Publications

Imagine this: food aid reform

As word spread earlier this week of the food aid reform section of President Obama’s 2014 budget, I wondered how Jerman Amente would greet the news.

Roger Thurow- Outrage and Inspire- Imagine This: Food Aid Reform

As word spread earlier this week of the food aid reform section of President Obama’s 2014 budget, I wondered how Jerman Amente would greet the news.

Ten Years On, GOP Faithful Less Positive about Iraq War

There have been a lot of retrospective pieces about the Iraq war the past few weeks, but Ole R. Holsti, the George V. Allen Professor of Political Science (Emeritus) at Duke University, has been looking at American attitudes on the Iraq war for quite a while.

Electrolux Comes and Goes-- A Midwestern Story

This week’s posting calls attention to two good stories from NPR on manufacturing in America, where it’s going and how this affects the Midwest.

External Commentary

How South Koreans View National Security

Popping the Question

Throughout these posts I've tried to highlight the critical impact of question wording on polling results, and how specific wording can influence responses.  

Making every dollar count- Food aid for the 21st century

When it comes to providing hunger relief to needy people around the world, the United States has been a leader since World War II. And if early reports about the Obama administration’s 2014 budget are true, then the U.S. will have a golden opportunity to provide even more food to the hungry while spending less taxpayer dollars in the years ahead.

An Overgrowth of Democracy

Spring is late coming to the Midwest this year, but democracy is blooming in Illinois.

Photo of the Week

Farmers in Bomokora, Kenya prepare to carry the seed and fertilizer they have received from a One Acre Fund delivery home.

The Irish And Other Immigrants

Not all illegal immigrants into the U.S. are Mexican and there’s more to immigration law reform than getting the Hispanic vote.