America’s New Demographic Reality
For the first time in decades, the U.S. immigrant population is shrinking. Bill King joins the “Baker Briefing” podcast to…
November 3, 2025 5508 Results
Women, War, and State Power in Russia With Julia Ioffe October 30, 2025
Co-Sponsored by the Houston Committee on Foreign Relations, the Baker Institute hosted a conversation in Baker Hall with…
Reaffirming Scientific Medicine Through Physician Leadership in Health Care Technology and Innovation
Facing funding cuts, rising professional stress, and federal health policy misalignments, physicians are experiencing…
October 29, 2025 
Oil Markets: Resilience, Risks, and What’s Next
Nonresident fellows Abhi Rajendran and Skip York joined “The Energy Forum” to examine the state of global oil markets in…
October 28, 2025 
Is US Big Tech’s Dominance of Social Media Waning?
Is the age of American Big Tech social dominance ending? In a new commentary for the Center for the U.S. and Mexico, Simon…
October 27, 2025 
National Health Care Reform: Policy Challenges in the Trump Era October 24, 2025
On Oct. 24, we hosted our ninth biennial National Healthcare Reform Conference, featuring four leading health economists — M…
Madagascar Coup: Why Turning a Blind Eye to an Unpopular President Weakens Regional Bodies
In this piece for The Conversation, Salah Ben Hammou and coauthor Jonathan Powell analyze Madagascar’s recent coup…
October 24, 2025 
How Militarization Has Undermined Mexico’s Armed Forces
As Mexico’s military took on policing roles, corruption and lost impartiality followed. A new brief explores how…
October 23, 2025 
Shell Distinguished Lecture Series: Jack Lew on the US Budget, Debt, and Policies Shaping the Future October 21, 2025
The Baker Institute for Public Policy welcomed the Honorable Jack Lew, former U.S. Treasury secretary and ambassador to…
How Investments Can Boost ERCOT Reliability and Cut Emissions
After high-profile outages in 2021, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has strengthened grid reliability by…
October 21, 2025