Op-Eds
Tomas Philipson on Medicare Spending
"Cutting Medicare spending can improve health"
The Daily Caller, October 20, 2011.
Frank Schell on Pakistan
"Pakistan: The People Have Their Chance"
The American Spectator, May 9, 2011
Jenna Jordan on the future of al-Qaida
"Can al-Qaida survive this?"
Chicago Tribune, May 3, 2011
Frank Schell on Chicago Children's Museum
"Children's Museum spins its wheels--again"
Chicago Tribune, March 25, 2011
William Howell on Obama's Libya Speech
"For Obama and Libya, now the tricky part"
CNN Opinion, March 26, 2011
Frank Schell on the Changing Culture of India
The India I Knew - The India I Know
The Gateway House, February 24, 2011
Frank Schell on India and the US
"The Importance of Being India"
The National Strategy Forum Review, February 11, 2011
Frank Schell on US-UK Relations
"Snubbed"
The American Spectator, January 24, 2011
Frank Schell on Dire Straits in America's Future
"Dire Straits: Will We Take Them Seriously?
The National Strategy Forum Review, January 19, 2011
Mehmet Celebi on Turkish-Israeli Relations
"Turkish Reforms,A Wake-Up Call for Israel"
Political Reflection, January 2011
Frank Schell on Obama's Identity Crisis
"Simon and Garfunkel in the White House"
Chicago Tribune, December 17, 2010
Andrew Means on Chicago Public Schools
"Philanthropy and Education Get Cozy with Temporary CEO Appointment"
Chicago Policy Review, November 17, 2010
Harry Moroz on Fiscal Austerity
"The Austerity State"
Chicago Policy Review, November 16, 2010
Josh Hurd on Fire Economics
"Why Let a House Burn Down?"
Chicago Policy Review, November 14, 2010
Andrew Means on Foster Care Incentives
"Carrots and Sticks: Perverse Incentives in Foster Care"
Chicago Policy Review, November 8, 2010
Boris Shor on Moderate GOP Candidates
"Say Hello to the Future Fightin’ Republican Liberals and Moderates of the House Class of 2010"
bshor.wordpress.com, October 27, 2010
Mark Bergen on Affordable Housing for Orthodox Jews
"Home Front: Is it wrong to build publicly subsidized housing designed for New York’s ultra-Orthodox community?"
Tablet, November 1, 2010
Tomas Phillipson on U.K Health Care
"Should U.S. Import U.K. Model For Medicare And Medicaid?"
Forbes, October 6, 2010
Frank Schell on Campaign Rhetoric
"Porsche Politics"
The American Spectator, October 5, 2010
Harry Moroz on Mayors-Turned-Governors
"Why would a mayor ever want to be a governor?"
Salon, October 4, 2010
Thomas Day on Midterm Elections
"Can GOP's old social issues fire up Democratic voters?"
Southtown Star, October 3, 2010
Frank Schell on the Bush Tax Cuts
"Let's Talk About the I-Word, Mr. President"
The American Spectator, September 22, 2010
Bruce Meyer on Poverty Rate Measures
"How Census Gets It Wrong on Poverty"
CNN.com, September 20, 2010
Raja Kamal on Moammar Gadhafi
"The Cartoon Character Who Rules Over Libya's Tragedy"
The Daily Star, August 8, 2010
Frank Schell on James Bond
"Bond, James Bond"
The American Spectator, August 26, 2010
Charles Wheelan on Testing Politicians
"Questions Every Politician Should Have to Answer"
Yahoo! Finance, August 16, 2010
Mehmet Celebi on Turkey-Iran Agreement
"Turkey still offers much on an Iran deal"
The Daily Star, August 3, 2010
Tomas Philipson on Technology and Obesity
"Fat New World"
Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2010
Tomas Philipson on Clinical Trials
"Push for More Clinical Trials May Hurt Patients"
San Fransisco Examiner, July 21, 2010
Washington Examiner, July 21, 2010
Tomas Philipson on Medicare
"Addressing Geographic Variation and Health Care Efficiency"
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, July 2010
Raja Kamal
"Arabs, Israel's Second Class Minority"
The Daily Star, July 15, 2010
Charles Wheelan
"Learn to Love Our Massive Deficit"
Yahoo! Finance, July 12, 2010
Frank Schell
"It's Time to Rethink the G-8"
American Spectator, July 8, 2010
Don Coursey
"Sound Science, Not Politics, Should Guide Atrazine Regulation"
Des Moines Register, July 7, 2010
Raja Kamal
"Harrods, or Just a Horrid Investment?"
