OPINIONS AND MORE
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Please check this page periodically for new articles and items by Baker Institute fellows and scholars.
Commentaries
2010
- Feb. 12 - "In new federal legislation, a victory for cybersecurity"
Christopher Bronk, Ph.D., Fellow in Technology, Society and Public Policy - Jan. 31 - "A realistic, pragmatic approach to health care reform"
Vivian Ho, Ph.D., James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics and Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine - Jan. 1 – "The Radical Legacy of 1979"
Amb. Edward P. Djerejian, Founding Director
2009
- Dec. 20 – "NASA in need of a major overhaul"
Christopher Bronk, Ph.D., Fellow in Technology, Society and Public Policy; Tory Gattis, Social Systems Architect, OpenTeams Software - Nov. 9 - "The art of diplomacy, 20 years later"
Joe Barnes, Bonner Means Baker Fellow - Oct. 16 - "Perry ignores best sources for climate-change advice"
Ronald Sass, Ph.D., Fellow in Global Climate Change - Oct. 11 - "Next mayor must fix pension problems"
John Diamond, Ph.D., Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Public Finance - Sept. 20 - "Case outlines potential terror threat to U.S."
Joan Neuhaus Schaan, Fellow in Homeland Security and Terrorism - Sept. 1 - "Air Force unit designed to operate in cyberspace"
Christopher Bronk, Ph.D., Fellow in Technology, Society and Public Policy - Aug. 24 - "Subpriming the pump"
Mahmoud El-Gamal, Baker Institute Rice Scholar and Professor of Economics, Rice University; Amy Myers Jaffe, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Economics - Aug. 24 - "The economic costs of uninsured children"
- Aug. 21 - "Clunkers program ignores basic economic principles"
John Diamond, Ph.D., Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fellow in Tax Policy - Aug. 13 - "Time to move toward a more secure cyberspace"
Christopher Bronk, Ph.D., Fellow in Technology, Society and Public Policy - Aug. 11 - "Damascus and the road to Mideast peace"
Amb. Edward P. Djerejian, Founding Director - July 21 - "Throwing more dollars at a broken health care system"
Vivian Ho, Ph.D., James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics and Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine - July 18 - "Question for Honduras: Was ousting Zelaya legal?"
Erika de la Garza, Program Director, Latin American Initiative; Nancy Hernández, Professor, La Salle University in Costa Rica - July 5 – "Give NASA the chance to be the next Google"
Tory Gattis, Social Systems Architect, OpenTeams Software; Christopher Bronk, Ph.D., Fellow in Technology, Society and Public Policy; Dan Castro, Senior Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; and Dan Wallach, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University - June 19 - "Insuring all children now will save money in the future"
Vivian Ho, Ph.D., James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics and Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine - June 14 – "Group effort needed to secure U.S. cyberspace"
Christopher Bronk, Ph.D., Fellow in Technology, Society and Public Policy; Dan Castro, Senior Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation; and Dan Wallach, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University - May 10 - "Tip line could counter the rule of 'silver or lead'"
Joan Neuhaus Schaan, Fellow in Homeland Security and Terrorism - May 5 - "Human use of river water is killing whooping cranes"
Ronald Sass, Ph.D., Fellow in Global Climate Change
- May 3 - "Is the U.S. vulnerable to a cyber attack?"
Christopher Bronk, Ph.D., Fellow in Technology, Society and Public Policy; Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ph.D., James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Studies; and Dan Wallach, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University - April 19 - "America ignoring its own advice for handling crisis"
Joe Barnes, Bonner Means Baker Fellow - April 16 - "Real-world resource"
The Houston Chronicle editorial board - April 12 - "Beware drug cartel corruption"
Joan Neuhaus Schaan, Fellow in Homeland Security and Terrorism - April 5 - "Creating needle-exchange programs would be the Christian thing to do"
William Martin, Ph.D., Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy - Feb. 15 - "WANTED: Federal stem cell oversight"
Kirstin Matthews, Ph.D., Fellow in Science and Technology Policy
Interviews
La Voz de Houston, the Spanish-language supplement to the Chronicle, recently interviewed Erika de la Garza, program director of the Baker Institute's Latin American Initiative.
- Read the interview with de la Garza here (Spanish).
- Read the interview with de la Garza here (English - coming soon).
Blogs
Visit the official Baker Institute Blog on the Houston Chronicle Web site to get the latest views and news from the institute. Below is a list of external blogs that institute fellows have posted commentary on.
Opposing Views
Baker Institute fellows Ken Medlock and Bill Martin were recently guests on Opposing Views, Inc., a Web site that provides experts from opposing sides of an issue with space to present and support their views in a point/counterpoint format. Contributors and visitors can post comments. Please click here to visit the Opposing Views Web site.
Baker Institute contributors:
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Ken Medlock, “Should the U.S. Allow Offshore Oil Drilling?”
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Bill Martin, “Is the U.S. a Christian Nation?”
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Bill Martin, "Should Religious Symbols be Displayed on Public Property?"
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Bill Martin, "Should Cities Fund Needle Exchange Programs?"
SciFi's "How You Can Save the World"
Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology at the Baker Institute and Malcolm Gillis University Professor at Rice University, is featured as a contributor to SCI FI's new online blog, "How You Can Save the World." This forum of thinkers gathers individuals from the arts, sciences, entertainment, government, technology and other fields to discuss the challenges we face to day, as well as proposing potential solutions. Learn more about "How You Can Save the World" here.
