Brookings Institution experts met recently to discuss the President-elect’s public policy stance on climate change and the current global economic crisis that challenges the very viability of the nation. They also want to bring the Fairness Doctrine to radio broadcasting.
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The Obama Fairness Doctrine
Just three days after the election, a Brookings Institution leader issued a memo to President-elect Barack Obama asking him to restore the Fairness Doctrine.
Energy Crisis Part II
In January 2009, Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States. Soon he will begin implementing his policies of change, like capping carbon emissions.
Brave New White House
President-elect Obama’s message of change captured the American people but what will change first?
Tale of Two Kingdoms
Americans who have become accustomed to seeing Arab potentates shower lavish gifts upon American universities might be surprised to learn that young people from that region do not fare too well, although they tend to blame the United States for their condition.
Letting Out the Vote
The youth vote finally turned out in significant numbers in the last presidential election but the manner in which these idealistic students are spreading their political capital, egged on by organizers—national and community—may not be the best way to “leave the planet a better place than they found it.”
Diatha DeConstructed
The actions of one fifth-grade teacher in North Carolina, Diatha Harris, have elicited anger throughout the nation for comments regarding a student’s support of John McCain. In response to damaging video footage of the teacher’s classroom comments, the local superintendent announced a full investigation into the teacher’s actions last Friday.
Escaping the Killing Fields
He survived the cruelties of Communism in Cambodia and later emerged to be one of the most influential opinion-leaders in modern America.
Pre-election Time Capsule Uncorked
As pundits everywhere Monday-morning-quarterback the presidential election, the pre-game analysis of at least one analyst gives a startlingly accurate picture of what came to pass.
Title IXing Science, UT-Austin Style
It is very likely that under a new gender equity program, the University of Texas at Austin, home to a professor who favors Title IX requirements for professors, will concentrate on providing gender parity within its science departments.