By: Ryan Holland Last week I had the chance to attend an event hosted by Health Affairs, called “The New Urgency to Lower Costs.”  The topics addressed were pretty dry by themselves, and I found myself most interested during Q&A.  Some members of the audience seemed to be more passionate about health care reform than … Continue reading →

  By: Joshua Plaschkes The American intelligence community has changed considerably since 9/11 in order to combat the asymmetric threat the U.S. now faces. Over the past decade, the intelligence community’s focus on a grand strategy for combating terrorism has evolved into an increasingly symbiotic relationship with the military and paramilitary in their tactical operations. … Continue reading →

By: Glen Johnson On Friday I had the good fortune of attending a talk at the Atlantic Council entitled “Russia and the West: Moving the Reset Forward?”  The experts in attendance, ranging from academics to state officials, were top notch and the various themes covered proved very topical, such as “The State of the Reset” … Continue reading →

By: Conor O’Malley Even though it has been about four years since its release, I found myself watching The Kingdom, starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner the other day. It was not the first time I have seen it, but it was however, the first time I had watched it since studying abroad last spring. Granted … Continue reading →

By: Alan Ahn The last time the term “regime change” had significance in the minds of the American public was during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Ostensibly, one of the primary purposes of the campaign was to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction. Nearly a decade later, regime change in the form of … Continue reading →

By: Alan Ahn One keystone of the American regulatory system is the cost-benefit analysis. In other words, the costs and benefits of various regulatory options should be accurately weighed, and the regulation ultimately selected should pose the least burden on society and provide the greatest net benefit. While this is a great idea on paper, … Continue reading →

We have often pondered the nature of the tie. Why is it expected in certain environments to hang a tailored piece of cloth from your neck? Perhaps that question is too existential. That is for the sages of yore and the scholars of now to discuss. We have not reached that level of thought… yet. … Continue reading →

Have you ever played that game where one person says a single word and everyone else says the first thing that comes to mind? Lets play. I get to go first. Readyyy… FOOD STAMPS. What are you thinking about? Do you imagine something similar to a postage stamp, but that has a picture of a … Continue reading →

For several years Americans have become increasingly aware of how their actions affect the future environmental state of this nation and the world.  The “green movement” is a lifestyle individuals have adopted in order to help, but they alone cannot change the future of the environment.  Policy makers, agencies, and state and local governments realize … Continue reading →

I recently wrote an entry on the estimated effects of recent EPA ozone regulations.  In short, the EPA is currently finalizing rules regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing steam-boilers and refineries.  My entry quantifies the estimated negative impacts on the U.S. economy. A study by Dallas Burtraw, Anthony Paul, and Matt Woerman addresses possible … Continue reading →