Is There a Crisis at the U.S.-Mexico Border?
The current situation at the U.S.-Mexico border is neither a unique crisis nor the result (yet) of President Biden’s policy…
March 15, 2021 5531 Results
Impact of Mexico's Energy Reform on Consumer Welfare
The authors assess the impact of Mexico's 2014 energy reform on consumer welfare.
March 14, 2021 Webinar — Green Hydrogen in Chile March 12, 2021
The global energy transition is underway. Latin America is well-positioned as an enabler, given its reserves of critical…
Controlled Substances: Federal Policies and Enforcement
Fellow Katharine Neill Harris testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on the failed war on drugs and solutions…
March 11, 2021 
Does Life in a Low-income Neighborhood Lead to Poor Health and Well-being for Residents?
"Although there is evidence that living in a low-income neighborhood can have negative health impacts, resident and…
March 9, 2021 
Houston Flooding 3.5 Years After Harvey
Jim Blackburn, co-director of Rice’s SSPEED Center and a Baker Institute Rice faculty scholar, examines what the city of…
March 2, 2021 Relaunching U.S.-Mexico Relations: The Challenges Ahead
What are Mexico's prospects for immigration, trade and more, after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's virtual meeting…
March 2, 2021 
International Cooperation & Space Exploration
The space station is an outstanding model for international cooperation by the world's nations. Similarly, cooperation can…
March 1, 2021 
Comparing the Three Available COVID-19 Vaccines
Health policy experts Kirstin Matthews and Rekha Lakshmanan compare the three COVID-19 vaccines now available from Pfizer…
March 1, 2021 
Anti-science Kills: From Soviet Embrace of Pseudoscience to Accelerated Attacks on U.S. Biomedicine
Vaccines and other biomedical advances will not be sufficient to halt COVID-19, unless we simultaneously counter anti…
February 28, 2021