The future of treatment in drug policy: Stigma remains a serious problem
The first three priorities outlined in the strategy recently established by President Barack Obama’s Office of National Drug Control Policy — prevention, treatment and criminal justice system reforms —...
View Article“It’s 2015” as a call for action
When new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded to a question about the makeup of his cabinet by saying “It’s 2015,” I rejoiced. Trudeau purposely chose 15 men and 15 women to his newly...
View ArticleRice makes thoughtful decision on campus carry
I commend Lisa Falkenberg for bringing to light the measured way in which Rice University students debated the administration’s request for feedback on a new Texas law that allows concealed handguns on...
View ArticleMisremembering the Sykes-Picot ‘carve-up’ of the Middle East
Whereas, based on a purely technical reading, the Sykes-Picot was just one of many wartime agreements that did not survive the immediate post-war period, it remained very much alive as a metaphor for...
View ArticleTexas is trailing the nation in organ donation rates
Though organ donation is not a solution to disparate health outcomes among racial groups in the U.S., promoting donor registration among racial minority groups would be a start toward addressing this gap.
View ArticleScience and technology in the next administration
This presidential election cycle has seen a storm of controversies and campaign promises from both major party candidates. While science and technology (S&T) policy is unlikely to make headlines in...
View ArticleRemembering Erich Bloch, former National Science Foundation Director
Earlier this month, we lost a great American leader in science and technology, Erich Bloch, who died on November 25 at the age of 91. Bloch was one of those unique individuals whose contributions...
View ArticleThe future of civil-military relations in an age of heightened populism
The author explores to what extent the spread of right-wing populism in the West may influence the nature of civil-military relations across the world.
View ArticleThe Baker Institute Blog has moved!
The new web address for this page is http://blog.bakerinstitute.org. See you there!
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