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Tax Reform That Works: Building a Solid Fiscal Foundation with a VAT

November 29, 2012 Bruce Bartlett, Author, The Benefit and the Burden: Tax Reform -- Why We Need It and What It Will Take Click here to download the full paper as a PDF. .field-field-image { margin: 0...

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No Discount: Comparing the Public Option to the Coupon Welfare State

December 3, 2012 Mike Konczal, Roosevelt Institute Click here to download the full paper as a PDF.The fundamental ideological conflict surrounding the Welfare State in the U.S. is no longer over the...

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Congress' Wicked Problem

Seeking Knowledge Inside the Information Tsunami December 4, 2012Lorelei KellyClick here to download the full paper as a PDF. The lack of shared expert knowledge capacity in the U.S. Congress has...

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What's at Stake at WCIT?

An Overview of WCIT and the ITU's Role in Internet Governance December 5, 2012Tim MaurerClick here to download the full paper as a PDF. The latest battle over who governs the Internet is taking place...

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Competing Visions of the Past: Learning from History for the Future of...

December 6, 2012 Steven Attewell, University of California-Santa Barbara Click here to download the full paper as a PDF.In his 2012 nomination acceptance speech in Charlotte, President Obama argued...

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Kludgeocracy: The American Way of Policy

December 10, 2012 Steven M. Teles, Johns Hopkins University Click here to download the full paper as a PDF.The last thirty years of American history have witnessed, at least rhetorically, a battle over...

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Reforming Head Start

What ‘Re-competition’ Means for the Federal Government’s Pre-K Program December 11, 2012Maggie SevernsClick here to download PDFAs research continues to highlight the benefits of early childhood...

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A King of Beers?

Concentration of Power Over America's Alcohol Markets is Bad for Consumers. It Also Imperils Constitutional and Moral Balances. December 12, 2012 Markets, Enterprise, and Resiliency Initiative To read...

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Capping the Nation’s Broadband Future?

Dwindling competition is fueling the rise of increasingly costly and restrictive Internet usage caps December 17, 2012Hibah HussainDanielle KehlBenjamin LennettPatrick LuceyDownload a PDF of the full...

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Social Contract Budgeting: Prescriptions from Economics and History

December 17, 2012 Peter Lindert, University of California - Davis Click here to download the full paper as a PDF.If there is to be any durable hope for a social contract that transcends left-right...

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Avoidable Ignorance: Patient Decision Aids and Shared Decision Making

January 11, 2013Shannon BrownleeVanessa Hurley Ben Moulton, JD. MPH; Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making Photo from University of Idaho Digital Archive on Flickr. Creative Commons...

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Public Attitudes Toward the Next Social Contract

January 15, 2013 Bruce Stokes, Pew Research Center Click here to download the full paper as a PDF.The recent deliberations in Washington about the fiscal cliff have triggered a national debate in the...

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Ecological Cooperation in South Asia: The Way Forward

January 14, 2013 Saleem H. Ali, University of Vermont and University of Queensland, Australia The greatest loss of human life and economic damage suffered by South Asia since 2001 has not been due to...

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Rebalancing Resources and Incentives in Federal Student Aid

January 29, 2013Stephen BurdKevin CareyJason DelisleRachel FishmanAlex HoltAmy LaitinenClare McCannClick here to view PDF td, th { border-style:solid; border-width:1px; } table {...

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India-Pakistan Trade Relations

A New Beginning January 29, 2013 Mohsin Khan, Senior Fellow, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council One of the more significant recent economic developments in South Asia was the...

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Enhancing India-Pakistan Trade

January 29, 2013 Nisha Taneja, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi The trade normalization process between India and Pakistan will undoubtedly open new...

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US-Egypt Relations After the Arab Uprisings: Is Washington Part of the Problem?

February 1, 2013 Issandr El Amrani, The Arabist If the ongoing Arab uprisings that began in late 2010 are a turning point in the history of the region, are they also for the relationship the region has...

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Drawing Red Lines: Opportunities, Constraints, and U.S. Economic Aid to Egypt

February 1, 2013 Anne Mariel Zimmerman, Wesleyan University Economic assistance has been a staple of United States foreign policy in the Middle East for the past six decades – particularly in the...

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The State of Global Jihad Online

A Qualitative, Quantitative, and Cross-Lingual Analysis February 4, 2013 Aaron Y. Zelin, Richard Borow Fellow, Washington Institute for Near East Policy To read the full report, click here. More than...

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Reorienting America's Foreign Policy Toward North Africa and the Middle East

Applying Lessons From the Arab Uprisings February 12, 2013Leila HilalThe Arab uprisings that shook the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have raised significant questions about the efficacy of...

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