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Why Normalized US-Cuba Relations Benefit Both Countries

The president’s foreign policy decisions have been heavily criticized for their strategic value and lack of coherency, but in the case of Cuba his actions are pure realism. An honest review of the embargo against Cuba would yield little in the way of results and perhaps good arguments that it has been counterproductive in achieving a more fair and democratic government in the island nation.

BY Dan Glickman

Blog Post

12.17.2014
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To Compete in 2016, the Republican Majority Must Govern Now

Midterm elections have come and gone and now we can all enjoy a brief respite from the campaign. As most predicted, Republicans grew their majority in the House of Representatives and secured a majority in the Senate.

Blog Post

11.05.2014
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at the Washington Ideas Forum

Interview with U.S. Attorney General Eric HolderInterviewer: Opinion Writer, The Washington Post, and Contributor, MSNBC, Jonathan Capehart. The Washi ...

BY Institute Contributor

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11.03.2014
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Constitutional Scholars Take on the Roberts Court

Two of our nation’s most pre-eminent constitutional scholars have recently written excellent books about the Supreme Court.

BY Elliot Mincberg

Blog Post

11.03.2014
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A Conversation with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Aspen Institute's Socrates Program holds the launch of the first AspenX online learning series on "Privacy, the Constitution and Civil Liberties." Supr ...

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10.27.2014
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David Brooks is Wrong on Campaign Finance

Instead of doing the business of government like attending hearings, writing bills, educating themselves on policy, voting, and even being in Washington, legislators are consumed with the hunt for donations. This has a profound impact on the quality of their legislative work.

BY Dan Glickman

Blog Post

10.10.2014
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Are Kids the Marketing Target for Legal Pot in Colorado? A Public Health Failure

When it comes to pot, the federal government has completely abdicated its role in one of the great past successes of public health law and policy: preventing the marketing of hazardous substances to minors.

Blog Post

09.17.2014
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Just-Launched Institute Program Explores the 'New' American Identity

In the America of the future, who will “us” be? This was a question asked during the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival. During a time where the concept of American identity is changing, the newly launched Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program will seek to provide answers to that question through events, seminars, publications, and more.

Blog Post

09.16.2014
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Unleashing American Optimism

Times of crisis are opportunities to unite this country and press forward to address the structural deficiencies that are at the heart of our social and economic decay.

BY Dan Glickman

Blog Post

09.05.2014
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