Texas Coastal Exchange
This research paper examines the potential market for a system that would pay landowners to restore natural ecosystems, such…
October 24, 2016 5522 Results
Science Advice for Policy Decisions: Is Anyone Listening? October 21, 2016
Science can have a powerful influence on public policy decisions, but it must remain neutral to shape sound legislation…
Religious Imbalance in the Texas Social Studies Curriculum: Analysis and Recommendations
This paper argues that the Texas social studies curriculum does not offer balanced coverage of world religions, due in large…
October 21, 2016 
Latin America Initiative | Commentary
Another Blow to Venezuela’s Crumbling Democracy Venezuela's fragile democracy is crumbling under President Nicolás Maduro. Latin America Initiative program director Erika…
October 20, 2016 Presidential Transitions in a Bipartisan Setting: Managing a Transition Crisis October 18, 2016
The event described below was held at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of…
Implementing Three-dimensional Groundwater Management in a Texas Groundwater Conservation District
Using the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District as a case study, this journal article examines the benefits of…
October 18, 2016 Political Reform in China October 17, 2016
What lies ahead for China’s economy and political reforms? Later this month, the Chinese Communist Party will have its final…
The New Arab Wars: Uprisings and Anarchy in the Middle East October 13, 2016
Author and founder of the Project on Middle East Political Science Marc Lynch discussed his new book, “The New Arab Wars…
How Too Much Freedom of Choice Endangers Public Health: The Effect of Nonmedical Exemptions From School-Entry Vaccinations in Texas
This policy brief analyzes the impact of the increasing number of parents who opt their children out of school-entry…
October 13, 2016 
Responding to Richard: Celebrity and (Mis)representation of Science
This study of biologists and physicists in the UK found that a majority of the respondents disagree with evolutionary…
October 10, 2016