The Daily Star, June 25, 2010
Tomas Philipson
"Quantifying High Cost Of Caution May Speed Drug Approval Process" Investors Business Daily, June 14, 2010
Charles Wheelan
"California: Land of Governance Gimmicks"
Yahoo! Finance, June 8, 2010
Christopher Berry
"School-Finance Reform in Red and Blue"
Education Next, May 2010
Boris Shor
"The Return of the (Really) Conservative Democrat?" bshor.wordpress.com, May 14, 2010
Charles Wheelan
"Why This Traveler's Outrage Feels So Right"
Yahoo! Finance, May 10, 2010
Frank Schell
"Pakistan and India: Get Real About the Enemy"
The American Spectator, May 3, 2010
Tomas Philipson
"We Can't Lose Our Global Leadership in Medical Innovation" Fox.com, April 23, 2010
Frank Schell
"China: Rising Noise, Sharper Focus"
The National Strategy Forum Review, April 21, 2010
Frank Schell
"Barbarism Is In, Civility Is Out,"
The American Spectator, March 9, 2010
Boris Shor
"Not a Surprise: Brown Votes with Snowe for Democratic Stimulus Bill" bshor.wordpress.com, February 24, 2010
Raja Kamal
"A tale of two dissimilar philanthropists"
The Daily Star, February 12, 2010
Boris Shor
"Abel Maldonado is a liberal Republican (but only in California)" bshor.wordpress.com, February 11, 2010
E. Packer Wilbur
"Will the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission change the way corporate managers are selected and promoted?" EPWilbur.com, February 8, 2010
Charles Wheelan
"Washington's Report Card Filled with Lousy Grades"
Yahoo! Finance, February 2, 2010
Tomas Philipson
"Critical Diagnosis" Forbes.com, February 2, 2010
William Howell: Book Review
"'Crisis in Command' by John Woo,"
San Francisco Chronicle, January 31, 2010.
Boris Shor
"Scott Brown is more liberal than Olympia Snowe, and now he’s pivotal, too" bshor.wordpress.com, January 20, 2010
Boris Shor
"Scott Brown is a More Liberal Republican than Dede Scozzafava" bshor.wordpress.com, January 15, 2010
Tomas Philipson
"The Blue Pill or the Red Pill?" Forbes.com, January 14, 2010
Charles Wheelan
"Here's How We Can Cut Health Costs,"
Yahoo! Finance, January 11, 2010.
Frank Schell
"Two words you should try living by, Mr. President,"
Chicago Tribune, January 4, 2010.
Raja Kamal and Tom Palmer
"Ali Hussein Sibat must not be executed,"
The Daily Star, December 30, 2009.
Marilyn Diamond
"Chapter 14: The New Public Diplomacy," National Strategy Forum Review, December 2009.
Frank Schell
"Chapter 4: A Strategic Plan for the Economy,"
National Strategy Forum Review, December 2009.
"Chapter 10: Afghanistan: A Mission in Search of a Strategy," National Strategy Forum Review, December 2009.
Raja Kamal
"Going rogue - the militarization of Iran,"
Boston Globe, December 27, 2009.
Charles Wheelan
"The Case for an Energy Tax,"
Yahoo! Finance, December 14, 2009.
Frank Schell
"To befriend or unfriend, that is the question,"
Chicago Tribune, November 25, 2009.
Raja Kamal
"Iran's Islamic regime is no model to follow,"
The Daily Star, November 17, 2009.
Frank Schell
"Czars Along the Potomac,"
The American Spectator, November 10, 2009.
Frank Schell
"The U.S. Needs a New Af-Pak Strategy,"
Far Eastern Economic Review, November 10, 2009.
Charles Wheelan
"How to Improve American Education,"
Yahoo!Finance, November 3, 2009.
Tomas Philipson
"What's Wrong With Private Insurance?"
Forbes.com, October 30, 2009.
Boris Shor
"Scozzafava is a Conservative Republican (in New York)," October 21, 2009.
Raja Kamal
"Arab education is very elementary,"
The Daily Star, October 16, 2009.
E. Packer Wilbur
"The Power of Life and Death,"
EPWilbur.com, October 12, 2009.
Charles Wheelan
"G-20 Can't Solve Wall Street's Pay Problems,"
Yahoo!Finance, October 2, 2009.
Charles Wheelan
"Why Health Care Is Different,"
Yahoo! Finance, September 4, 2009.
Frank Schell
“Time to Buy Time,”
American Spectator, September 2, 2009.
Frank Schell
"American Foreign Policy Towards Pakistan,"
National Strategy Forum Review, Fall 2009.
Frank Schell
"Don't cry for Sears Tower, Chicago,"
Chicago Tribune, July 22, 2009.
Frank Schell
“Why Do India and Pakistan So Furiously Rage?,”
The American Spectator, June 23, 2009.
Raja Kamal
"Absentee voting may stabilize Israel,"
The Daily Star, June 8, 2009.
Reprinted. Providence Journal, August 10, 2009.
