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Is Arms Control Dead?

Issues — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

Several prominent themes have emerged in the U.S. national security debate during the past few years: a trend toward unilateralism, a desire to be rid of the strictures of international conventions, and… Read More

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Transforming Environmental Regulation

Issues — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

The new Bush administration has within its reach the tools to implement a new environmental agenda: one that will address serious problems beyond the reach of traditional regulatory programs and will reduce… Read More

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A Science and Technology Policy Focus for the Bush Administration

Issues — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

With the administration of George W. Bush commencing under especially difficult political circumstances, careful consideration of science and technology (S&T) policy could well be relegated to the “later” category for months or… Read More

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Just Say Wait to Space Power

Issues — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

The concept of space power has been receiving increased attention recently. For example, the Center for National Security Policy, a conservative advocacy group, has suggested that there is a need for “fresh… Read More

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Archives – Spring 2001

Issues — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

Photo: U.S. Navy photo
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
As part of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957-58, a network of scientific stations was set up throughout Antarctica. The Amundsen-Scott South Pole… Read More

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Spring 2001 Update

Issues — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

Congress again considers “green” payments to farmers
In the Spring 1995 Issues, I argued that it was “Time to Green U.S. Farm Policy.” A new comprehensive package of federal farm legislation… Read More

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Constructing Reality Bit by Bit

Issues — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

Lawrence Lessig’s book Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace begins and ends with two key themes: that our world is increasingly governed by written code in the form of software and law… Read More

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Worrying Efficiently

Issues — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

The Ingenuity Gap is about how to worry efficiently in the 21st century. Most people worry inefficiently, either with undifferentiated anxiety about an unknown future or with hypomania about unprioritized details. This… Read More

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Bolstering Private-Sector Environmental Management

Issues — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

“We are ready to enter a new era of environmental policy,” Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Christine Todd Whitman announced during confirmation hearings in January 2001. Noting that the country had moved… Read More

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Where’s the Science?

Issues — Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:00:00 +0000

The Bush administration recently decided not to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide in spite of the fact that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has become increasingly firm in its view… Read More

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