At the Research Triangle Institute in November 2008, David Schnare, Director of the Jefferson Institute’s Center for Environmental Stewardship, discussed climate change from a political theory perspective, with reference to geoengineering as a means to break the political roadblocks. In a thought-provoking presentation, he examines Malthusian and post-Marxist approaches to...
At the age of eight, I watched my father vote in a contested election for his union’s leadership. Sitting across the folding table from him, watching to see how he voted, were members of the union leadership being challenged – the ones who decided which union members would be assigned...
The economic downturn shouldn’t dissuade policymakers from pursuing public-private partnerships. In fact, the economic downturn makes infrastructure more, not less, attractive to investors. Here’s why …
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Government will always do the right thing … after its eliminated all other options. For years, the Thomas Jefferson Institute has urged state government to reduce costs, and now it looks like they’re starting to do just that.
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In an internal analysis of the U.S. economy and federal environmental spending, Center for Environmental Stewardship Director David Schnare conducted a brief review of the relationship between the health of the economy and its effect upon environmental spending. Notably, significant changes in the former do not appear to much affect...
An African-American from Illinois and a woman from Alaska have infected millions of Americans with a thirst for change. Will Virginians feel it too?
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Virginia has a secret weapon in the battle to close the budget. Isn’t it time state leaders deployed it?
... A century ago, new immigrants weren’t left on their own — they were expected to become citizens and become part of the American culture. In return, were given the tools and help to make that happen. Maybe a small part of the solution to today’s immigration issues is to figure...