Azeem Ibrahim
"Comment: We need a debate on Europe,"
politics.co.uk, June 4, 2009.
Frank Schell
"Life and Death in Swat Valley,"
Far Eastern Economic Review, May 31, 2009.
Frank Schell
"Good News for Democracy,"
The American Spectator, May 26, 2009.
Azeem Ibrahim
"Here's an easy way to save taxpayer £100m - dump half our MPs," The Scotsman (subscription required), May 13, 2009.
Frank Schell
"The Pakistan Army: Reluctant Warriors," American Spectator, May 12, 2009.
Azeem Ibrahim
"Time to rethink the old global gunslinger,"
The Scotsman (subscription required), April 23, 2009.
Azeem Ibrahim
"Azeem Ibrahim: Grounds for optimism over Middle East peace," The Scotsman (subscription required), April 16, 2009.
Raja Kamal
"Arab education displays its discontents,"
The Daily Star, April 27, 2009.
Reprinted. Providence Journal, May 7, 2009.
Reprinted (French). Libération, May 8, 2009.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98
"Campaign Season: Lessons from the Inside,"
Yahoo! Finance, April 20, 2009.
Frank Schell
"Let's Not Forget the Accountants," American Spectator, April 15, 2009.
Frank Schell
"The Moment to Decide,"
The National Strategy Forum Review, Spring/Summer 2009.
Tomas Philipson
"Borrow From The HIV Battle Plan To Help Win War Against Cancer," Investor’s Business Daily, March 16, 2009.
Tomas Philipson
"Don’t surrender innovation in the name of health care reform," DC Examiner, March 11, 2009.
Azeem Ibrahim
"Taking Seriously the situation in Pakistan,"
RUSI.ORG, March 11, 2009.
Azeem Ibrahim
"Pakistan in Denial is Its Biggest Security Obstacle,"
Middle East Times, March 6, 2009.
Frank Schell
"How to Win the 'Af-Pak' War,"
Far Eastern Economic Review, February 27, 2009.
Azeem Ibrahim
"Power and Energy Priorities Must Include the Nuclear Option," The Scotsman, February 18, 2009.
Frank Schell.
"Not Your Father's Mother India," The American Spectator, February 19, 2009.
Paula Worthington.
"In Defense of ‘Dibs’," theexpiredmeter.com, February 6, 2009.
Frank Schell.
"A Proper Spanking," Chicago Tribune, February 6, 2009.
Azeem Ibrahim
"Behind the Headlines: Azeem Ibrahim," The Scotsman, February 5, 2009.
Azeem Ibrahim
"Obama's 'troops in' movement will not force the Taliban out," The Scotsman, January 21, 2009. (subscription required)
Raja Kamal.
"The Backlash of the Military Option," Middle East Times, January 9, 2009.
Reprinted.Scotsman (subscription required), January 10, 2009.
Reprinted.Yemen Observer, January 13, 2009.
Azeem Ibrahim.
"We have military to be proud of, so give them money they need," The Scotsman, January 7, 2009. (subscription required)
Raja Kamal.
"As Obama Enters, a Slate of Arab Woes Beckon," The Daily Star (Lebanon), January 5, 2009.
Jeffrey Grogger.
"Reinforce the Safety Net and Boost the Economy," National Journal Expert Blogs, January 5, 2009.
Charles Wheelan, PhD' 98.
"Goodbye Yahoo! Finance, Hello Congress?," Yahoo!Finance, December 29, 2008.
Azeem Ibrahim.
"They Grew Up Half an Hour Away from Each Other," The Sunday Herald (Scotland), December 20, 2008.
Ron Gidwitz.
"He’s not crazy — he's crooked," Chicago Tribune, December 16, 2008.
Frank Schell.
"India: America's New Gendarme or Strategic Partner?" National Strategy Forum – Strategic Outlook 2008: National Security Issues for the Next Administration, Winter, 2008.
Raja Kamal.
"Smart Soft Power: An Essential Tool for the Next Administration," National Strategy Forum – Strategic Outlook 2008: National Security Issues for the Next Administration, Winter, 2008.
Azeem Ibrahim.
"Islamist terrorism goes freelance," Chicago Tribune, December 3, 2008.
Frank Schell.
"Call Out the Leviathan," National Strategy Forum Special Report: The Economy, December 3, 2008.
Frank Schell.
"Saving India-Pakistan Relations," Far Eastern Economic Review, December 2, 2008.
Raja Kamal.
"Arab World Trails Shamefully Behind," Middle East Times, December 1, 2008.
Reprinted. The Daily Star, December 2, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
“Why a Big Three Bailout Is Driven to Fail,” The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. November 18, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
“The Twilight of Free-Market Ideology,” The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. October 27, 2008.
