Otto Neurath, a prominent socialist political economist 100 years ago, argued that governments in peacetime would work better with wartime-level budgets and procedures. With their $3.5 trillion budget ...

At Duke, the current policy governing Short-Term Illness Notifications (STINFs) offers a scant three days per semester for student absences due to illness without the need for medical documentation.

South Carolina has been among the most successful states recently in attracting individuals, families, and employers from other states. In fact, last year the Palmetto State’s population grew faster ...

Health-care policy has been a major political battleground in recent years. More than two-thirds of Americans say that the nation’s health-care system has major problems. From 2003 to 2023, the ...

A single income household is no longer enough. The middle class is shrinking at significant rates — “adults who live in middle-class households fell from 61% in 1971 to 50% in 2021,” according to Pew ...

There was great hope for U.S federal cannabis policy reform in 2022. As it turns out, the early 2022 optimism surrounding outright legalization or de-scheduling was never a reality, especially under a ...

In addition to coronavirus disease 2019, several other factors will play a major role in health care policy reform for federal and state-level health officials this year, including the transition to ...

On January 7, 2025, the outgoing administration announced new U.S. policy guidance for implementing the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which is a voluntary multilateral arrangement ...

Fifty years ago on Thursday, President Nixon declared a “War on Drugs.” In a special address to Congress, he promised a coordinated federal response to drug addiction, which he described as a ...

One state lawmaker wants to reform child custody issues in Oklahoma. Last week, lawmakers had the chance to hear how legislation could help keep families together. Several people spoke at last week’s ...