Live Blog: A Conversation with Peter Thiel and Niall Ferguson
HPR reports from a JFK Jr. Forum event with the PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor.
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Diana Henriques
Senior financial writer at The New York Times on the Madoff family and female journalists
A Conversation with Buddy Roemer
Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer on his bid for the presidency
An Unconstitutional Debate
America’s obsession with the Constitution affects modern American politics
Afghanistan in the Media
Media coverage of, interest in, and justification for America's longest-running war.
The Bank Bailout in Perspective
Was the despised but ultimately profitable TARP program a success?
The Budget Wars
If the debt ceiling debate did nothing else, it plainly demonstrated Washington’s unhealthy tendency to punt tough fiscal decisions down the line. It was remarkable then, when on April 5, 2011, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, released a long-term budget with a serious and potentially unpopular plan to reduce the deficit and pay off [...]
Leaving NCLB Behind: A New Foundation in Education Reform
A bill in the Senate has the potential to shake education reform from its "No Child Left Behind" stagnation.
What Government IT Should (and shouldn’t) Learn from the Silicon Valley
Arjun Moody explains the ins and outs (and importance) of working on the IT side for the Executive Office of the President.
