Experts in the News

“We must look for solutions to ensure that all children are protected, and work collaboratively and without hesitation to improve upon policies and procedures to keep children safe within their schools and communities,” said Dr. Sandra McKay, the Center for Health and Biosciences’ nonresident fellow in firearm injury prevention and safety. “The kids need help now, and it is our ethical duty as physicians, researchers, parents and policy influencers to act.”

“Despite the rhetoric about energy self-sufficiency, [Mexico] will continue to depend on natural gas imports from the U.S. that will only increase in the final years of the López Obrador administration,” said nonresident fellow Adrian Duhalt.

Nonresident fellow Sandra McKay has investigated the availability of gun retailers offering storage in the greater Houston area for those who need to temporarily remove a gun from their homes. “Legal concerns were some of the biggest barriers, so I think there’s some opportunities that we can potentially offer some solutions,” she said.

“In every other energy market, we've been willing to buy and sell from neighbors around the country and around the world. Why we don't do that with electricity really baffles me,” said scholar Dan Cohan as heat waves threaten Texas grid operations.

The UAE has appointed Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the autocratic nation's president following his half-brother's death last Friday. Middle East fellow Kristian Coates Ulrichsen described what the new ruler's likely priorities.