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We Could Have an Inexpensive, Clean-Energy Future

For 70 years, irrational fear of low-level radiation blocked the path to an energy-rich future. We must get over it.

By William D. (Bill) Budinger Ray Rothrock Dr. Paul Bauman

America Needs Independent Regulators

A future Democratic President will be tempted to use power like Trump. That would be a mistake.

By Todd Phillips

The Boomers’ Long Road to Hell

On my generation’s watch, our nation has declined in almost every way. Can the younger generations save us?

By Paul Taylor

Needed Now: A “Forgotten America” Fund

We need to take some of Trump’s tariff revenue and plow it back into high-need communities.

By Dan Carol

Think Tanks in an Authoritarian Moment

When the “war of ideas” meets the war on knowledge, how can ideas come out on top?

By Mark Schmitt