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Rachel Wellhausen
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Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. International political economy. www.rwellhausen.com
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Tariffs as Environmental Protection: Evidence from the Global South after the China Garbage Shock - https://cup.org/3WVUjpS

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#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the impact of China banning imports of twenty-six types of waste on global waste trade, price, processing, and environmental protection from 1996 to 2020.
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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I’m thrilled to announce that, after ten years of research, my book on the birth of democracy in South America is finally out!
I'm especially excited to be publishing it #openaccess, which means you can download a PDF for free at: www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
June 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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The UN is reporting a full internet blackout in the Gaza Strip, likely due to military activity damaging the last cable into the enclave, which has paralyzed aid operations.
UN says full internet blackout in Gaza, paralyzing aid operations
The United Nations said on Thursday that there was a full internet blackout in the Gaza Strip, likely due to military activity damaging the last cable into the enclave, that has paralyzed aid operations.
www.reuters.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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I am morally outraged, first. But also: if and when this admin cares about the trade balance, this is the stupidest possible policies. We at universities export services every day. No foreign students, bye bye exports.
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · May 22
Here's the letter Noem sent Harvard, as posted on X. Nothing alleges ANY specific violation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. Nothing. She cites no law violated, no regulation broken, no policy ignored.

I don't care what you think of Harvard; this is clear weaponization of government.
Secretary Kristi Noem @Sec_Noem This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus. It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students and benefit from their higher tuition payments to help pad their multibillion-dollar endowments. Harvard had plenty of opportunity to do the right thing. It refused. They have lost their Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification as a result of their failure to adhere to the law. Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country. Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program Decertification I am writing to inform you that effective immediately, Harvard University's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification is revoked. As I explained to you in my April letter, it is a privilege to enroll foreign students, and it is also a privilege to employ aliens on campus. All universities must comply with Department of Homeland Security requirements, including reporting requirements under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program regulations, to maintain this privilege. As a result of your refusal to comply with multiple requests to provide the Department of Homeland Security pertinent information while perpetuating an unsafe campus environment that is hostile to Jewish students, promotes pro-Hamas sympathies, and employs racist "diversity, equity, and inclusion" policies, you have lost this privilege. The revocation of your Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification means that Harvard is prohibited from having any aliens on F- or J- nonimmigrant status for the 2025-2026 academic school year. This decertification also means that existing aliens on F- or J- nonimmigrant status must transfer to another university in order to maintain their nonimmigrant status. This action should not surprise you and is the unfortunate result of Harvard's failure to comply with simple reporting requirements. On April 16, 2025, I requested records pertaining to nonimmigrant students enrolled at Harvard University, including information regarding misconduct and other offenses that would render foreign students inadmissible or removable. On April 30, 2025, Harvard's counsel provided information that he represented as responsive to my request. It was not. As a courtesy that Harvard was not legally entitled to, the Acting DHS General Counsel responded on my behalf and afforded Harvard another opportunity to comply. Harvard again provided an insufficient response. Consequences must follow to send a clear signal to… If Harvard would like the opportunity of regaining Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification before the upcoming academic school year, you must provide all of the information requested below within 72 hours. Please be advised that providing materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent information may subject you to criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1001. Other criminal and civil sanctions may also apply. I expect full and complete responses to the following requests: 1. Any and all records, whether official or informal, in the possession of Harvard University, including electronic records and audio or video footage, regarding illegal activity whether on or off campus, by a nonimmigrant student enrolled in Harvard University in the last five years. 2. Any and all records, whether official or informal, in the possession of Harvard University, including electronic records and audio or video footage, regarding dangerous or violent activity whether on or off campus, by a nonimmigrant student enrolled in Harvard University in the last five years. 3. Any and all records, whether official or informal, in the possession of Harvard University, including electronic records and audio or video footage, regarding threats to other students or university personnel whether on or off campus, by a nonimmigrant student enrolled in Harvard University in the last five years. 4. Any and all records, whether official or informal, in the possession of Harvard University, including electronic records and audio or video footage, regarding deprivation of rights of other classmates or university personnel whether on or off campus, by a nonimmigrant student enrolled in Harvard University in the last five years. 5. Any and all disciplinary records of all nonimmigrant students enrolled in Harvard University in the last five years. 6. Any and all audio or video footage, in the possession of Harvard University, of any protest activity involving a nonimmigrant student on a Harvard Univer…
May 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Hi Austin folks! Come hear us play on the steps of the Capitol this Sunday @ 7 PM. austinsymphonicband.org/events/2024/...
Mother's Day at the Capitol — Austin Symphonic Band
Join us for a melodious Mother's Day at the State Capitol! The Austin Symphonic Band is set to serenade the South Steps with a symphony of sounds, from spirited marches to captivating theater melodies...
austinsymphonicband.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Happy to circulate a revised version of our paper, "Exiting Russia" - on what did (not) happen with MNCs leaving Russia in the first 18 months post-invasion. Outcomes both reinforce and challenge key theories in international political economy. www.rwellhausen.com/uploads/6/9/...
April 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Among the inanities of today's US tariff decisions: 10% tariffs on the Marshall Islands and on "Micronesia" (Federated States of, I presume). These countries have Compacts of Free Association with the US, meaning economic support, access to US programs, freedom of movement, and no duty on imports.
April 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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I know the president is not concerned with how the balance of payments (BOP) works in the contemporary US, but it increasingly seems like no one in the administration is looking down the road to calibrate what might happen with BOP adjustment given all this?…
February 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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I Work at the F.T.C. I Know What Is Killing Local Groceries. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
Opinion | Our Government Stopped Enforcing Robinson-Patman and Destroyed Communities
The Federal Trade Commission’s decision to stop enforcing the Robinson-Patman Act is killing grocery stores in low-income communities.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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As a professor at UT Austin, who grew up in the Phoenix area but went to University of Arizona undergrad, my heart is still racing after that Texas-ASU Peach Bowl.
January 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM