Robert E. Litan

FILE PHOTO: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to news reporters before attending a meeting on infrastructure on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

Manchin and the Democrats’ last chance

Robert E. Litan

Friday, September 17, 2021

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Debate-centered instruction can be new classroom tool for civility and racial justice

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Dec 17, 2020; Freehold Township, NJ, USA; Empty Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine vials are shown at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township, NJ, Thursday, December 17, 2020. The hospital started vaccinating its employees on Thursday. Mandatory Credit: Thomas P. Costello-USA TODAY NETWORK

If necessary, the U.S. should pay people to get a COVID-19 vaccine

Robert E. Litan

Thursday, December 17, 2020

United States Senator Joe Manchin III (Democrat of West Virginia) leaves a closed door briefing on election security in the Senate SCIF of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Who will hold the most power in the next Senate?

Robert E. Litan

Monday, November 16, 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

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