by cblpi_admn | Mar 12, 2008 | Culture, Feminism & Sexuality, Policy Paper
By Nonie Darwish Recently I spoke at Wellesley College and a large number of female members of the Muslim Student Association attended. As I described the plight of seven Iranian women awaiting death by stoning for sexual violations, I saw no compassion towards their...
by cblpi_admn | Nov 13, 2007 | National Security & Immigration, Policy Paper
by Professor Barry R. Chiswick, Ph.D. by Dr. Barry Chiswick Conceptually, it is best to think in terms of two types of immigrants, which for simplicity we will call high-skilled and low-skilled, with the same two skill groups represented in the native-born population....
by cblpi_admn | Oct 12, 2007 | Education, Policy Paper
By Dr. Elizabeth Kantor When we hear about the "culture war" we think of controversial political issues: abortion, homosexual marriage, sex education in the schools. But "culture" means more than hot-button political issues. In one sense, culture...
by cblpi_admn | Oct 10, 2007 | Culture, Feminism & Sexuality, Healthcare, Policy Paper
By Miriam Grossman, MD A college freshman—I call her Heather—came to me for help with her mood: every so often she had episodes of feeling down, crying easily, and hating herself. Normally, she was social and outgoing; these days she was spending hours alone in her...
by cblpi_admn | Sep 20, 2007 | Healthcare
By Grace-Marie Turner Our health care sector must change to meet the challenges of a 21st century economy. Consumers, not just in the United States but in all developed countries, are demanding a much greater role in decisions involving their health care. People can...
