The Case for a Political Elite: Why the Kochs, Zuckerberg, and Soros Should Be in the Senate
All societies have an elite. The question is whether it will serve the republic or itself. John Adams – our second president and one of America’s greatest political theorists – thought the solution to...
15 Mai 201854min
The Federal Reserve’s New Capital Rules Proposal
The Federal Reserve has released a notice of proposed rulemaking for its bank capital regulatory framework and is requesting public comments. The proposal seeks to integrate the Fed’s regulatory capit...
14 Mai 20181h 4min
Severe Mental Illness: Are Policies Helping or Hurting Those in Need?
The dangers and plight of those with severe mental illness typically grab headline attention after tragedies like mass shootings. As time passes, however, attention fades as the public struggles to de...
11 Mai 20181h 8min
The Future of Hong Kong
Hong Kong is an issue of growing concern in Washington. The State Department’s most recent human rights report singles out the “central PRC government’s encroachment on the SAR’s autonomy” among the m...
10 Mai 20181h 34min
Nicaragua at an Inflection Point
Over the last two weeks, massive anti-government protests have engulfed many parts of Nicaragua. Hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans, many of them students, took to the streets to initially demonstra...
9 Mai 201839min
The Future of Extremism after the Fall of ISIS
Despite the collapse of the “so-called ‘Caliphate’” in Iraq and Syria, Islamist extremist movements are continuing to gain momentum. ISIS remains formidable. The group retains a significant physical p...
8 Mai 201852min
The Case for Reforming Farm Subsidies
The House Agriculture Committee recently reported out its 2018 Farm Bill. Expected on the House floor this month, the current legislation continues the out of control farm handout system that has been...
8 Mai 201856min
On Grand Strategy
John Lewis Gaddis, distinguished historian of the Cold War, has for almost two decades co-taught grand strategy at Yale University with his colleagues Charles Hill and Paul Kennedy. Now, in On Grand S...
7 Mai 20181h 18min
