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Rethinking the U.S. Approach to the World
Questions about U.S. grand strategy and its associated costs have taken on new urgency because of the economic effects of the pandemic. If the United States adopted a realist grand strategy of restraint, it would cooperate more with other powers, reduce its forward military presence, and end some security commitments.

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What Role Will Telehealth Play After COVID-19?
The use of telehealth services has increased during the pandemic. When policymakers evaluate telehealth policy going forward, they will need to consider whether telemedicine can improve care quality, reduce costs, increase access, or achieve some combination of these goals.
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Media Literacy Standards to Counter Truth Decay
Media literacy may be a powerful tool against Truth Decay, the diminishing role of facts in public life. What standards could help teachers, policymakers, and others implement media literacy education more effectively?
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Keep the Vaccine Moving to Save the Most Lives
The United States is waiting to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and millions of doses wait for arms. Policymakers at the national, state, and local levels have been stockpiling the shots for many reasons. While supply ramps up, policymakers could push to deliver vaccine to people instead of freezers.
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How Law Enforcement Can Mitigate Bias in Machine Learning Decision Aids
Bias in law enforcement systems that use artificial intelligence and machine learning can cause or exacerbate inequity. Agencies can avoid bias by establishing standards for measuring it, weighing the costs of biased outcomes, and providing workforce development and training in the emerging technologies.

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from RAND
RAND research and expertise can inform immediate policy responses to address the disastrous effects of COVID-19—and help aid in recovery long after the disease stops spreading.
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Food Insecurity Spiked in Two African American Neighborhoods During Early Months of Pandemic
Food insecurity spiked among residents living in two predominantly African American neighborhoods during the first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, far outpacing food insecurity observed among the general U.S. population during the same period.
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Why We Need a January 6 Commission to Investigate the Attack on the Capitol
The history of politically charged violence in and against the United States can be read in the reports of its national commissions. The takeover of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 demands such an inquiry.
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How to Transform Mental Health Care in the United States
With scientific advances, Medicaid expansion, and political consensus on the importance of improving mental health, the time is ripe for transforming the U.S. mental health system. This will mean structural reforms that address patients' challenges in finding, accessing, and receiving high-quality and timely care.

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RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis

Rethinking the U.S. Approach to the World

What Role Will Telehealth Play After COVID-19?

Media Literacy Standards to Counter Truth Decay

Keep the Vaccine Moving to Save the Most Lives

How Law Enforcement Can Mitigate Bias in Machine Learning Decision Aids

COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from RAND

Food Insecurity Spiked in Two African American Neighborhoods During Early Months of Pandemic

Why We Need a January 6 Commission to Investigate the Attack on the Capitol

How to Transform Mental Health Care in the United States

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