Prof. Jack Pitney was quoted in a n article about how control of the U.S. House in 2024 could be determined by congressional districts in California. He shared, “A lot will depend on the economy. The problem for Democrats is wages did not keep up with inflation. That may be changing, but if people have less money to spend next year, that will be a big problem up and down the Democratic ticket.”
Prof. Jack Pitney was quoted in a story about an executive order by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. “If this was a Republican governor taking authority away from local Democratic officials, I think the ideological lines would be very different, so there is a legitimate question about state government overreach and lack of deference to local officials,” Pitney said.
Prof. Manfred Keil co-wrote an opinion piece discussing the future state of the Inland Empire and how decisions by the Federal government may play out in the region.
Prof. Sharda Umanath is a recipient of the Psychonomic Society 2023 Early Career Award. The Psychonomic Society, the preeminent society for the experimental study of cognition, confers scientific awards each year upon young scientists who have made excellent research contributions to the field of cognitive psychology early in their careers. She is the first awardee from a small liberal arts college in the history of the award.
Prof. Jack Pitney was quoted in a story about how crime has reached historic lows, as compared to the 1960s. “It takes time for perception to catch up to the data. People are in the suburbs because they are afraid of the cities. I say that as a suburbanite. Orange County and surrounding areas tend to be pretty conservative on these issues despite their votes in recent presidential elections,” he said.
Prof. Jack Pitney was quoted in a piece on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response to Temecula School Board President Joseph Komrosky and his negative comments about civil rights activist, Harvey Milk. “Newsom relishes fights with right-wing culture warriors,” Pitney said. “He won’t make any converts, but he will earn points with progressive Democrats for taking the fight to the opposition.”
