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A man marks a star on the Electoral College Map during a U.S. Election Watch event hosted by the U.S. Embassy at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RTX2SNTL

Two cheers for the Electoral College: Reasons not to abolish it

Richard Lempert · Tuesday, November 29, 2016

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen holds a news conference to announce raised interest rates in Washington December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX1Z0R1

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve economic projections: What are they good for?

Ben S. Bernanke

Monday, November 28, 2016

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Cities & Regions

Another Clinton-Trump divide: High-output America vs low-output America

Mark Muro and Sifan Liu

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Palestinian boy Ahmed Dawabsheh, who suffered severe burns in an arson attack by suspected Jewish attackers on his family home last year, in which his younger brother, Ali and both his parents died,sits in classroom in his new school in the West Bank village of Duma near Nablus September 1, 2016. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini - RTX2NREF

Education

Ensuring millions of children have the opportunity to learn

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

A pro-Houthi soldier stands on a military armoured personnel carrier next to a poster of Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh during a tribal gathering held to mobilize fighters for battles against government forces, in Sanaa, Yemen November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RTST35J

Gulf States

Yemen: Ceasefires and lost opportunities

Beverley Milton-Edwards

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Latest Research

Preschool students play on their first day at a public school in the shanty town of Ticlio Chico, Villa Maria del Triunfo, on the outskirts of Lima, March 10, 2014. More than 8 million students start school this year around Peru, of which 6 million will attend public schools, according to a press release from the government. REUTERS/ Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: EDUCATION) - RTR3GHZG

Early Childhood Education

Public-private partnerships in early childhood development: The role of publicly funded private provision

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Katie Smith, and Sophie Gardiner

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

The U.S. Federal Reserve Building is shown in Washington, March 18, 2008. The Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, a substantial cut but smaller than many in financial markets had expected. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) - RTR1YH5J

Monetary Policy

Oh, what a tangled web we weave: Monetary policy transparency in divisive times

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Fighters from Jaish al-Izzah, part of the Free Syrian Army, stand in attention during a military display as part of a graduation ceremony at a camp in the Hama province, Syria July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah - RTSK90N

Syria

The Free Syrian Army: A decentralized insurgent brand

November 2016

The Austin cityscape as seen from the new boardwalk on Lady Bird Lake. Photo taken by Argash on August 6,2014 (WIKIMEDIA).

Campaigns & Elections

Why cities and metros must lead in Trump’s America

Monday, November 21, 2016

General view of the skyline of La Defense business district with its Arche behind Paris' landmark, the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris, France, January 13, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RTX227CF

Cities & Regions

Global Paris: Profiling the region’s international competitiveness and connections

Joseph Parilla, Nick Marchio, and Jesus Leal Trujillo

Monday, November 21, 2016

Events

Cities in the age of Trump and Brexit

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

The all-volunteer force at a crossroads: The military family and veteran connection

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Girls’ education research symposium: Approaches to developing life skills for girls

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST

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Blog Posts

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his final Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony as president in the White House East Room in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RTSSV2G

TechTank

At last, a Presidential Medal of Freedom for communications

Stuart N. Brotman

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Iraqi army soldiers with the 6th IA Division familiarize themselves with their targets and prepare for a PKC machine gun range at Combat Outpost 402 at al-Muthana airfield in the Rusafa district of Baghdad September 28, 2009. In addition to marksmanship, the IAs also trained on room clearing and movement under fire as part of a larger training program conducted by Soldiers of D Troop, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. Picture taken September 28, 2009. REUTERS/U.S Army/Sgt. Joshua Risner/Handout (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS MILITARY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - RTXP3I3

Order from Chaos

Downbound training

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (L) stands with Betsy DeVos after their meeting at the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey

Brown Center Chalkboard

The prospects of DeVos’s school choice agenda as Ed Secretary

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

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Books

Why Presidents Fail

Why Presidents Fail And How They Can Succeed Again

By Elaine Kamarck

2016

OHANLON650 Billion

The $650 Billion Bargain

By Michael E. O’Hanlon

2016

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Against the Death Penalty

By Stephen Breyer; Edited by John Bessler

2016

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Containers are seen stacked up at Keelung port, northern Taiwan, October 30, 2015

The trading relationship between Taiwan and the United States: Current trends and the outlook for the future

November 2016

Supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party wave flags and shout slogans as they listen to a speech by Chairman Imran Khan during a by-election campaign rally in Lahore, Pakistan, October 9, 2015. The by-election poll will be held on Sunday. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza - RTS3S6F

The US example

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Fast food worker Rogelio Hernandez, 72, who works at Carl's Jr., has a wife and four kids, and earns roughly $290 every two weeks, participates in a "Fight for $15" wage protest in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RTSTVCC

How Trump could unintentionally raise the minimum wage in your city

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Container boxes are uploaded at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, September 8, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA. - RTX2OM4B

The only way forward

Joshua P. Meltzer

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

World leaders pose for a family photo at the UN Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal - RTX2TRG3

Climate accord in the balance

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Israeli soldiers walk together after leaving Lebanon, near the Israeli-Lebanon border August 14, 2006 in this picture released by the Israeli Defense Forces. Guns fell silent across southern Lebanon on Monday after a U.N.-brokered truce went into effect to end five weeks of fighting between Israel and Hizbollah that killed more than 1,250 people and wounded thousands. REUTERS/Dan Bronfeld/IDF/Handout (ISRAEL) - RTR1GDDI

Strategy as a learning process: An Israeli case study for the new administration

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

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