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February 9, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Deal Reached for U.S. Homeowner Relief

U.S. government officials along with five of the country's largest banks have reached an agreement to help  American homeowners (NYT) stricken by falling home values. The deal earmarks some $26 billi…

Blog Post by Jonathan Masters Renewing America

October 23, 2020

Election 2020
Campaign Foreign Policy Roundup: Biden and Trump Debate Foreign Policy, Kinda

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: foreign policy was a topic at the second and final presidential debate of the 2020 campaign. 

Joe Biden and Donald Trump gesture at each other from behind their podiums while Kristen Welker is seated between them on the debate stage.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

November 10, 2016

United States
Just How Unusual Has The Recent Spike in Soybean Exports Been?

In the spirit of bridging the urban/rural divide after a dramatic election, it somehow seems fitting to do a bit more soybean blogging. The September trade data suggests that July’s dramatic spike i…

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Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

May 22, 2012

Education
Peter Thiel and the Great College Debate

Should more Americans go to college? I would have thought the answer is an unequivocal yes. The evidence is overwhelming that college graduates have lower unemployment rates, earn far more money, and…

Co-founder of PayPal Peter Thiel speaks during a news conference in Washington in October 2011 (Yuri Gripas/Courtesy Reuters).
Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America

December 27, 2018

United States
Ten American Foreign Policy Influentials Who Died in 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, here are ten influential U.S. foreign policy figures who passed away this year. 

President George H.W. Bush greets troops in Saudi Arabia during a 1990 Thanksgiving visit.
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge