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Reflections on a Winning Campaign

David Plouffe discusses the 2008 race and campaign reform   David Plouffe was the chief campaign manager for President Obama’s 2008 race. He has consulted the...

Averting Armaggedon: Apposite Approaches

In one strictly limited sense, modern man has become as God; he has acquired the ability to destroy the world. After the invention of...

Shovel-Ready Spaceflight

Obama neglects the best stimulus of all: space exploration In the past few months President Obama has proposed hundreds of billions of dollars in...

Neither Prudishness nor Promiscuity

Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity, by Lauren Winner, Brazos Press, 2006. $14.99.192 pg. Sex is a hot topic and is a reliable standby...

Education in California During the Budget Crisis: A Silver Lining?

On February 20, 2009, California state legislators ended months of negotiations when they closed a vast $41.6 billion budget gap through fiscal year 2010....

Russia's Upper Hand

Georgia's troubles in the aftermath of the Ossetia conflict The South Ossetia conflict last August was a tragic farce that ran its full course in...

Not in Kansas Any More

New role, new tactics for Kathleen Sebelius In December 1999, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius expressed concern that new privacy rules imposed by the federal...

The Crescent City Waxes on Education

New Orleans takes a chance on charter schools In his recent response to the State of the Union address, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal took the...

Running on Empty

Does America’s transportation policy need an overhaul? “The nation faces a crisis. Our surface transportation system has deteriorated to such a degree that our safety,...

Evolving Standards

Science education improves gradually over time From our vantage point in the ivory tower, it can be tempting to assume that only a handful of...