In The Media

The New York Times. March 29. Commercial beer brewers pay a federal tax on every barrel of beer they produce, and some are pushing to reduce the tax. Others, like Phil Cook, argue against reducing the tax. "The taxes that are included in the price of a beer do not begin to pay for the social costs of drinking," Cook said.

The News & Observer. March 28. Nancy MacLean and Helen Ladd react to legislation pushed by the state legislature's Republican majority during a forum Thursday at the Sanford School of Public Policy.

The Washington Examiner. March 28. President Obama expressed disbelief that policymakers and politicians in Washington have forgotten about Sandy Hook, said Kristin Goss. "But there are a lot of folks [on Capitol Hill] still trying to figure out the politics of all of this," Goss said.

Financial Times. March 26. Robert Cook-Deegan, a research professor of genome ethics, law and policy, says both sides have exaggerated the harms and the benefits of gene patents.

The Wall Street Journal. March 22. Gun ownership numbers are difficult to pin down. "We know that in a survey where respondents are randomly selected from adults in the household, a household headed by a married couple is substantially more likely to report guns in the home if the husband is selected than if the wife is selected," said Philip Cook.

The New York Times. March 20. Peter Feaver, a political science and public policy professor and Clinton/Bush administration veteran, says President Obama's hesitance on Syria appears to be an effort to "avoid responsibility for the very predictable chaos that's coming." 

The Wall Street Journal. March 19. Public policy professor and immigration scholar Jacob Vigdor discusses why South Americans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans are settling among the existing U.S. population more readily than Mexicans.

The News-Times. March 10. A pro-gun control mother's group formed in the wake of Sandy Hook is gaining influence in the gun control discussion. "Historically, mothers movements have been very, very powerful forces. It's not unprecedented and it's not unusual," said Kristin Goss.

BloombergBusinessweek. March 8. The Obama administration's secret drone program has increased concern about the reach of government power. Part of the concern is centered around "persistent ubiquitous surveillance," said Peter Feaver.

The Voice of Russia. Feb. 27. If the sequester passes, the Department of Defense may use a 4-day work week. The furloughs send the wrong message to public service workers and young people considering a career, said David Schanzer

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