Experts in the News

Joyce Beebe, fellow in public finance, discusses how changes in tax incentives may affect charitable giving in the United States.

Venezuela’s government must spend millions of dollars a day importing crude to prop up its ailing oil industry. Fellow Francisco Monaldi comments on this development, saying the consequences could be catastrophic.

McNair Center director Edward J. Egan comments on the city of Houston's decision to renovate the former Sears building in Midtown into a headquarters for its innovation district.

Statement of James A. Baker, III, honorary chair of the Baker Institute: 

Susan and I are deeply saddened to lose a beloved friend who was a passionate voice for volunteerism and the view that everyone should believe in something larger than self. Barbara Bush challenged each of us to build a better world by empowering people through literacy. As only one of two women in American history who can be called First Lady and First Mother, she was matriarch of a family that remains as dedicated to public service as it was to politics. We Americans were fortunate to have had Barbara and George Bush as one of the best First Couples of all time. We send our deepest love and affection to President Bush and to his entire family.

 

Edward Djerejian, director of the Baker Institute and former ambassador to Israel and to Syria, discussed the prospect of a U.S. airstrike on Syria in retaliation for an alleged chemical attack.