Articles
November 21, 2012
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Waiting for the GOP’s Populist Turn

by Victor Davis Hanson (Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow)
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If there’s one thing Americans hate, it’s an out-of-touch, elitist snob.
November 15, 2012
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The Other Tragic Foreign Story

by Thomas H. Henriksen (Senior Fellow)
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In Afghanistan, fratricide-style insider attacks are calling into question U.S. counter-terrorism strategy.
November 14, 2012
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Free Speech for Big Pharma

by Henry I. Miller (Robert Wesson Fellow in Scientific Philosophy and Public Policy) and Gregory Conko
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“Off-label” drug promotion saves lives. So why does the FDA forbid it?
November 5, 2012
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Obama's Debt Legacy

by Michael J. Boskin (Senior Fellow; member of the Task Force on Energy Policy; and member of the Working Group on Economic Policy)
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The president’s policies, left unchecked, could lead to a long-run growth depression.
Books
November 9, 2012
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The Best Teachers in the World

by John E. Chubb (Distinguished Visiting Fellow and member of the K–12 Education Task Force)
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Why we don’t have them and how we could get them.
September 19, 2012
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The Brave New Battlefield

by Shane Harris
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With the rise of drones, human beings may no longer be essential to the conduct of war.
September 19, 2012
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One Nation, Under God?

by Bruce Thornton (Research Fellow and W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow, 2009–10, 2010–11)
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The decline of religion in the United States has troubling consequences for public life.
August 30, 2012
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Are You Smarter Than a Freshman?

by Harvey C. Mansfield (Carol G. Simon Senior Fellow and member of the Task Force on Virtues of a Free Society)
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What political philosophy has to say about elections.