Experts in the News

“I generally believe that statements about a looming physician shortage are overblown,” said health economics fellow Vivian Ho.

All U.S. presidents should follow George H.W. Bush's model of presidential diplomacy, wrote former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III.

The near-term impacts of the trade dispute with China may be minimal, said energy fellow Mark Finley. "Overall U.S. exports, both crude and refined products, have continued to grow even after the Chinese tariffs. The high-level evidence shows the U.S. surplus continues to find its way into the global market."

"These are pretty brutal groups,” said fellow Tony Payan of the criminal gangs under investigation for the murder of nine members of a Mormon family in Mexico. “They would not stop at killing children.”

"There's just not room for coal," said Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies. "It's just not competitive." He thought the coal industry would remain, but in a much smaller form.