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Corn is the primary U.S. agrofuel crop. <br>Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/o_caritas/514212557/">Patrick T. Power</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en-us">CC</a>).

SEP 14, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Agrofuels Favor Business over Farmers

In the absence of a greater scientific consensus and effective legislation to protect farmers, workers, consumers, the environment, and the food supply, full-steam-ahead plans for ...

U.S. soldier inspects Iraqi pipeline. CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/yourlocaldave/43516303/">David Chung</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en-us">CC</a>).

SEP 14, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Energy Security Depends on Where You Live

Your definition of energy security might just depend on where you live. For consumer countries, energy security means reliable sources of supply. For producer states, ...

Dave Matthews Band. CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/rosengrant/1025781496/">Bryan Rosengrant</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en-us">CC</a>).

SEP 7, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Musicians Spread the Enviro Vibe

Evan O'Neil talks with Brian Allenby of Reverb about the carbon offset market and how musicians are reducing their environmental footprint.

SEP 7, 2007 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Democracy as Economic Strategy

Democracy is a crucial element of economic development that India enjoys, and China's stability will not be sustainable in the long term without it.

Kim Jong-il

SEP 6, 2007 Article

Engaging "Evil:" Searching for an Ethical Approach Toward North Korea

The temptation to focus on regime change as the solution to all the problems posed by Pyongyang is strong. But attempts to overthrow the regime ...

SEP 3, 2007 Journal

Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency by Richard A. Posner

Sadly, discussions of the pricklier issues of law, terrorism, and security rarely follow a cool, pragmatic approach. Richard Posner provides just such a perspective on ...

SEP 3, 2007 Journal

Rationality and the Ideology of Disconnection by Michael Taylor

This passionate book is a powerful conceptual, empirical, and normative critique of Rational Choice theory by a former practitioner. Rational Choice, Taylor argues, is more ...

SEP 3, 2007 Journal

Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field by Ethan B. Kapstein

"Economic Justice in an Unfair World" is a stimulating, well-researched book combining economic analysis, political philosophy, and contemporary policy, all focused on one key question: ...

SEP 3, 2007 Journal

Ethics in Action: The Ethical Challenges of International Human Rights Nongovernmental Organizations edited by Daniel A. Bell and Jean-Marc Coicaud

Between 2002-2005, the UN University and the City University of Hong Kong organized a series of "dialogues" about the ethical challenges facing international nongovernmental organizations (...

SEP 3, 2007 Journal

The Parliament of Man by Paul Kennedy; Secretary or General? edited by Simon Chesterman; and The Best Intentions by James Traub

With a new secretary-general now in charge and the memories of the bitter final years of his predecessor still vivid, a timely procession of books ...