The Evolving Immigration Debate: Reform and Our National Security July 11, 2013
As Congress grapples with immigration reform, border security remains a critical component of the debate. Many in Congress -…
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The Affordable Care Act: What Can We Expect in 2014? June 28, 2013
The major provisions of the Affordable Care Act that increase access to private and public health insurance will occur in…
The Affordable Care Act: What Can We Expect in 2014? June 28, 2013
Health economics chair Vivian Ho discusses the latest research from around the country on how the Affordable Care Act will…
Happy Hour at Saint Arnold Brewing Company June 19, 2013
Nathan P. Jones, the institute"s Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy, will discuss the history of the…
Energy Market Globalization: Investment and Commodity Price Cycles and the Role of Geopolitics June 12, 2013
The past several decades have been characterized by episodes affecting financial markets and energy markets that have…
Looking at Iran: The Rise and Fall of Iran in Public Opinion May 30, 2013
When American policymakers discuss Iran, the focus is on Israel, as if that were the only issue to consider. In reality, the…
Shell Distinguished Lecture Series -- Seizing Africa's Opportunity: The Role of Effective Governance May 21, 2013
The Right Honorable Tony Blair served as prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from May 1997 to June 2007…
International Space Medicine Summit 2013 May 16, 2013
On May 16-19, 2013, Rice University"s Baker Institute and Baylor College of Medicine will host the seventh annual…
Going Global: Greater Houston's Economic Future May 15, 2013
The Houston forum of the Global Cities Initiative will take place at the Baker Institute for Public Policy on the campus of…
Lone Star Treasures: The Presidential Libraries of Texas May 14, 2013
Texas is the only state to have three presidential libraries. But what is a presidential library and what purpose does it…