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The FBI spent a generation relearning how to catch spies. Then came Kash Patel.
The Bulwark
Thomas McWeeney (public administration) was interviewed for an article about changes at the FBI that experts say are threatening the U.S. national security. McWeeney was among the former FBI officials who recounted their successes and failures as they tried to rebuild the bureau’s Cold War-era spy-hunting capabilities – a process laid out in a 2005 internal FBI document obtained by The Bulwark.
CSUSB professor discusses his findings on how Inland Empire job market is faring
KVCR
Dec. 15, 2025
Daniel MacDonald, economics professor at Cal State San Bernardino, discussed the findings he shared on his latest Substack post, Inland Empire Economic Intelligence, in which he used a different data set – California unemployment insurance claims – to gauge how the IE’s job market is faring in the absence of federal government data due to the recent shutdown. “No big news, no surprises, nothing of any major concern,” MacDonald said. “So what we found is that in October and November, the labor market remained relatively steady.”
In Italian: Who's missing from the screen?
Radiotelevisione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana
Dec. 17, 2025
The Switzerland-based Italian language news site cited a paper written by Meredith Conroy (political science) along with Cameron Espinoza and Alexis Romero Walker, in an article about the underrepresentation of women, disabled people and others in the media. The article cited “The State of Disability Representation on Television: An Analysis of Scripted TV Series From 2016 to 2023,” written in 2024.
Antisemitic hate crimes are on the increase, CSUSB professor emeritus says
MS Now
Dec. 14, 2025
Brian Levin, founding director of Cal State San Bernardino’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was interviewed for a segment on the fatal Hanukkah attack on an Australian beach over the weekend. Antisemitic attacks are on the increase worldwide, he said.
CSUSB professor emeritus discusses Hanukkah attack in Australia
CNN
Dec. 14, 2025
Brian Levin, founding director of Cal State San Bernardino’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was interviewed for his perspective on the fatal Hanukkah attack in Australia. The country has seen an increase in antisemitic incidents and hate crimes, which also reflects what is happening worldwide, he said. Authorities say at least 16 people were killed and 40 injured in the attack that targeted a Hanukkah celebration on a beach.
A terrorism of vengeance
Lawfare
Dec. 16, 2025
Terrorism expert Brian Levin, the founding director of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was cited in an article that examined incels, school shooters and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
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