Russia’s Use of the “Energy Weapon” in Europe
This brief quantifies the potential exposure of key European countries to Russian gas price and supply manipulation, shows…
July 18, 2017 3340 Results
Want Fewer People to Die From an Opioid Overdose? Give Them Heroin (Assisted Treatment)
Drug policy fellow Katharine A. Neill explains why establishing heroin-assisted treatment programs, which provide severely…
July 17, 2017 
E-Commerce: Recent Developments in State Taxation of Online Sales
Public finance fellow Joyce Beebe discusses state and federal legislation aimed at granting states greater authority to…
July 13, 2017 
Scientists and Religious Leaders Compete for Cultural Authority of Science
Drawing on a nationally representative survey of US adults, the authors examine what factors — when individuals have a…
July 12, 2017 
Skilled Mexican Migrants in Texas: What the Numbers Hide
This paper examines Mexican skilled migration to Texas, particularly to Houston, and explores the factors that motivate such…
July 12, 2017 
The Fall of Mosul and the Future of ISIS
The fall of Mosul and the ongoing demise of the ISIS pseudo-state are good news, but they do not herald either an end to the…
July 11, 2017 
Dynamic Modeling of the Nitrogen Cycle of Biochar-amended Soils, and Economic Assessment of Biochar Benefits
The environmental and economic gains of biochar application in agricultural soils are the focus of this study.
July 11, 2017 President Trump’s Travel Bans Signal a Long-term Loss for American Science
Postdoctoral fellow Kenneth Evans examines how President Donald Trump’s executive orders temporarily banning travelers from…
July 10, 2017 
Causes of the U.S. Hostage Crisis in Iran: The Untold Account of the Communist Threat
Drawing upon primary documents from various Iranian communists and Islamists, this research paper questions the conventional…
July 7, 2017 
The Most Unkindest Cut of All? State Spending on Health, Education, and Welfare During Recessions
The dramatic deterioration in state finances during the Great Recession raised concerns regarding government’s ability to…
June 30, 2017