Baker Institute Student Forum — Spring Debate: Individualism vs. Economic Security April 15, 2014
The Baker Institute Student Forum (BISF) will host a debate featuring students from the Rice Young Conservatives and the…
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POSTPONED — Global Energy Challenges and Opportunities as Seen from Norway April 14, 2014
The Norwegian Consul General has informed us that "the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs had to return to Oslo this…
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations: We Need More Than a “Reality Check”
As Israeli-Palestinian peace talks "stumble toward collapse," blogs fellow Joe Barnes, the U.S. "needs a thorough rethink"…
April 14, 2014 
HRMS Issue Brief #3: Early Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Insurance Coverage in Texas for 2014
The Health Reform Monitoring Survey (HRMS)-Texas report is based on the HRMS, a national project that provides timely…
April 14, 2014 
Ukraine: Is Russia Ready to Move Again?
Joe Barnes, the institute's Bonner Means Baker Fellow, blogs on concern in Kyiv, Washington and European capitals — not too…
April 8, 2014 NAFTA After 20 Years April 7, 2014
Twenty years after the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) took effect, its signatories — the United States, Mexico…
America's Fiscal Constitution, featuring former Mayor Bill White April 3, 2014
In his new book “America’s Fiscal Constitution,” Bill White dispels common myths about the budget and extracts practical…
The Evolution of Mexican Democracy April 2, 2014
José Woldenberg is a Mexican political scientist and sociologist who served as the first president of the Federal Electoral…
Medlock Testifies Before Congress
Kenneth B. Medlock III, James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics, testified about…
April 2, 2014 Civic Scientist Lecture Series — Panel Session on Advancing Civic Science in America April 1, 2014
Join us for an interactive panel session on the current state of science in America with three eminent civic scientists —…