Monthly Archives: November 2006

November 22, 2006

A Letter from Birmingham Dale

Ken Jensen, Executive Director of the American Committees on Foreign Relations, brings us this account of TAI‘s recent sojourn in Birmingham, Alabama: For two days in October 2006, The American Interest’s Frank Fukuyama, Adam Garfinkle and Charles Davidson, TAI contributor … Continue reading

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November 20, 2006

Beyond Bioethics: A Proposal for Modernizing the Regulation of Human Biotechnologies

Franco Furger and I have just released the final report of our Human Biotechnologies Governance Project. The report calls for the creation of a new federal regulatory agency to oversee human reproductive medicine in the United States. It argues that … Continue reading

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November 9, 2006

Independents' Day

Just over a week before the mid-term elections, House Majority Leader John Boehner told George Stephanopoulos that he did not worry about the Republicans retaining their majority in the House. “Where Republicans are being hurt most is among independents,” he … Continue reading

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November 5, 2006

Mexico after Fox: Free-market liberals who've done something for the poor

I was in Mexico City this week to present a paper for a session on state reform jointly sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank, at LACEA (the Latin American and Caribbean Economics Association). At a dinner … Continue reading

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