Robert E. Litan

COVID-19 Vaccine

Want herd immunity? Pay people to take the vaccine

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

The CDC is now recommending that everyone wear a mask in public to protect others. Anyone interested can contact Tracee Laing at (740) 507-2343 who along with other volunteers in the area have been sewing masks for businesses deemed essential and individuals who may want one.Granville Face Masks 04

Freedom and privacy in the time of coronavirus

Robert E. Litan and Martin Lowy

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Members of the New York Army National Guard assist Hope Community Services to pack food for distribution in an area with multiple cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

Putting COVID emergency response on war footing

Robert E. Litan

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

A man works on an electrical component on the factory floor of PP Control and Automation near Cannock, Britain

How to adjust to automation

Robert E. Litan

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Cows are fed inside the exhibition hall as a Canadian flag is displayed nearby during the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S., October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Ben Brewer - RC15D1230E20

Extra milk exports to Canada under Trump’s rebranded NAFTA will be a drop in the bucket

Roger Noll and Robert E. Litan

Monday, October 8, 2018

Students attend political debate at the Cathedral School in Hamar, Norway September 1, 2017. Picture taken September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Lefteris Karagiannopoulos - RC1EC9E155C0

A counterintuitive proposal for improving education and healing America: Debate-centered instruction

Robert E. Litan

Thursday, September 27, 2018

FILE PHOTO: With the U.S. Supreme Court building in the background, Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives prior to meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo - RC193B83C020

Key SCOTUS question: Will Kavanaugh further deregulation using the First Amendment?

Robert E. Litan

Friday, July 27, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media after meeting with North Korea's envoy Kim Yong Chol at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1C94450690

History won’t be kind to politicians who stay silent on Trump’s trade war

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the media during a news conference after participating in the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1988096060

As Trump twists NATO’s arm, let’s run the math on defense spending

Robert E. Litan and Roger Noll

Thursday, July 12, 2018