GOVERNMENT MORTGAGE COMPLEX
Growing monopoly
The Fed’s dominance in lending markets – controlling 88% of all first-mortgage originations and 90% of student loans – is a threat to everyone
CORPORATE WELFARE
Higher tuition goes with more federal aid
NATIONAL SECURITY LAPSE
Anti-terror law a problem for Va. guv
RECORD PARTISANSHIP
What will and won't end partisan politics
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Politics and Public Opinion
If polling from 2011 is any indication, widespread support for any specific tax reform will remain elusive
Health
In 2013, the number of independent physicians will start declining by 5 percent a year
Foreign and Defense Policy
Putin’s decision to skip the NATO summit was much more than a simple snub
Society and Culture
The ability to delay gratification and work for rewards is key for success
Economics
The JPMorgan fiasco was, as usual, a case in which media outcry was far out of proportion to the problem
Energy and the Environment
Forget European examples -- the US has vast evidence showing that the ‘green jobs’ promise is hollow
Education
Where Obama went wrong on education – and what Romney needs to say
Alex J. Pollock
Financial Services
Which way out? Confronting the problems of student loans
Alex J. Pollock, Edward J. Pinto
June 14, 2012
Alan D. Viard
Taxes
Pro-growth and progressive tax reform: A closer look at the X tax
Alan D. Viard
June 04, 2012
Claude Barfield
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The first carbon trade war? The EU vs. the world
Claude Barfield, Kenneth P. Green
May 24, 2012
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Nicholas Eberstadt
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Marked for life: Songbun, North Korea’s social classification system
Nicholas Eberstadt
June 06, 2012
Michael S. Greve
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I pledge allegiance to the United…Nations? Global governance and the challenge to the American Constitution
Michael S. Greve, John Yoo, Paul Wolfowitz, Marc A. Thiessen
June 04, 2012
Leon Aron
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A quest for democratic citizenship: Civil society in Putin’s Russia
Leon Aron, Nicholas Eberstadt
May 31, 2012
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Jonah Goldberg
Politics and Public Opinion
Jonah Goldberg on the Constitution
Jonah Goldberg
May 22, 2012
Michael Barone
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Obama pursues higher tax rates, growth be damned
Michael Barone | The Washington Examiner
May 20, 2012
Jonah Goldberg
Elections
Goldberg: Will youth turn out to vote in 2012?
Jonah Goldberg
May 18, 2012
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Frederick M. Hess
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The Chronicle of Double Standards
Frederick M. Hess | National Review Online
May 22, 2012
Andrew G. Biggs
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The truth about college aid: It's corporate welfare
Andrew G. Biggs | The Atlantic
May 21, 2012
Frederick M. Hess
System Reform
You must focus on long-term solutions
Frederick M. Hess | Pueblo Chieftain
May 21, 2012
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Roger Bate
Global Health
Bate: Beware fake drugs
Roger Bate
May 22, 2012
Christopher J. Conover
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Health care plan rebates have hidden costs
Christopher J. Conover, Jerry Ellig | Roll Call
May 21, 2012
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Spot the fake
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May 21, 2012
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Steven F. Hayward
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How to think seriously about the planet: The case for an environmental conservatism
Steven F. Hayward, Kenneth P. Green, Roger Scruton
June 05, 2012
Steven F. Hayward
Energy and the Environment
Unconventional energy meets conventional politics: Which will win?
Steven F. Hayward | RealClearMarkets
May 16, 2012
Kenneth P. Green
Conventional Energy
Gasoline prices: Why so high and what to do?
Kenneth P. Green | The Blaze
May 16, 2012
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Nicholas Eberstadt
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A nation of takers: Are Americans getting more than they paid for?
Nicholas Eberstadt, Gary J. Schmitt
June 20, 2012
Arthur Herman
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Arthur Herman -- Freedom's forge: How American business produced victory in World War II
Arthur Herman
May 21, 2012
Arthur C. Brooks
Free Enterprise
True fairness means rewarding merit, not spreading the wealth
Arthur C. Brooks | The Blaze
May 21, 2012
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Monday, May 21, 2012 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
US, China and Taiwan: Why the triangle might get more complex

2012 looks to be an interesting year for the already complex political triangle among the United States, Taiwan and China, what with each country undergoing political transitions. Should we expect policy continuity from President Ma Ying-jeou and the likely new Chinese leader Xi Jinping? What about continuity in the United States?

Thursday, May 24, 2012 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The first carbon trade war? The EU vs. the world

The European Union (EU) has announced plans to levy a tax on airline emissions for all planes landing and taking off from EU airports. This tax would be calculated not only based on mileage flown in EU airspace but also for the entire length of the flight (thus, Chinese and Japanese airlines would be taxed for an entire journey from Beijing or Tokyo).

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