Policy Matters
By Rice University's Baker Institute
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Baker Institute experts share ideas and perspectives on local, national, and global policy issues.
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Why Did Consumer Credit Scores Go Up during the Covid-19 Pandemic?
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May 26, 2021 |
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What Does the Mexico City Subway Disaster Tell Us about Infrastructure in Mexico?
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May 20, 2021 |
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How to Understand the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
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May 05, 2021 |
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Is There a Migrant Crisis at the Border?
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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“Assessing the Crisis in Yemen: Six Years On”
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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What Should the Biden Administration Do about U.S. Drug Policy?
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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The February Electrical Power Disaster in Texas: What Can Be Done to Avoid a Repeat
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Books That Shaped My World
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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What Can We Expect of the Biden Administration When It Comes to Immigration?
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Covid-19 and the Transition to a Cashless Economy
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Covid-19, Vaccines, and Prospects for a Return to Normalcy
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Federal Debt, Covid-19 and Wealth Inequality
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Covid-19: Is the End in Sight?
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Holding the Line Against China
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Coronavirus-19, a Biden Administration and Energy Markets
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Election 2020 Postmortem
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Why Are Children Underperforming in Schools?
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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How Will Texans Vote on November 3?
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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The War on Drugs and Police Violence in the United States
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Normalization of Relations between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain: a Coup for Trump?
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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America in Crisis: How is 2020 like 1968?
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Should the United States Reduce Its Dependence on China for Strategic Materials and Medications?
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May 20, 2020 |
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U.S. Government Debt Growth in a Time of Secular Stagnation
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May 06, 2020 |
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The 2020 Elections and Covid-19
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Refugees, Host Countries and the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Long-Term Impact of Covid-19 on low-income women and young children
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Pandemic, Price War and the World Petroleum Market
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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COVID-19
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Social Determinants of Health in Texas and Beyond
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Resource Nationalism and Latin American Oil Production
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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The “Super Tuesday” Results – What Do They Mean?
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Vaping and Public Health
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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How is China Handling the Coronavirus?
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Confronting Plastic Waste in China
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Gene-editing and Designer Babies
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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U.S.-Mexico Relations in 2020
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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How Vaccines Save Lives
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Assessing US and Global Energy Security
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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Unpacking Mohammad bin Salman and Moderate Islam in Saudi Arabia
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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The Energy Sector in Transition
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Exploring Houston’s Third Ward
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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Why Is Political Discontent Rocking Latin America?
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Is There a Peaceful Resolution to the Crisis in Hong Kong?
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Is Taxing High-Sugar Soda a Good Idea?
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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What Is “Medicare for All” and What Will It Cost?
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Assessing the Security Situation in the Arabian Peninsula
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Safe Third Country Agreements: A Comparison of the US and the EU
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Should We Worry About US Federal Debt?
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Can Police Body-Cams Lead to More Arrests?
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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November Elections in Houston; Can Texas Go Blue in 2020?
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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The El Paso Shooting: Anatomy of a Tragedy
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Policy Matters Season Two Farewell
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May 01, 2019 |
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Trump’s Science Policy
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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How Can We Improve the Safety of Petrochemical Plants?
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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The Controversy Surrounding the State and Local Tax Deduction
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Should we be worried about the rise of Huawei?
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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Has the United States Reached a Turning Point on Liberalization of Marijuana Laws?
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Mexico’s Energy Policy under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Is health care consolidation good for patients?
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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Examining The Green New Deal
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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Exploring the Question of Pluralism in the Arab World
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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Gulf Nations and Domestic Energy Consumption
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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Venezuelan Oil Production and Its National Crisis
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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Plastic Waste Management: Important Considerations
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Fighting Corruption in the Americas
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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Will the new Congress take a different approach to science policy?
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Understanding the “sharing economy.”
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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A Look at China’s High-Tech Autocracy with Steve Lewis
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Nov 28, 2018 |
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What is “moderate Islam” and why are Middle Eastern governments promoting it?
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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Inequality in Houston: How Bad Is It? What Can Be Done about It?
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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Oil and Aggression in Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Role
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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Texas and Beyond: What Can We Expect on Election Day?
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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The truth about “Right to Try” laws and non-medical exemptions for childhood vaccination.
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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Is Conflict between China and the US Inevitable?
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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Can the Gulf Cooperation Council Survive?
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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The Human Cost of Opioid Addiction.
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Hurricane Harvey a Year Later
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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A Look at the Mexican Election Results with Tony Payan
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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Rice University’s Baker Institute Announces Second Season of Policy Matters Podcast
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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A Look at the Baker Institute with Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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A Look at Energy and Geopolitics with Jim Krane
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Mar 28, 2018 |
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A Look at NAFTA with Robert Zoellick
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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A Look at Communication and Billy Graham with Bill Martin
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Mar 14, 2018 |
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A Look at the Texas Primaries with Mark Jones
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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A Look at China’s High-Tech Autocracy with Steve Lewis
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Feb 28, 2018 |
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A Look at Venezuela with Francisco Monaldi
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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A Look at the Anti-Vaxx Movement with Peter Hotez
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Feb 14, 2018 |
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A Look at the Mexican Election with Tony Payan and Enrique Quezada
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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A Look at the Trump Administration’s Science Policy with Neal Lane
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Jan 31, 2018 |
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A Look at Child Health Policy with Quianta Moore
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Jan 24, 2018 |
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A Look at Houston’s Hurricane Preparedness with Jim Blackburn
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Jan 17, 2018 |
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A Look at the Russian Energy Weapon with Gabriel Collins
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Jan 10, 2018 |
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A Look at Trump and Nixon with Allen Matusow
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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A Look at the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” with John Diamond and George Zodrow
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Dec 27, 2017 |
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A Look at Online Sales Tax with Joyce Beebe
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Dec 20, 2017 |
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A Look at the Opioid Crisis with Katharine Neill Harris
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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A Look at GCC Tensions with Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
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Dec 06, 2017 |
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A Look at NAFTA with Tony Payan
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Nov 29, 2017 |
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A Look at Obamacare with Vivian Ho
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Nov 22, 2017 |
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A Look at the House Republican Tax Plan with John Diamond
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Nov 15, 2017 |