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January 25, 2012

Trade
Morning Brief: Washington Responsible for U.S. Worker Competitiveness

Former Clinton Administration official and public policy expert Robert Reich contends that government, as protector of the public good (CSM), has a responsibility to help the American worker compete …

Blog Post by Jonathan Masters Renewing America

November 19, 2010

United States
The Treaty of Versailles Remembered

Today marks the anniversary of the Senate vote to reject the Treaty of Versailles. I am flagging the vote not because it was one of the pivotal moments in the history American foreign policy, though …

Borah, Lodge, and Smoot
Blog Post by James M. Lindsay The Water's Edge

September 14, 2012

Education
Techonomy and the Future of Cities: What I Learned

I spent a fascinating day this week at the Techonomy conference in Detroit, and came away with a new appreciation for why I should get out of Washington more than I do. The conference, the brainchild…

David Kirkpatrick introduces Techonomy Detroit (Courtesy Techonomy).
Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America

August 10, 2016

Fossil Fuels
Time to Repeal U.S. Oil and Gas Tax Breaks

This post is co-authored by Sagatom Saha, research associate for energy and foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. Read "The Impact of Removing Tax Preferences for U.S. Oil and Gas Produ…

Blog Post by Varun Sivaram Energy, Security, and Climate

January 9, 2015

Fossil Fuels
One More Reason to Raise the Gas Tax Now

Three months ago gas taxes were untouchable. Now, with oil prices down, they’re having a moment. Public voices from Larry Summers to Charles Krauthammer are calling for hikes. (Summers argues for a c…

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Blog Post by Michael Levi Energy, Security, and Climate