Maternal Mortality in Texas
Maternal health is widely seen as a key indicator of a society’s overall well-being. Two new reports out of Texas paint a…
February 15, 2023 3349 Results
The Unfolding Human Tragedy in Turkey and Syria
On Monday, February 6, 2023 a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria. It is the world’s deadliest earthquake in…
February 10, 2023 
What AMLO’s Endorsement of ‘Import Substitution’ Reveals About Future North American Trade
A pledge to boost regional competitiveness is a welcome outcome of last month's North American Leaders’ Summit. But the…
February 9, 2023 
Recent U.S. Consumer Trends: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed — Should We Be Blue?
Over the last three years, the U.S. has experienced several significant pandemic-driven economic rollercoasters. In response…
February 8, 2023 
Why Natural Gas Price Caps in Australia are Poor Policy
Australia’s domestic natural gas price caps are poor policy, writes nonresident scholar Kelly Neill. A better idea is a tax…
February 7, 2023 
Putin Is Bulldozing Russia’s Energy Exports and Pushing the Energy Transition
President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has backfired in many ways. For one, it’s leading to a diminished Russian…
February 7, 2023 
Natural Gas and Oil Markets Update
The short days and winter storms of January have kept drivers off the roads—lowering the demand for gas and increasing the…
February 3, 2023 
Why Classifying PVC as Hazardous Waste Undermines America's Zero-Waste and Energy Transition Goals
In the next year, the EPA could make a final decision on whether to classify PVC as hazardous waste. What would this entail…
February 2, 2023 
TikTok Bans, China and U.S. Data Security
TikTok — the China-owned app that is currently the most popular social platform in America — is at the center of a swirling…
February 2, 2023 
A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence
On January 7, a six-year-old in Newport News, Virginia shot and wounded his teacher. As of 2020, firearm injury is the…
January 31, 2023