Experts in the News

"This new coronavirus is arising just at the time when all of China is going to be on the move [traveling during the Lunar New Year holiday]," says health policy fellow Peter Hotez. "There's a big risk factor that we could see significant levels of transmission. We'll see how it plays out." KHOU: http://bit.ly/38HqA95

As U.S. sanctions on Venezuela shrink export markets, “Washington wants more sanctions. Is Washington ready to act against PDVSA’s partners and customers?" asks energy fellow Francisco Monaldi, who forecasts Venezuela's output will fall this year at least at the same rate as the years preceding sanctions.

“By and large, [Beto O’Rourke is] a Democratic centrist; he’s not part of the party’s left wing,” fellow Mark Jones tells Mother Jones.

"It’s not a great first step as I see it for consumers," health policy center director Vivian Ho says of compliance to-date with a new federal mandate requiring U.S. hospitals to list online their prices for all health care services.

Fellow Mark Jones talks to the Texas Standard about President Trump’s recent visit to McAllen, Texas, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s offer for Texas to build the border wall. "This seems to be more Dan Patrick freelancing without any real conception of what he would actually be doing except providing a nice sound bite for the president."