Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Obama’s New Cuba Policy: Catching up to Latin America By Erika de la Garza, Program Director, Latin America Initiative
When it comes to Cuba, the United States is finally catching…
December 19, 2014
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Increased Funding and Health Care Reform Are Key to Drug Treatment Accessibility
By Scott R. Maggard
Drug policy has experienced an interesting shift recently. Along with legalization of medical and…
December 18, 2014
Normalizing U.S.-Cuban Relations: Long Overdue
The United States and Cuba, it seems, are poised to resume diplomatic relations severed in 1961. Fellow Joe Barnes explains why normalization of relations between the two countries is simple "good sense."
Read "Normalizing U.S.-Cuban relations: Long overdue" in the Dec. 18, 2014, Baker Institute Blog.
Joe Barnes December 18, 2014
Spending on Treatment to Save on Incarceration
By Hadar Aviram
Drug policy has experienced an interesting shift recently. Along with legalization of medical and…
December 17, 2014
Drug War Fatigue, a Sympathetic User Population and Shifting Public Attitudes Drive Current Drug Treatment Trends
Drug policy has experienced an interesting shift recently. Along with legalization of medical and recreational marijuana…
Katharine Neill Harris December 16, 2014
The Future of Treatment in Drug Policy: Stigma Remains a Serious Problem
By Claire D. Clark
Drug policy has experienced an interesting shift recently. Along with legalization of medical and…
December 15, 2014
An Interview With George Zodrow on State Tax Policy
George Zodrow, the Cline Professor of Economics at Rice University and a Rice faculty scholar at the Baker Institute, is interviewed in State Tax Notes, providing expert insight on state tax policies, including thoughts on the looming tax relief debate in the next session of the Texas legislature.
George R. Zodrow December 5, 2014
Latin America Initiative | Commentary
The Victory of Tabaré Vázquez and the Frente Amplio Party: A View From the Left Once again, the Uruguayan people, in a peaceful and civilized manner, turned out in large masses and were unhindered at the polls.
December 5, 2014
The Iranian Nuclear Talks Get a Seven-Month Reprieve
Well, the Iranian nuclear talks have been extended. Both sides in the negotiations — Iran and the P-5 plus 1 (The United…
Joe Barnes November 24, 2014
Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Uruguay’s Second Round By Natalia Roba, 2011 Americas Project Fellow, Uruguay
The Oct. 26 elections in Uruguay confirmed the hegemony of center-left…
November 24, 2014