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October 24, 2017
Is health care a right or a privilege?
Like access to clean water, Americans think of some things as a right even though they're not in the Constitution. Vivian Ho, director of the Center for Health and Biosciences, participated in a Minnesota Public Radio panel discussion on whether health care falls into this category.
October 24, 2017
Texas House Speaker Straus Won't Seek Re-election
State Rep. Joe Straus, who leads the centrist wing of the Republican Party in the House, announced that he will not seek re-election in 2018. Mark P. Jones, fellow in political science, comments in various news outlets on the ramifications of Straus’ decision for Texas politics.
October 20, 2017
New Pipe Mill Near Houston Promises American ‘Manufacturing Revival’
McNair Center director Edward J. Egan is quoted on the impact of new manufacturing jobs created by the new steel pipe mill that opened in Bay City, southwest of Houston.
October 20, 2017
Elevating China’s leader to the level of Mao
China studies fellow Steven W. Lewis comments on the political impact of a new viral app in China that encourages users to virtually clap for President Xi Jinping’s opening speech from the 19th National Congress of the Communist Part of China.
October 19, 2017
Prescription heroin could help fight the opioid epidemic
Katharine Neill Harris, Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy, explains the benefits of establishing heroin-assisted treatment programs to combat severe opioid dependence in a Q&A with the Houston Chronicle.