Ethical Challenges and Concerns in Synthetic Biology
Synthetic biology presents exciting opportunities in medicine and agriculture — but also raises complex ethical questions…
June 6, 2025 5525 Results
Justin Alexander
Minerals, Metals, and Mining — What the Public Needs to Know June 5, 2025
Supply chains. “Reshoring.” Security. China. Ukraine. Competitiveness. Reindustrializing America.
These and other buzzwords…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Kicks the Fiscal Can Down the Road
On “The Two-Handed Economist,” John W. Diamond reviews President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and explains why…
June 5, 2025 
Will New Abortion Legislation Save Pregnant Patients’ Lives?
The Texas Tribune’s Eleanor Klibanoff joins Elena M. Marks to discuss Senate Bill 31, bipartisan legislation passed in May…
June 5, 2025 Should Teens Need Parental Permission to Access Birth Control?
Kari White joins Elena M. Marks on the “Texas Briefing” podcast to examine the role of confidential contraceptive care in…
June 5, 2025 
Baker Institute introduces ‘Texas Briefing,’ a podcast exploring state and local policy issues June 5, 2025
The Baker Institute is launching a new podcast exploring the policy issues shaping life in Texas. “Texas Briefing” will…
Nonresident Fellow
Justin Alexander is a nonresident fellow at the Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East. He is also the director of…
An Introduction to Images in the China Urban Outdoor Propaganda Image Archive, 1998 to 2019 June 3, 2025
Introduction
Xi Jinping’s rise to power has been accompanied by a level of centralization unseen in the People’s Republic of…
Putting Safety First in the Firearm Policy Debate
Drs. Sandra McKay and Eric Fleegler joined “Baker Briefing” to discuss the worsening gun injury epidemic and areas of…
June 2, 2025 
The State of Houston: A Conversation With Mayor John Whitmire May 29, 2025
Houston Mayor John Whitmire joined Baker Institute fellow and former Harris County Judge Ed Emmett for a wide-ranging…