

Elisa Long, an expert in probability and statistics at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, wrote a column that appeared in the Washington Post about how statistics helped guide her through life, death and 'The Price is Right.'

Dr. Nina Shapiro writes in the Wall Street Journal that a new law in California permitting exemptions for vaccines only with a doctor's order is a good first step, but more needs to be done to ensure vaccination compliance.

Political science professor Lynn Vavreck writes in the New York Times that endorsements for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination have been few so far because of a lack of a consensus pick among party elites.

UCLA Extension writing instructor Nathan Deuel writes in New York Times Magazine about how walking from New York to New Orleans made him fall in love with these simple, supremely comfortable running shoes.

Mark Gold writes in the L.A. Times that to meet the mayor’s goal of reducing imported water by 50 percent by 2025, we must all pay more to upgrade infrastructure and invest in new projects.

Two UCLA health care researchers say it’s about time that Medicare reimburse health providers for consulting with patients about treatment near the end of their lives.

UCLA Anderson professor Bhagwan Chowdhry writes that until online transactions are free of onerous regulations and fees, and are more intuitive to learn to use, cash will remain king for many.

History professor Brenda Stevenson writes that 150 years after emancipation in the United States, there are still 20 to 30 million people enslaved around the world.

UCLA Anderson finance professor Bhagwan Chowdhry writes that allowing developing nations to raise money similarly to how startups raise equity funding could help stave off future crises like happened in Greece.