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Predicting the 'Dangerousness' of Potential Terrorists

Predicting 'dangerousness' of potential terrorists is a hit-and-miss endeavor. Unless someone is waving a gun, it is extremely difficult. Even with direct access to the subject, parole boards, suicide prevention units, and even trained clinicians get it wrong.

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What Would Happen if the Government Stopped Offering ACA Tax Credits?

An estimated 85 percent of exchange enrollees received tax credits last year. Now, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide on the legality of these subsidies. Although the future is hazy, it is clear that eliminating ACA tax credits will have a substantial impact on enrollment and premiums.
Security Cooperation

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Don't Worry About Russia Backing Away from Space and WMD Cooperation

Two symbols of U.S.-Russian cooperation are nearing the end of their life expectancies, the International Space Station and the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. But both stand as remarkable milestones of achievement and reminders of what can be accomplished when nations put aside political differences for the betterment of humanity.
Infectious Diseases

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The New Drug Wars

Modern medicine is built on the promise that antibiotics will clear away the bacteria that made everything from skin infections to surgery potentially lethal just a few generations ago. But drug-resistant strains of disease have spread in recent years.
Police-community Relations

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Performance Metrics to Improve Police-Community Relations

Changing the way police performance is measured could prevent issues leading to civil rights violations and poor police-community relations. Should California take the lead to recommend that local law enforcement agencies must report performance metrics?
Democracy

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Is Geographic Clustering Driving Political Polarization?

The ideological gap separating the Republican and Democratic parties in Congress has grown dramatically wider in recent decades. An analysis of the presidential vote in congressional districts over the last 60 years finds that the degree to which most districts are different from the “average” district has grown, supporting the theory that polarization stems from geographic clustering.
Disaster Recovery Operations

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Learning While Doing: Applying Lessons Learned During Public Health Emergencies

Response efforts to the 2014 Ebola outbreak highlighted both strengths and weaknesses. Researchers have created a tool that may help inform and guide ongoing efforts in the midst of similar public health emergencies, rather than after the fact.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Armed Drone Myth 3: Global Proliferation Demands Blanket Restrictions on Sales

More than 70 countries have acquired drones of different classes and for different purposes. However, the number of countries actually developing “armed” drones is far smaller. And smaller still is the number of those countries developing long-range armed systems.
Education Policy

Report

Education, Technology and Connectedness: Global Societal Trends to 2030

The spread of technology and its relationship to education will transform the education and power of citizens, forming a significant societal challenge for the European Union in the coming decades.
Chronic Diseases and Conditions

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Supermarkets Are the Problem

Thirty percent of all supermarket sales can be attributed to end-of-aisle displays, where retailers have placed more foods that increase the risk of obesity and chronic diseases. Relocating those foods to less conspicuous places would still allow those who want them to get them, but the decision to buy would be deliberate rather than impulsive.

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What Would Happen if the Government Stopped Offering ACA Tax Credits?

Don't Worry About Russia Backing Away from Space and WMD Cooperation

The New Drug Wars

Performance Metrics to Improve Police-Community Relations

Is Geographic Clustering Driving Political Polarization?

Learning While Doing: Applying Lessons Learned During Public Health Emergencies

Armed Drone Myth 3: Global Proliferation Demands Blanket Restrictions on Sales

Education, Technology and Connectedness: Global Societal Trends to 2030

Supermarkets Are the Problem

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Reauthorizing ESEA: Key Issues and Federal Oversight Are Up for Debate

Premium Tax Credits and the Affordable Care Act: The Potential Ramifications of King v. Burwell

Insights About Marijuana Legalization in the United States

Congressional Options and Their Likely Consequences for a Nuclear Deal with Iran

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