Why Can't American Students Compete?
“We know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time,” President Obama said in his State of the Union address this year.
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Tax Breaks Shouldn't be Sacrosanct
All six Republicans on the debt-reduction super committee have signed a no-new-taxes pledge, and that means the panel can only dig up extra revenues if some of those six decide that eliminating some t
Media, Public Opinion, and Presidential Leadership
The field of public opinion is one of the most diverse in political science.
Victory for US Leadership
With the imminent and long-awaited collapse of the brutal Khadafy regime, President Obama’s careful, persistent, and oft-criticized policy in Libya has worked. When the protests began in Libya last w
Why Isn't Peace on Anyone's Platform
word “peace’’ disappearing from our national conversation? Armies of talking heads, bloggers, and op-ed opinionators assault us daily on every subject . . . but rarely on peace.
Cut Medicare, Help Patients
Medicare is going to be cut. That is inevitable. There is no way to solve the nation’s long-term debt problem without reducing the growth rate of federal health care spending.
Avoiding a Mission Accomplished Moment in Libya
It's been obvious for awhile now that Muammar al-Qaddafi's days as Libya's leader were numbered, and the only question was how many people would be killed before his government finally collapsed.
Malpractice Risk According to Physician Specialty
Background: Data are lacking on the proportion of physicians who face malpractice claims in a year, the size of those claims, and the cumulative career malpractice risk according to specialty.
Will Electric Cars Transform the U.S. Market?
For the past forty years, United States Presidents have repeatedly called for a reduction in the country's dependence on fossil fuels in general and foreign oil specifically.
Engines of Innovation
Crime, congestion and pollution mar all cities, from Los Angeles to Mumbai.
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