Repeat Elections in Turkey: Erdogan’s Hope for Survival
Research scholar A.Kadir Yildirim analyzes the dynamics — and perils — of a Nov. 1 repeat election called by Turkish…
August 26, 2015 5552 Results
Baker Institute Young Professionals Trivia Night August 25, 2015
Want to challenge other young professionals with your knowledge of public policy and current events?
Join us for the second…
The White House’s Heroin Response Strategy: Bringing Together Public Health and Public Safety
A new White House initiative to address rising U.S. heroin use will increase funds to pinpoint the sources of heroin as…
August 21, 2015 
Health Care in the U.S. Should Be a Basic Human Right, Not an Entitlement
In this commentary, the authors examine the roots of the United States’ reluctance to embrace universal health care…
August 18, 2015 
Making Together Work: Policy Solutions for Integrating Care August 13, 2015
Integrated health care (IHC) — the coordination of primary/physical and behavioral health care — is widely regarded as best…
John "Jack" Gibbons: 1929–2015
Neal Lane, senior fellow for science and technology policy, remembers his friend and former White House colleague Jack…
August 10, 2015 
The Texas Voter ID Law and the 2014 Election: A Study of Texas’s 23rd Congressional District
Confusion over Texas' voter photo identification requirement potentially discouraged as many as 9 percent of registered…
August 4, 2015 
A Need for Renewed and Cohesive U.S. Policy on Cord Blood Banking
While the Food and Drug Administration currently regulates storage and use of cord blood (CB) in the United States, other…
August 4, 2015 
Iran deal: Perilous Misperceptions
Contrasting perceptions of the real "winner" of of Iran nuclear deal may have disastrous regional implications.
August 3, 2015 
Untangling the Patent Thicket Literature
At least 164 papers have defined a "patent thicket" since the first mention of the term in 1988. Authors are frequently…
July 31, 2015