Commentary - Archive 2010

December 12, 2010

As the traditional media continues to cut back on reporting, other sources, such as blogs and small local newspapers need support to keep the public informed.


December 3, 2010

Associate Professor Donald Taylor argues that Washington officials must work to achieve a long-term balanced budget now and not wait for a financial crisis to force them to do so. This op-ed originally ran in News Observer.


November 24, 2010

The holiday season brings admonitions to "remember the less fortunate," but addressing the causes of poverty requires more than seasonal efforts argues Visiting Professor Rachel Seidman.


October 24, 2010

Academics needs to realize the value of big-time sports for colleges argues Professor Charles Clotfelter.


October 17, 2010

In this commentary, Associate Professor of Public Policy Donald H. Taylor Jr. compares efforts to repeal the health care reform act to the dog catching the car: then what?


September 24, 2010

Assistant Professor Marc Bellemare calls the UN’s Millennium Development Goals for reducing poverty unrealistic. Focus on things proven to work, he says.


September 22, 2010

Associate Professor Anirudh Krishna discusses the causes and risks of living in American poverty.


August 17, 2010

Associate Professor David Schanzer points out how the furor over the proposed Islamic community center in lower Manhattan can hurt antiterrorism efforts.


August 7, 2010

Associate Professor Don Taylor has a proposal to create a guest worker program that could help with Social Security financing.


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