by jpitney | May 10, 2020 | China, Technology
From the Congressional Research Service: According to the National Science Foundation’s 2017 survey of STEM doctorate recipients from U.S. IHEs, 72% of foreign doctorate recipients were still in the United States 10 years after receiving their degrees. This percentage...
by jpitney | May 9, 2020 | Congress, Technology
Zach Graves at LegBranch.org writes on a new CRS report about the Office of Technology Assessment: The report looks at the pros and cons of five different approaches Congress could take: Reestablish OTA Without Changes to Its Statute Reestablish OTA with Changes to...
by jpitney | May 8, 2020 | Civility
From the Foundation for a Better Life:
by jpitney | May 7, 2020 | Debt, Economic Policy
Former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) at The Hill: The deficit for this year is now projected to exceed $4 trillion. This makes the deficit approximately four times larger then any deficit ever wrung up before. The debt we will owe as a nation will exceed our gross...
by jpitney | May 6, 2020 | Declaration of Independence, Democracy
So does America’s origin story lie in 1619 (the arrival of slavery) or 1776 (the Declaration)? At RealClear Public Affairs, S. Adam Seagrave argues for the latter: We know that Jefferson lived far downstream of 1619. His livelihood and self-image depended...
