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Free Speech and Religion

Principled Pluralism Requires the Courage for Difficult Conversations

Our ability to accommodate religious diversity connects us to our founding era and to the principles embodied in our First Amendment. Although America is experiencing an all time high of religious diversity, religious literacy in the 21st century is net keeping pace, at a cost.

Blog Post

07.11.2015
International Development

The Cuba of Today is One of Promise

As a result of historic moves to normalization by Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro, the Cuba of today is no longer your father’s Cuba of Fidel Castro. It is not the free enterprise democracy of the American ideal either. But, it is much closer to the latter than is generally understood.

BY Bill Hume

Blog Post

07.10.2015
Around the Institute

More Money In Politics Is a Win for the GOP, Right? Maybe Not.

In presidential politics, survival is usually a factor of how broadly your ideas appeal and how that appeal translates into donors from many different sources. But when one mega-millionaire can keep a candidate in the race indefinitely, how do we pick a winner?

Blog Post

07.07.2015
Community Development

Unlocking the Promise of Latinos in America

Until we have significant Latino representation in our societal leadership broadly defined, the integration of the Latino into American society will not reach its full potential.

BY Woody Hunt

Blog Post

07.04.2015
Health Care

After King v. Burwell: Obamacare Grows Up

On the day following the Supreme Court’s decision affirming the Affordable Care Act, Washington policy elites who had a hand in the law’s contentious creation and aftermath meet to discuss the impact of the ruling, the regrets they have and where America goes next with health care.

BY Spotlight Health at the 2015 Aspen Ideas Festival

Blog Post

06.27.2015
Native American Issues

Why Education Is Key to Building a Future for Native Youth

To ensure no Native youth are left behind, we must invest in a range of programs: Everything from financial assistance to something as simple as helping a Native student complete a college application. By investing in Native youth, we empower them to be successful Native professionals.

BY Teddy McCullough

Blog Post

06.24.2015
Urban Innovation

Commit to Native Youth — Today and for Generations to Come

Private and public funds must be committed to improving the lives of Native youth, not only to give these talented young people the tools they need to thrive, but to save and improve their lives and the lives of generations to come.

BY Byron L. Dorgan

Blog Post

06.24.2015
Urban Innovation

A Roadmap for Restoring the American Dream

For our nation to power through our next great revolution, we need to reinvent America as an innovation hub. We need to recognize that education is the greatest talent engine we possess and use collaboration to multiply those talents.

BY Walter Isaacson

Blog Post

06.08.2015
Communications

Everyone Has a Meaningful Place in the New Economy

In the midst of all our transformation and upheaval, the one thing that hasn’t changed is the fundamental belief that has driven this country since its inception: that the American Dream should be within reach for everyone.

BY Zoë Baird

Blog Post

06.08.2015
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