Emory University News Release

Release date: Jan. 16, 2004
Contact: Elaine Justice, Associate Director, University Media Relations,
at 404-727-0643 or ejustic@emory.edu

Emory Experts Available to Comment on State of the Union Address

Nationally known expert on national politics and elections Alan Abramowitz can comment on how President Bush's State of the Union address will help define political issues that will be front-and-center during the 2004 campaign. Abramowitz is the author of the newly published "Voice of the People: Elections and Voting in the United States." Reach Abramowitz at 404-727-0108 (w) or polsaa@emory.edu.

Family law expert Martha Fineman, Woodruff Professor of Law, is available to discuss the President's marriage initiatives, including his recent proposal to spend $1.5 billion to strengthen the institution. Fineman is the author of "The Neutered Mother: The Sexual Family and Other Twentieth Century Myths" and the forthcoming "The Autonomy Myth: A Theory of Dependency." Reach Fineman at 404-712-2421(w) or mfineman@law.emory.edu.

Michael Broyde, academic director of Emory's Law and Religion Program, can comment on President Bush's faith-based initiatives. Broyde writes and lectures on a variety of church-state issues, and has given numerous interviews on freedom of religion in the Constitution. He also is ordained as a rabbi and is a member of the Beth Din of America, the largest Jewish law court in the United States. Reach Broyde at 404-727-7546 (w), 917-208-5011 (c) or mbroyde@law.emory.edu.

Economist Paul Rubin is available to discuss the President's economic policies. Rubin, former senior staff economist for President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers, is the author of "Darwinian Politics: The Evolutionary Origin of Freedom." He also is an advisor to the Congressional Budget Office on tort reform. Reach Rubin at 404-727-6365 (w) or prubin@emory.edu.

George Benston, a professor of economics, finance and accounting at Goizueta Business School, also can comment on the President's economic policies and the prospects for the so-called "jobless recovery." Benston is co-founder and member Shadow Financial Services Committee, co-editor of the Journal of Financial Services Research, and as an associate editor of the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. Reach Benston at 404-727-7831 (w) or George_Benston@bus.emory.edu.