The Archive

Politicians get most of the headlines in the debates over national issues, but an equally heated -- some would say more important -- dialogue takes place among scholars and activists at various think tanks, academies and interest groups.

Campaign Finance Reform Common Cause president Ann McBride asserts spending limits are key, while Cato Institute president Edward Crane urges abolishing contribution limits. November 25, 1996
The Dole Tax Plan Leila Bate of Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation says the Dole proposal will promote economic liberty, while Dean Baker of the Economic Policy Institute says it's a recipe for disaster. October 3, 1996
Waging An Effective War On Drugs Manon McKinnon of Empower America writes that a stronger moral condemnation of drug use must be heard from the president to make progress against drugs, while Arnold S. Trebach of the Drug Policy Foundation suggests an altogether new approach. September 17, 1996
The Welfare Bill: A Good Reform? William Dickens of the Brookings Institution says the GOP-backed welfare bill is wrong-headed and mean-spirited, while Andrew Bush of the Hudson Institute calls it an historic opporunity. August 2, 1996
How Should Medicare Be Reformed? Stuart Butler, vice president and director of domestic and economic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation, says major reforms are needed immediately; Urban Institute Senior Fellow Marilyn Moon urges a more cautious approach. July 12, 1996
Would Expanded Use Of Medical Savings Accounts Improve American Health Care? John C. Goodman, president of the National Center For Policy Analysis believes so; Progressive Policy Institute Health Analyst David Kendall demurs. June 25, 1996
Should Congress Renew China's Most-Favored-Nation Trading Status? Keith Eirinberg, Asian Studies Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, says yes. Alan Tonelson, Research Fellow at the U.S. Business and Industrial Council Educational Foundation, is opposed. May 28, 1996
Should The Minimum Wage Be Raised? Robert Greenstein, executive director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, writes in the affirmative. William Niskanen, chairman of the Cato Institute, is opposed. May 13, 1996

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