Imports as Inputs By Doug Karmin The assumption that all imports are bad because they compete against U.S.-based companies is flawed, and needs to be examined.
In the "Change Election," What Changed? By Ed Kilgore The course of action taken by the Obama administration and the Democratic Congress will ultimately determine whether November 4 represented real political change, or simply the opportunity to create such change. Either way, the chance to succeed or fail in a country demanding a new course of action is a change for the better for the Donkey Party.
Opinion | January 5, 2009 The Yankees' Latest Request for Cash is Yanking N.Y.'s Chain By Paul Weinstein Jr. Christmas came early for Yankee fans this year. In a period of about a month, the Bombers spent $423 million for arguably the three best players on the free agent market, possibly putting themselves smack back into World Series contention. Unfortunately, it's not the Yankees' money that will be paying for CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira. Rather, it's New York taxpayers.
Trade Fact of the Week | December 23, 2008 Maine Catches 80 Percent of American Lobsters
A Christmas fact: New England's lobsters are (1) a renewable resource whose population is growing; (2) caught by people who suddenly need some support; (3) cheap and easily available, and (4) an exceptionally affordable luxury in a harder-than-usual holiday.
E-newsletter | December 18, 2008 PPI Health Policy Wire Vol 6, no 23
In this issue: Brainstorming after Presents, Anyone?... Dartmouth Researchers: Cover the Uninsured without Raising Costs... Public Plan Option: Productive Debate or Dangerous Controversy?...
Policy Report | October 17, 2008 Necessary Risks By Shadi Hamid At the root of current Middle Eastern foreign policy debates on topics ranging from Iran to Iraq to Israel, is a more fundamental challenge for American policy makers: how to combat the general mistrust citizens of the Arab and Muslim world have of the United States. In his new paper, Shadi Hamid suggests that U.S. support for many of the region's more repressive regimes plays an important -- and counter-productive -- role in its efforts to bring peace and stability to the region.
Policy Report | October 9, 2008 Short-Changing Our Future By Michael J. Biercuk, Ph.D. In the coming years, science and technology will only play a larger role in the strength of our national economy as emerging high-tech sectors build upon advanced scientific research. But America's best and brightest new scientists are being pulled away from research fields by higher pay with less schooling. This report is a hard look at the stagnant level of American doctoral students and how to revitalize an aging and underfunded academic research system.
Front & Center | September 24, 2008 A European Perspective on Georgia By Ralf Fücks The war involving Georgia has changed the
political landscape far beyond the Caucasus. This is not a conflict the European Union can shy away from.
Press Release | September 17, 2008 Over 25 Percent of U.S. Kids Grow Up Without Savings
In their chapter, titled "A Springboard to the Ownership Society," written for a new book released this week, DLC's Jason Newman and PPI's Katie McMinn Campbell lay out the four steps that the next president can take to ensure that all children have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Policy Report | September 12, 2008 Getting Intelligence Reform Right By Jim Arkedis America's next president should give high priority to building a new domestic
intelligence and counterterrorism capacity in
ways that protect privacy and strengthen legal
oversight of surveillance.
Policy Report | September 12, 2008 Strategic Pause and Future Conflict By T.X. Hammes Unfortunately, the United States has failed to take full advantage of the strategic pause that followed the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. ... It will fall to the next president to force the fundamental strategic review that
should have occurred years ago.
Policy Report | September 4, 2008 Putting America's Transportation System on Track By Paul Weinstein Jr. With the airline industry cutting routes and
raising fares, the cost of a gallon of gas racing
past $4, and the unemployment rate rising, the
time for a major investment in high-speed rail
may finally be here.
