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Dialectica Radio: Show Seventeen – Steroids And Public Policy

Host/Producer Jon Rogers examines the intersection between steroids and public policy in the wake of the Alex Rodriguez scandal. Interview subjects include: Chris Yianilos, former Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, and Legislative Counsel to U. S. Senator John Warner; and Gilbert Garza, the Executive Director of Athletics for the San Antonio Independent School District […]

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How Do We Fund Obama’s Health Care Plan?

The flavor of last month seemed to be health care policy in America. It has taken a back seat to the overall economic crisis, but is still lingering in the minds of voters and the politicians who sought their vote. Barack Obama is promising a health care policy that gives health insurance, or a government […]

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Mouths in Need

How often do you think about your mouth? Of course you use it to speak, eat, and breathe, perhaps to kiss loved ones. Your mouth is a pretty important part of your life. But how often do you think about how it’s doing? I never used to, until I learned how much it matters to […]

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10 Years and $700 Billion Later, A Step Toward Mental Health Parity

It appears that the media and politicians of both parties can agree on one thing these days: We are surrounded by crisis. One of the most important areas where the system in place is fundamentally broken is the health care system. Oddly enough, it took a different crisis in the economic markets and a financial […]

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Re-thinking Poverty

U.S. welfare policy is based on short-term goals; most welfare programs provide short-term assistance but their ability to support upward movement in the labor market is limited. The reason for this is the way poverty is viewed and understood in the United States. For more effective policy we need a thorough understanding of what poverty […]