Tomas Philipson
"PHILIPSON: The FDA and drug pre-emption," The Washington Times, October 20, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
“Government Must Act to Protect Economy's Innocent Bystanders,” The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. October 1, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
“More Contradictions from the Party of Less Government,” The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. September 17, 2008.
Frank Schell.
"America addicted," Chicago Tribune. September 21, 2008.
Will Howell and Jon Pevehouse.
"In war, politics a lethal weapon," Chicago Tribune. September 7, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"A Well-Rounded Education Doesn't Have to Start with College," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. August 26, 2008.
Ethan Bueno de Mesquita.
"EJ&E debate ignores the benefits to city neighborhoods,” Crain's Chicago Business (subscription required), August 25, 2008
Raja Kamal.
"God's Warriors are Multiplying", Daily News Egypt. August 19, 2008
Reprinted.Jordan Times. September 10, 2008.
Reprinted (Spanish).Pazahora.net (Argentina). August 27, 2008.
Reprinted (French).La Libre (Belgium). August 26, 2008.
Reprinted. The Independent (Bangladesh). August 25, 2008.
Reprinted. Daum Newspaper (Korea). August 25, 2008.
Reprinted. The Korea Herald. August 23, 2008.
Reprinted. Daily Times (Pakistan). August 22, 2008.
Reprinted. The Japan Times. August 21, 2008.
Reprinted (French). L'Orient Le Jour (Lebanon). August 21, 2008.
Reprinted (Spanish). Diario Publico (Spain). August 21, 2008.
Reprinted. The Daily Star (Lebanon). August 20, 2008.
Reprinted. Council on Foreign Relations website. August 20, 2008.
Reprinted. The New Straits Times (Malaysia). August 20, 2008.
Frank Schell.
"Step Down, Mr. Musharraf, " Far Eastern Economic Review, August 16, 2008.
Raja Kamal.
"A Dark Day in November," Middle East Times. August 13, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"Instant Gratification Nation: Can We Still Sacrifice for the Future?," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. July 18, 2008.
Raja Kamal.
"Amazing Soft Power," Middle East. July 7, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Maktoob News. July 6, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Altawan Newspaper (Oman). July 5, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Newsyemen website (Yemen). July 5, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Alarab Newspaper (Qatar). July 5, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Alwasatnews Newspaper (Bahrain). July 5, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Network of Secular Arabs website. July 4, 2008.
Reprinted (English). Alarabiya TV website. July 4, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Alghad Newspaper (Jordan). July 4, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Alarabiya TV website. July 3, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Sudanile (Sudan). July 3, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Syria Business. July 3, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Arraee Website (Syria). July 3, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). US4arabs.com. July 3, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"Confessions of a Maturing Libertarian," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. June 25, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"High Fuel Costs Could Spur a New Rationalism," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. June 10, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"Putting the Insurance Back in Insurance," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. May 20, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"Small Towns, Big Problems," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. April 23, 2008.
Raja Kamal.
"God's Warriors Here to Stay," Middle East Times. April 23, 2008.
Raja Kamal.
"More Religion Makes Peace Less Likely," The Daily Star (Lebanon). April 4, 2008.
Raja Kamal.
"Back to the Chalkboard," Jordan Business. April 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"A New Real Estate Reality," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. March 31, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98 and Morris Kleiner.
"We Don't Need a Mortgage Guild," The Wall Street Journal. March 24, 2008.
Raja Kamal.
"Israel's Demographic Concern," Chicago Tribune. March 24, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Assabah Newspaper (Morocco). April 20, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Sudanile website (Sudan). April 2, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Ammonnews website (Jordan). April 2, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Albawaba website. April 3, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Syria Business. April 3, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Arramnews website (London and Bahrain). April 3, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Maktoob News. April 3, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Alarabiya Net. April 4, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Alghad Newspaper. April 4, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). The Network of Secular Arab. April 4, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Alrai Newspaper (Kuwait). April 5, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Alwasatnews Newspaper (Bahrain). April 5, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Al-watan Newspaper (Qatar). April 5, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Newsyemen website (Yemen). April 5, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Al Ittihad Newspaper (United Arab Emirates). April 7, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Alyoum Newspaper (Saudi Arabia). April 7, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). Alarab Newspaper (Qatar). April 8, 2008.
Reprinted (Arabic). US4Arabs Website. April 10, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"Rx for the GOP? Get Serious about Health Care Reform," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. March 7, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"You Get the Government You Deserve," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. February 20, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"Skills Deficit Makes 'Creating Jobs' a Pipe Dream," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. January 29, 2008.
James Roth
"Congratulations, you can read. Now what?" Daily Star. January 18, 2008.
Charles Wheelan, PhD'98.
"Street Smarts: Economists Take on Traffic Safety," The Naked Economist - Yahoo! Finance. January 9, 2008.
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