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Research on a decline in bank lending by finance fellow Thomas L. Hogan was cited in the Joint Economic Committee's recent report to the president. Learn why lending hasn't responded to expansionary monetary policy in Hogan's Baker Institute brief: https://bit.ly/2YjJPVe

"He’s qualified from an administrative perspective. But he has no background in international affairs,” fellow Mark Jones said of Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence.

"If it came to an all-out conflict, Iran could make a nuisance of itself to oil markets," energy fellow Jim Krane said. "It’s one of its key threats, collective punishment to the oil importing world, rather than a military threat.”

“Venezuela is in emergency mode every day,” energy fellow Francisco Monaldi said. “The economic collapse is the worst seen outside a war zone. We've never seen anything like it in the history of Latin America.”

Fellow Mark Jones discussed the challenges independent candidates face in getting on the ballot for the 2020 Texas elections.