Despite sustained opposition from China, the Dalai Lama remains one of the world’s most respected and influential spiritual leaders.
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Pitfalls of Subsidized Energy
At the Heritage Foundation recently, panelists discussed the role of subsidies in energy policy and answered the question, is subsidizing commercial energy projects the best way for America to achieve it’s energy goals?
Dropout Grants Subsidize Dropouts
The policies of Beverly Perdue, the Democratic governor of North Carolina, were brought into question recently by a report showing that North Carolina’s high school dropout rate is getting worse, despite millions of dollars set aside in the state budget.
Key to Open Government
At a Center for American Progress (CAP) event, panelists discussed what the Obama administration hopes to achieve, the policy issues facing the administration, the Obama administration’s vision for e-government and financial and economic transparency.
The Publishable Perishable Professoriat
The University: An institution for research and scholarship, or an academy for advanced teaching and learning?
Comparative Effectiveness Not Healthy
The system of comparative effectiveness, the study of how cost effective drugs are, is ruining health care, according to several medical experts at a panel sponsored by the Galen Institute.
The Doha Dance
One part of recovery efforts to combat a world-wide economic decline is the reexamination of international trade barriers.
Backbone of Economy Aches
“Small businesses are the heart of the American economy,” President Obama said at an event at the White House attended by small business owners.
Forgotten War Gets Longer
Military campaigns in Afghanistan have a very poor record, historically.
Harvard MBAs Fail Test
It might pay to check the roster of financial failures and match them up with their alma maters.
The name that keeps coming up over and over is—Harvard.