How do civil society organizations operate in the authoritarian environment of Vladimir Putin’s “sovereign democracy?”  To what extent are they able to further their causes despite pervasive corruption and the rule of courts that take their cues from the Kremlin?

This book by Alan Viard and Robert Carroll proposes to completely replace the income tax system with a progressive consumption tax.

Leonard E. Burman's tax and health care reform proposal would be a considerable improvement over the policies that are likely to prevail in the absence of reform.

Experts in health care policy reached a consensus on a set of concrete, feasible steps that show promise for slowing spending growth and improving quality in health care.

Congress has introduced several bills on net neutrality, but mostof themare likely to do more harm than good.

Bell company entryintolong-distance markets has produced substantial consumer-welfare benefits in New York and Texasin the form of lower prices for long-distance service.

Since the end of Sri Lanka's brutal twenty-six-year-old civil war in 2009, the country has largely been under the radar for Washington's policy community. This panel discussion will look at all aspects of the current situation--including geopolitics, peace building, and accountability--with a view to determining how US engagement can promote a more positive postconflict environment in Sri Lanka.

The solution to the consumption paradox is implementing sustainable practices which include changing the way resources are extracted and reusing resources that have already been mined, rather than embracing calls for extreme austerity.